API 4736 : 2006
API 4736 : 2006
IDENTIFICATION OF KEY ASSUMPTIONS AND MODELS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS
American Petroleum Institute
IDENTIFICATION OF KEY ASSUMPTIONS AND MODELS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS
American Petroleum Institute
1 Introduction
Objective
Scope
Organization
2 Summary of TMDL Modeling
TMDL fundamentals
Watershed models
Receiving water models
3 TMDL Fundamentals
Modeling fundamentals
Scoping the TMDL study
Selecting a model
Boundary conditions (pollutant loadings)
4 Watershed Models
Loading equations
Comprehensive watershed modeling
Selecting a watershed modeling approach
Data sources for watershed models
5 Receiving Water Models
Steady state models
Dynamic models
Boundary conditions
Other models
Websites
References
List of Tables
List of Figures
Describes different types of water quality models applied to TMDLs performed to date. It also includes models recommended for, but not necessarily applied to, TMDLs.
Document Type | Standard |
Status | Current |
Publisher | American Petroleum Institute |