EPA is revising the sediment TMDL for the Indian Creek Watershed, which was originally established in 2008 and voluntarily remanded in 2014 due to technical concerns.  EPA held two informational webinars in December 2014 and February 2016 to present the Indian Creek sediment allocations project to stakeholders.  On August 3, 2017, EPA held a stakeholder meeting focused on the sources and existing loads of sediment within Indian Creek which will inform development of sediment TMDL load allocations for point and nonpoint sources.  On March 22, 2018, EPA presented draft sediment allocation scenarios to the stakeholder group for feedback. EPA plans to present the draft TMDL for public comment in late 2018. Throughout this process, EPA aims to gain consensus regarding sediment loading in the Indian Creek Watershed and establish a path forward to develop appropriate sediment TMDL wasteload and load allocations.

Below is the Draft Indian Creek Existing Sediment Loads Report, which estimates existing sediment loads for all sources within the watershed. Additional resources, including data used in the water quality model and analysis, can be found by clicking the links below.

This page contains:

• Stakeholder Feedback on Draft Indian Creek Sediment Allocations(2 MB) (zip)
• March 22, 2018 Stakeholder Webinar on Indian Creek Draft Sediment Allocations (3 documents, below)
• Draft Indian Creek Existing Sediment Loads Report dated July 31, 2017 (1 document, below)
• Stakeholder Feedback on the Preliminary Draft Indian Creek Existing Sediment Loads Report(5 MB) (zip)
• Indian Creek and Birch Run Modeling Files(234 K) (zip)
• August 3, 2017 Stakeholder Meeting on Indian Creek Development - Existing Loads (2 documents, below)
• February 11, 2016 Indian Creek Sediment Allocations Update Webinar (2 documents, below)
• December 4, 2014 Indian Creek Sediment Allocations Webinar (2 documents, below)
• EPA Stream Surveys and Photos in Indian Creek(117 MB) (zip)
• EPA Stream Surveys and Photos in Birch Run(127 MB) (zip)
• EPA Region 3 Protocol for Collecting Eroding Streambank and Channel Attributes dated December 29, 2014 (1 document, below)

• March 22, 2018 Stakeholder Webinar on Draft Indian Creek Sediment Allocations – Presentation (PDF)(30 pp, 3 MB)
• March 22, 2018 Stakeholder Webinar on Draft Indian Creek Sediment Allocations – Draft Sediment Allocations (PDF)(2 pp, 547 K)
• March 22, 2018 Stakeholder Webinar on Draft Indian Creek Sediment Allocations – Meeting Notes (PDF)(3 pp, 577 K)
• Draft Indian Creek Existing Sediment Loads Report (PDF)(63 pp, 4 MB, July 31, 2017)
• August 3, 2017 Stakeholder Meeting on Indian Creek Sediment TMDL Development – Existing Loads - Presentation (PDF)(38 pp, 3 MB, August 3, 2017)
• August 3, 2017 Stakeholder Meeting on Indian Creek Sediment TMDL Development – Existing Loads - Meeting Notes (PDF)(5 pp, 590 K)
• February 11, 2016 Indian Creek Sediment Allocations Update Webinar - Presentation (PDF)(33 pp, 5 MB, February 11, 2016)
• February 11, 2016 Indian Creek Sediment Allocations Update Webinar - Meeting Notes (PDF)(5 pp, 46 K)
• December 4, 2014 Indian Creek Sediment Allocations Webinar - Presentation (PDF)(22 pp, 6 MB, December 4, 2014)
• December 4, 2014 Indian Creek Sediment Allocations Webinar - Meeting Notes (PDF)(5 pp, 62 K)
• EPA Region 3 Protocol for Collecting Eroding Streambank and Channel Attributes dated December 29, 2014 (PDF)(12 pp, 3 MB, December 29, 2014)