"Implementation of the Total Maximum Daily Load Approach in the Gediz Basin Project", in which the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs is the client organization, started on June 12, 2015. The project aims to determine the maximum amount of pollutant load that the receiving environment can receive and the distribution of this pollutant load between point and diffuse sources in order to ensure the desired water quality in the receiving environment with the Daily Maximum Total Load Approach. Gediz Basin has been selected as a pilot region for the application of this approach and the studies to be carried out will set an example to be applied in the river basins of Turkey.

The Inaugural Meeting of the Project was held on July 2, 2015 at the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs in Ankara. Following the opening speeches made by Mr. Akif ÖZKALDI, Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, Prof. Dr. Cumali KINACI, Director General of Water Management and Dr. Orkun HASEKİOĞLU, Vice President of TUBITAK, Dr. B. Hande GÜRSOY HAKSEVENLER from TÜBİTAK MAM Environment and Cleaner Production Institute made a presentation introducing the scope and work steps of the project.
The meeting was attended by the Deputy Director Generals, Heads of Departments and staff of the General Directorate of Water Management of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, as well as Dr. Orkun HASEKİOĞLU, Vice President of TÜBİTAK, Mr. Ali TAVLI, Vice President of TÜBİTAK MAM and the project team. In addition, high-level participation was provided from the project stakeholders, namely Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works and Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey.