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Clean Water Act Section 303(d):
Availability of 29 Total Maximum Daily
Loads (TMDL) in Louisiana
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability for comment of the
administrative record files for 29
TMDLs and the calculations for these
TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for
waters listed in the Red, Sabine, and
Pearl River Basins of Louisiana, under
section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act
(CWA). These TMDLs were completed
in response to a court order in the
lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al. v.
Clifford, et al., No. 96–0527, (E.D. La.).
DATES: Comments must be submitted in
writing to EPA on or before September
4, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the 29
TMDLs should be sent to Diane Smith,
Environmental Protection Specialist,
Water Quality Protection Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX
75202–2733 or e-mail:
smith.diane@epa.gov. For further
information, contact Diane Smith at
(214) 665–2145 or fax 214.665.7373. The
administrative record files for the 29
TMDLs are available for public
inspection at this address as well.
Documents from the administrative
record files may be viewed at https://
www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/
tmdl/index.htm, or obtained by calling
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 1996,
two Louisiana environmental groups,
the Sierra Club and Louisiana
Environmental Action Network
(plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal
Court against the EPA, styled Sierra
Club, et al. v. Clifford, et al., No. 96–
0527, (E.D. La.). Among other claims,
plaintiffs alleged that EPA failed to
establish Louisiana TMDLs in a timely
manner. EPA proposes these 29 TMDLs
pursuant to a consent decree entered in
this lawsuit.
EPA Seeks Comment on 29 TMDLs
By this notice EPA is seeking
comment on the following 29 TMDLs
for waters located within Louisiana
basins:
Waterbody name
090101 ...........................
090102 ...........................
090103 ...........................
090105 ...........................
090106 ...........................
090107 ...........................
090201 ...........................
090202–5126 .................
090203 ...........................
090204 ...........................
090205 ...........................
090206 ...........................
090207 ...........................
090207–5112 .................
090501 ...........................
100401–0556575 ...........
100703 ...........................
100705 ...........................
100709 ...........................
100709–001 ...................
100803 ...........................
101302 ...........................
101501 ...........................
101502 ...........................
101504 ...........................
101505 ...........................
101506 ...........................
110101 ...........................
110503 ...........................
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Pearl River—MS State Line to Pearl River Navigation Canal .............................................................
East Pearl River—Holmes Bayou to I–10 ............................................................................................
East Pearl River—From I–10 to Lake Borgne (estuarine) ...................................................................
Pearl River Navigation Canal—From Pools Bluff to Lock No. 3 .........................................................
Holmes Bayou—From the Pearl River to the West Pearl River (scenic) ............................................
Pearl River—From Pearl River Navigation Canal to Holmes Bayou ...................................................
West Pearl River—From Headwaters to confluence with Holmes Bayou (scenic) .............................
Morgan River—From Porters River to its confluence with Pearl River (scenic) .................................
Lower Bogue Chitto—From River Navigation Canal to Wilsons Slough .............................................
Pearl River Navigation Canal—Below Lock No. 3 ...............................................................................
Wilson Slough—Bogue Chitto to West Pearl River .............................................................................
Bradley Slough—Bogue Chitto to West Pearl River ............................................................................
Middle Pearl River and West Middle Pearl River—From West Pearl River to Little Lake ..................
Morgan Bayou—Headwaters near I–10 to confluence with Middle River ...........................................
Bogue Chitto River—From MS State Line to Pearl River Navigation Canal (scenic) .........................
Ivan Lake ..............................................................................................................................................
Black Lake and Clear Lake ..................................................................................................................
Kepler Lake ..........................................................................................................................................
Grand Bayou—Headwaters to Black Lake Bayou ...............................................................................
Grand Bayou Reservoir ........................................................................................................................
Saline Bayou—From Saline Lake to Red River ...................................................................................
Iatt Lake ................................................................................................................................................
Big Saline Bayou—Catahoula Lake to Saline Lake .............................................................................
Saline Lake ...........................................................................................................................................
Saline Bayou—Larto Lake to Saline Lake (scenic) .............................................................................
Larto Lake ............................................................................................................................................
Big Creek—Headwaters to Saline Lake ...............................................................................................
Toledo Bend Reservoir—TX–LA Line to Toledo Bend Dam ...............................................................
Vernon Lake .........................................................................................................................................
EPA requests that the public provide
to EPA any water quality related data
and information that may be relevant to
the calculations for the 29 TMDLs. EPA
will review all data and information
submitted during the public comment
period and revise the TMDLs where
appropriate. EPA will then forward the
TMDLs to the Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality (LDEQ). The
LDEQ will incorporate the TMDLs into
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Dated: July 9, 2007.
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Director, Water Quality Protection Division,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8441-2]
Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of 29 Total Maximum
Daily Loads (TMDL) in Louisiana
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability for comment of the
administrative record files for 29 TMDLs and the calculations for these
TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the Red, Sabine,
and Pearl River Basins of Louisiana, under section 303(d) of the Clean
Water Act (CWA). These TMDLs were completed in response to a court
order in the lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford, et al.,
No. 96-0527, (E.D. La.).
DATES: Comments must be submitted in writing to EPA on or before
September 4, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the 29 TMDLs should be sent to Diane Smith,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas,
TX 75202-2733 or e-mail: smith.diane@epa.gov. For further information,
contact Diane Smith at (214) 665-2145 or fax 214.665.7373. The
administrative record files for the 29 TMDLs are available for public
inspection at this address as well. Documents from the administrative
record files may be viewed at https://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/
tmdl/index.htm, or obtained by calling 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 1996, two Louisiana environmental groups,
the Sierra Club and Louisiana Environmental Action Network
(plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against the EPA, styled
Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford, et al., No. 96-0527, (E.D. La.). Among
other claims, plaintiffs alleged that EPA failed to establish Louisiana
TMDLs in a timely manner. EPA proposes these 29 TMDLs pursuant to a
consent decree entered in this lawsuit.
EPA Seeks Comment on 29 TMDLs
By this notice EPA is seeking comment on the following 29 TMDLs for
waters located within Louisiana basins:
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Subsegment Waterbody name Pollutant
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090101...................... Pearl River--MS Mercury.
State Line to Pearl
River Navigation
Canal.
090102...................... East Pearl River-- Mercury.
Holmes Bayou to I-
10.
090103...................... East Pearl River-- Mercury.
From I-10 to Lake
Borgne (estuarine).
090105...................... Pearl River Mercury.
Navigation Canal--
From Pools Bluff to
Lock No. 3.
090106...................... Holmes Bayou--From Mercury.
the Pearl River to
the West Pearl
River (scenic).
090107...................... Pearl River--From Mercury.
Pearl River
Navigation Canal to
Holmes Bayou.
090201...................... West Pearl River-- Mercury.
From Headwaters to
confluence with
Holmes Bayou
(scenic).
090202-5126................. Morgan River--From Mercury.
Porters River to
its confluence with
Pearl River
(scenic).
090203...................... Lower Bogue Chitto-- Mercury.
From River
Navigation Canal to
Wilsons Slough.
090204...................... Pearl River Mercury.
Navigation Canal--
Below Lock No. 3.
090205...................... Wilson Slough--Bogue Mercury.
Chitto to West
Pearl River.
090206...................... Bradley Slough-- Mercury.
Bogue Chitto to
West Pearl River.
090207...................... Middle Pearl River Mercury.
and West Middle
Pearl River--From
West Pearl River to
Little Lake.
090207-5112................. Morgan Bayou-- Mercury.
Headwaters near I-
10 to confluence
with Middle River.
090501...................... Bogue Chitto River-- Mercury.
From MS State Line
to Pearl River
Navigation Canal
(scenic).
100401-0556575.............. Ivan Lake........... Mercury.
100703...................... Black Lake and Clear Mercury.
Lake.
100705...................... Kepler Lake......... Mercury.
100709...................... Grand Bayou-- Mercury.
Headwaters to Black
Lake Bayou.
100709-001.................. Grand Bayou Mercury.
Reservoir.
100803...................... Saline Bayou--From Mercury.
Saline Lake to Red
River.
101302...................... Iatt Lake........... Mercury.
101501...................... Big Saline Bayou-- Mercury.
Catahoula Lake to
Saline Lake.
101502...................... Saline Lake......... Mercury.
101504...................... Saline Bayou--Larto Mercury.
Lake to Saline Lake
(scenic).
101505...................... Larto Lake.......... Mercury.
101506...................... Big Creek-- Mercury.
Headwaters to
Saline Lake.
110101...................... Toledo Bend Mercury.
Reservoir--TX-LA
Line to Toledo Bend
Dam.
110503...................... Vernon Lake......... Mercury.
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EPA requests that the public provide to EPA any water quality
related data and information that may be relevant to the calculations
for the 29 TMDLs. EPA will review all data and information submitted
during the public comment period and revise the TMDLs where
appropriate. EPA will then forward the TMDLs to the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). The LDEQ will incorporate
the TMDLs into its current water quality management plan.
Dated: July 9, 2007.
Miguel I. Flores,
Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. E7-13897 Filed 7-17-07; 8:45 am]
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