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Map of North Dakota showing the 5 major river basins' boundaries.


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Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)

Blacktail Dam - Williams County (Nutrient, Sediment, and Dissolved Oxygen, 2008)

Deep Creek and West Branch Deep Creek - Bowman and Slope Counties (Fecal Coliform, 2012)

Little Missouri River - Slope, Billings, and Golden Valley Counties (E. coli, 2022)

McGregor Dam - Williams County (Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2009)

Powers Lake - Mountrail and Burke Counties (Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2008)

Rice Lake - Ward County (Nutrient, 2002)

Beaver Creek and tributaries - Logan, McIntosh, and Emmons Counties (Fecal Coliform, 2010)

Braddock Dam - Emmons County (Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2012)

Brush Lake - McLean County (Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2012)

Cannonball River - Grant, Sioux, and Morton Counties (Fecal Coliform and E. coli, 2009)

Cannonball River - Grant County (Fecal Coliform, 2005)

Cannonball River - Grant County (E. coli, 2013)

Cannonball River and Dead Horse Creek – Slope and Hettinger Counties (E. coli, 2013)

Cedar Creek - Adams County (Fecal Coliform, 2009)

Cedar Creek - Bowman and Slope Counties (Fecal Coliform, 2009)

Cedar Creek and Crooked Creek - Grant and Sioux Counties (Fecal Coliform, 2008)

Crooked Lake - McLean County (Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2012)

Crown Butte Dam - Morton County (Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2008)

Danzig Dam - Oliver and Morton Counties (Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2017)

Heart River and Patterson Lake - Stark County (Nutrient and Sediment, 2002)

Indian Creek Dam - Hettinger County (Nutrient, Sediment, and Dissolved Oxygen, 2006)

Knife River - Dunn and Mercer Counties (E. coli, 2017)

Knife River and tributaries - Mercer County (Fecal Coliform, 2010)

Long Lake Creek - Emmons and Burleigh Counties (E. coli, 2019)

Lake Hoskins - McIntosh County (Nurtient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2006)

McDowell Dam - Burleigh County (Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2007)

Mirror Lake - Adams County (Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2008)

Sheep Creek Dam - Grant County (Nutrient, 2007)

Spring Creek - Dunn and Mercer Counties (E. coli, 2011)

Sweet Briar Dam - Morton County (Nutrient, 2008)

Turtle Creek - McLean County (E. coli, 2015)

Carbury Dam - Bottineau County (Nutrient, Sediment, and Dissolved Oxygen, 2006)

Des Lacs River - Ward, Mountrail, and Renville Counties (E. coli, 2011)

Northgate Dam - Burke County (Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2006)

Oak Creek - Bottineau County (Fecal Coliform, 2010)

Short Creek Dam - Burke County (Nurtient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2009)

Souris River - southern McHenry County (E. coli, 2011)

Souris River - northern McHenry County (E. coli, 2014)

Souris River - Renville and Burke Counties (Fecal Coliform, 2010)

Souris River - Renville and Burke Counties (Dissolved Oxygen, 2010)

Wintering River - McLean and McHenry Counties (Fecal Coliform, 2009)

Wintering River - McLean and McHenry Counties (Dissolved Oxygen, 2010)

Bear Creek and tributaries - Dickey, Ransom, LaMoure, and Barnes Counties (Fecal Coliform, 2009)

Bone Hill Creek and tributaries - Stutsman and LaMoure Counties (Fecal Coliform, 2009)

Cottonwood Creek - LaMoure and Logan Counties (Fecal Coliform, 2010)

Maple River and tributaries - LaMoure and Dickey Counties (Fecal Coliform, 2009)

Pheasant Lake - Dickey County (Nurtient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2006)

Pipestem Creek and tributary (includes 1 delisting) - Wells, Foster, and Stutsman Counties (Fecal Coliform and E. coli, 2011)

Antelope Creek - Richland County (Fecal Coliform, 2010)

Armourdale Dam - Towner County (Nurtient, Sediment, and Dissolved Oxygen, 2006)

Baldhill Creek and tributary, and Silver Creek - Griggs and Barnes Counties (E. coli, 2012)

Brewer Lake - Cass County (Nurtient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2008)

Dead Colt Creek Dam - Ransom County (Nutrient, Sediment, and Dissolved Oxygen, 2006)

Fordville Dam - Grand Forks County (Nutrient, 2011)

Homme Dam - Walsh County (Nutrient, 2012)

Larimore Dam - Grand Forks (Nutrient, 2009)

Maple River - Steele, Barnes, Cass, and Ransom Counties (E. coli, 2016)

Matajcek Dam - Walsh County (Nutrient and Dissolved Oxygen, 2017)

Rush River - Cass County (Fecal Coliform, 2010)

Sheyenne River and tributary - Sheridan and Wells Counties (E. coli, 2012)

Sheyenne River - Benson, Wells, and Eddy Counties (E. coli, 2012)

Sheyenne River - Nelson and Griggs Counties (E. coli, 2012)

Shortfoot Creek - Sargent County (Fecal Coliform, 2010)

Turtle River - Nelson and Grand Forks Counties (Fecal Coliform and E. coli, 2013)

Wild Rice River and Tributaries - Sargent and Ransom Counties (E. coli, 2024)

TMDL Summary - Wild Rice River and Tributaries - Sargent and Ransom Counties (E. coli, 2024)

Wild Rice River and Wild Rice Creek - Sargent County (E. coli, 2011)

Wild Rice River - Richland County (E. coli, 2018)

Wild Rice River - Richland and Cass Counties (Fecal Coliform, 2009)

Wild Rice River - Sargent and Richland Counties (Fecal Coliform, 2010)

Wild Rice River - Sargent and Richland Counties (E. coli, 2018)

Advanced (Alternative) Restoration Plans (ARPs/Alts)

Completed plans will be placed here.

Antelope Creek Watershed Alternative Plan - Grant County (E. coli, 2018)

Goodman Creek Watershed Alternative Plan - Mercer and Dunn Counties (E. coli, 2021)

Hailstone Creek and Sims Creek Alternative Plan - Morton County (E. coli, 2018)

Completed plans will be placed here.

James River Alternative Plan - Stutsman County (E. coli, 2022)

Maple River and Buffalo Creek Watershed Alternative Plan - Cass County (E. coli, 2017)

Timber Coulee Watershed Alternative Plan - Ransom County (E. coli, 2017)

 

 Contacts

Water Quality Division Employee Email List (click to expand)

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Last Name First Name E-Mail Address Program Phone
Ahlstedt Carter ahlstedtcarter@nd.gov WQ Ground Water Monitoring 701-328-9172
Anderson Carl cjanders@nd.gov WQ Ground Water Monitoring 701-328-5213
Anderson Eric eric.anderson@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-6092
Becker Sarah sebecker@nd.gov WQ Spill Investigation 701-328-9151
Brazil Emily ebrazil@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5296
Delzer Alexis adelzer@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5282
Dettling Kylee kdettling@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5187
Dunbar Megan msdunbar@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-1427
Espe Brady bespe@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5228
Figaro Katherine kfigaro@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-7338
Gilley Cameron cgilley@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5210
Gross Joe jlgross@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5292
Grossman Dallas dgrossma@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5242
Haroldson Marty mharolds@nd.gov Water Quality Division 701-328-5234
Houle Brian bHoule@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5193
Kruske Montana mkruske@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5172
Libunao Tate tlibunao@nd.gov WQ Special Projects 701-328-9182
McCauley Jenna Jenna.McCauley@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management
Miller Meridith meridith.miller@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5166
Novak Emilee ejnovak@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5240
Peterson Nicole nipeterson@nd.gov WQ Spill Investigation 701-328-1676
Schick McKenzie mschick@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5288
Schiwal Alyssa aschiwal@nd.gov WQ Ground Water Monitoring 701-328-5159
Schuett Patrick pschuett@nd.gov Water Quality Division 701-328-5235
Smith Elizabeth ecsmith@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management
Stockdill Scott sjstockdill@nd.gov WQ Spill Investigation 701-328-5241
Strommen Rachel rstrommen@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5244
Suess Bill bsuess@nd.gov WQ Spill Investigation 701-328-5216
Suggs Shannon ssuggs@nd.gov WQ Ground Water Monitoring 701-328-6409
Waldron Feld Sarah sfeld@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-5237
Wallery Paige pWallery@nd.gov WQ Spill Investigation 701-328-5243
Wek Nicole nwek@nd.gov Water Quality Division 701-328-7969
Wert Joshua jewert@nd.gov WQ Watershed Management 701-328-5014
Westercamp Benjamin bwestercamp@nd.gov WQ NDPDES Permitting 701-328-6032
Woutat Tanner twoutat@nd.gov WQ Ground Water Monitoring 701-328-5233
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