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Main Title Total Maximum Daily Load of Mercury for Deep Creek Lake Garrett County, Maryland.
CORP Author Maryland Dept. of the Environment, Baltimore.; Environmental Protection Agency, Philadelphia, PA. Region III.
Year Published 2012
Stock Number PB2014-102448
Additional Subjects Mercury(Metal) ; Economic analysis ; Maryland ; Costs ; Mining ; Water pollution ; Watersheds ; Garrett County(Maryland)
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NTIS  PB2014-102448 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 54p
Abstract
Deep Creek Lake is an impoundment in the Youghiogheny River Watershed (basin code 05-02-02-03) in Garrett County, Maryland. Deep Creek Lake was identified on the State of Marylands draft 2002 list of Water Quality Limited Segments (303(d) list) as impaired by mercury contamination, based on data for mercury concentrations in fish tissue. Concentrations in the water are well below the threshold for concern in regard to drinking water. The Maryland water quality standards Surface Water Use Designation (Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR 26.08.02.07)) for Deep Creek Lake is Use III-P - Natural Trout Waters and Public Water Supply. The Maryland Department of the Environments (MDE) current public fish consumption advisory to eat limited amounts of fish from Deep Creek Lake is not supportive of the recreational fishing use. Therefore, this document proposes to establish a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for mercury in Deep Creek Lake.