AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces the availability of the administrative record file for comment on 52 TMDLs and the calculations for these TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the state of Arkansas under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). These TMDLs were completed in response to the lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Browner, et al., No. LR-C-99-114.
DATES:
Comments must be submitted in writing to EPA on or before July 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES:
Comments on the 52 TMDLs should be sent to Ms. Diane Smith, Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75202-2733, facsimile (214) 665-7373, or e-mail: smith.diane@epa.gov. For further information, contact Diane Smith at (214) 665-2145. Documents from the administrative record file for these TMDLs are available for public inspection at this address as well. Documents from the administrative record file may be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/region6/6wq/npdes/tmdl/index.htm,, or obtained by calling (214) 665-2145 or writing Ms. Smith at the above address. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule an inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Smith at (214) 665-2145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In 1999, five Arkansas environmental groups, the Sierra Club, Federation of Fly Fishers, Crooked Creek Coalition, Arkansas Fly Fishers, and Save our Streams (plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against the EPA, styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Browner, et al., No. LR-C-99-114. Among other claims, plaintiffs alleged that EPA failed to establish Arkansas TMDLs in a timely manner. EPA proposes these TMDLs pursuant to a consent decree entered in this lawsuit.
EPA Seeks Comments on 52 TMDLs
By this notice EPA is seeking comment on the following 52 TMDLs for waters located within the state of Arkansas:
| Segment-reach | Waterbody name | Pollutant |
|---|---|---|
| 08040205-005 | Deep Bayou | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 08040205-013 | Bayou Bartholomew | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 08040205-901 | Bearhouse Creek | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 08040205-902 | Harding Creek | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 08040205-903 | Melton's Creek | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 08040205-904 | Jacks Bayou | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 08040205-905 | Cross Bayou | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 08040205-907 | Chemin-A-Haut Creek | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010012-003 | Cooper Creek | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010012-008 | Strawberry River | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010012-010 | Little Strawberry River | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010012-011 | Strawberry River | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010012-014 | Reeds Creek | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010012-015 | Mill Creek | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010012-016 | Caney Creek | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010009-902 | Data Creek | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010014-004 | Overflow Creek | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010014-006 | Overflow Creek | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010014-007 | Little Red River | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010014-008 | Little Red River | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010014-009 | Ten Mile Creek | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010014-010 | Little Red River | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010014-012 | Little Red River | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010014-027 | Middle Fork Little Red River | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010014-028 | Middle Fork Little Red River | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
| 11010014-038 | South Fork Little Red River | Fecal coliform and E. coli. |
EPA requests that the public provide to EPA any water quality related data and information that may be relevant to the calculations for these 52 TMDLs. EPA will review all data and information submitted during the public comment period and revise the TMDLs and determinations where appropriate. EPA will then forward the TMDLs to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). The ADEQ will incorporate the TMDLs into its current water quality management plan.
Dated: June 20, 2007.
Miguel I. Flores,
Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. E7-12576 Filed 6-27-07; 8:45 am]
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