TMDLs SCHEDULED FOR

TMDLs SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS MDEQ has developed a new collaborative framework for implementing the Clean Water Act in compliance with a new national initiative by EPA. The Priority Framework Process is designed to help coordinate efforts to advance the effectiveness of the water program. In order to select priority watersheds MDEQ used landscape information to characterize and rank watersheds by resource value and potential stressors. This new framework does not change regulation, policy or issue new mandates. It is intended to provide focus for MDEQ’s water programs so as to better manage the activities and promote collaboration to achieve water quality goals. More information on the Priority Framework Process can be found here: http://www.mdeq.ms.gov/water/surface-water/priority-framework/ Table 8 below lists the TMDLs MDEQ has planned for development in 2026 and 2027 based on resource availability. These TMDLs are also dependent on completion of stressor identifications for the biological listings included. Table 8. TMDLs Scheduled for 2026 and 2027 Basin Water Body Name Water Body ID County Pollutant(s) North Independent Streams West Prong Muddy 302011 Tippah Sediment North Independent Streams Bell Creek 302012 Tippah Sediment Pascagoula River Priests Creek 416112 Forrest Biological Impairment Pearl River Pearl River 513512 Simpson, Copiah Pathogens Tombigbee River Mantachie Creek 801611 Lee, Itawamba Biological Impairment Tombigbee River Puncheon Creek 801613 Lee, Itawamba Biological Impairment Tombigbee River Sand Creek 801612 Lee, Itawamba Biological Impairment Tombigbee River Leepers Creek 805112 Lee Biological Impairment