Virginia Cooperative ExtensionBenham, Brian L.Zeckoski, Sara C.2014-04-212014-04-212009-05-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/47485When the concentration of bacteria exceeds the state-specified water-quality criteria, the water is deemed to have a bacteria or pathogen impairment. This publication explains how bacteria impairments are determined and how this relates to the TMDL process.6 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Natural ResourcesEnvironmental QualityWater quality management -- VirginiaWater -- Pollution -- Total maximum daily load -- VirginiaExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/442/442-555/442-555_pdf.pdfWater qualityWater pollution