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Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final
Agency Action on 29 Total Maximum
Daily Loads (TMDLs) in Louisiana
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: This notice announces final
agency action on 29 TMDLs prepared by
EPA Region 6 for waters listed in
Louisiana’s Pearl River basin, under
section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act
(CWA). Documents from the
administrative record file for the 29
TMDLs, including TMDL calculations
and responses to comments, may be
viewed at https://www.epa.gov/region6/
water/npdes/tmdl/index.htm. The
administrative record file may be
examined by calling or writing Ms.
Diane Smith at the address below.
Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule an
inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Smith, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Water Quality Protection
Division, U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202–2733, (214)
665–2145.
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 established 18 of these
TMDLs pursuant to a consent decree
entered in this lawsuit.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
EPA Takes Final Agency Action on 29
TMDLs
By this notice EPA is taking final
agency action on the following 29
TMDLs for waters located within the
Louisiana Pearl River basin:
Waterbody name
Pollutant
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) ..........................................
Peters Creek ................................................................................................................
Pearl River Navigation Canal—From Pools Bluff to Lock No. 3 .................................
Mercury and Fecal coliform.
Mercury.
Mercury.
Fecal coliform.
Mercury and Dissolved oxygen.
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Pollutant
090106 .................................
090107 .................................
090201 .................................
090202 .................................
090202–5126 .......................
090203 .................................
090204 .................................
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) .....
West Pearl River ..........................................................................................................
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 ......................................................
090205 .................................
090206 .................................
090207 .................................
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 ...................
Pushepatapa Creek .....................................................................................................
Bogue Lusa Creek .......................................................................................................
Bogue Chitto River—From MS State Line to Pearl River Navigation Canal (scenic)
Big Silver Creek ...........................................................................................................
Bonner Creek ...............................................................................................................
Thigpen Creek ..............................................................................................................
Mercury and Turbidity.
Mercury.
Mercury and Turbidity.
Turbidity.
Mercury.
Mercury.
Mercury and Dissolved oxygen.
Mercury.
Mercury.
Mercury and Dissolved oxygen.
Mercury.
Fecal coliform.
Fecal coliform.
Mercury and Turbidity.
Fecal coliform.
Fecal coliform.
Fecal coliform.
090207–5112 .......................
090301 .................................
090401 .................................
090501 .................................
090502 .................................
090505 .................................
090506 .................................
EPA requested the public to provide
EPA with any significant data or
information that might impact the 29
TMDLs in the Federal Register Notices:
Volume 72, number 137, page 39420
(July 18, 2007) and volume 73, number
22, pages 6178 and 6179 (February 1,
2008). The comments which were
received, the EPA’s response to
comments, and the TMDLs may be
found at https://www.epa.gov/region6/
water/npdes/tmdl/index.htm.
Dated: October 28, 2008.
Larry D. Wright,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection
Division, EPA Region 6.
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will be given to the next
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The Summit will be open to the public.
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The Summit will be held on
November 12, 2008, beginning at 10
a.m. and adjourning at 4:30 p.m.
Registration is at 9:30 a.m. Times noted
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DATES:
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
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Capital Community Summit: Exploring
Programs to Commercialize
Environmental Technology to follow up
the National Advisory Council for
Environmental Policy and Technology
(NACEPT) report on ‘‘EPA and the
Venture Capital Community: Building
Bridges to Commercialize Technology’’
(April 2008). The report recommends
that EPA create programs, similar to
those of the U.S. Department of Energy,
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Venture Capital Report is available
electronically through https://
www.epa.gov/etop. A hard copy of the
report can be ordered from the National
Service Center for Environmental
Publications by requesting document
number EPA/600/R–08/043 through the
Web site ordering system at https://
www.epa.gov/nscep or by calling 1–
800–490–9198. The agenda for the
Summit can be found electronically
through the EPA Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/ncer/venturecapital.
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The Summit is open to the public.
Registration before the Summit is
requested. Any member of the public
wishing to make a presentation at the
Summit should request to do so
beforehand. Presentations should be
limited to 3 minutes or less. Time
allotted will be shortened if several
people request to speak.
The results of the Summit will be
discussed the following day (November
13) in a NACEPT forum on future
directions for EPA to be chaired by the
EPA Administrator. This forum will be
part of the NACEPT Council 20-Year
Meeting on November 13 and 14, for
which there will be a separate Federal
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welcomes the attendance of the public
at this Summit and will make every
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provide written public comments,
please see the National Center for
Environmental Research’s Web site at
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venturecapital. Questions about the
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be submitted to Paul Shapiro at
shapiro.paul@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: October 28, 2008.
William H. Sanders III,
Director, National Center for Environmental
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Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on 29 Total
Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) in Louisiana
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces final agency action on 29 TMDLs prepared
by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Louisiana's Pearl River basin,
under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Documents from the
administrative record file for the 29 TMDLs, including TMDL
calculations and responses to comments, may be viewed at https://
www.epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/tmdl/index.htm. The administrative
record file may be examined by calling or writing Ms. Diane Smith at
the address below. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule an inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Smith, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445
Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733, (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 established 18 of these TMDLs pursuant to
a consent decree entered in this lawsuit.
EPA Takes Final Agency Action on 29 TMDLs
By this notice EPA is taking final agency action on the following
29 TMDLs for waters located within the Louisiana Pearl River basin:
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090101.................................. Pearl River--MS State Line to Pearl River Mercury and Fecal
Navigation Canal. coliform.
090102.................................. East Pearl River--Holmes Bayou to I-10.... Mercury.
090103.................................. East Pearl River--From I-10 to Lake Borgne Mercury.
(estuarine).
090104.................................. Peters Creek.............................. Fecal coliform.
090105.................................. Pearl River Navigation Canal--From Pools Mercury and Dissolved
Bluff to Lock No. 3. oxygen.
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090106.................................. Holmes Bayou--From the Pearl River to the Mercury and Turbidity.
West Pearl River (scenic).
090107.................................. Pearl River--From Pearl River Navigation Mercury.
Canal to Holmes Bayou.
090201.................................. West Pearl River--From Headwaters to Mercury and Turbidity.
confluence with Holmes Bayou (scenic).
090202.................................. West Pearl River.......................... Turbidity.
090202-5126............................. Morgan River--From Porters River to its Mercury.
confluence with Pearl River (scenic).
090203.................................. Lower Bogue Chitto--From River Navigation Mercury.
Canal to Wilsons Slough.
090204.................................. Pearl River Navigation Canal--Below Lock Mercury and Dissolved
No. 3. oxygen.
090205.................................. Wilson Slough--Bogue Chitto to West Pearl Mercury.
River.
090206.................................. Bradley Slough--Bogue Chitto to West Pearl Mercury.
River.
090207.................................. Middle Pearl River and West Middle Pearl Mercury and Dissolved
River--From West Pearl River to Little oxygen.
Lake.
090207-5112............................. Morgan Bayou--Headwaters near I-10 to Mercury.
confluence with Middle River.
090301.................................. Pushepatapa Creek......................... Fecal coliform.
090401.................................. Bogue Lusa Creek.......................... Fecal coliform.
090501.................................. Bogue Chitto River--From MS State Line to Mercury and Turbidity.
Pearl River Navigation Canal (scenic).
090502.................................. Big Silver Creek.......................... Fecal coliform.
090505.................................. Bonner Creek.............................. Fecal coliform.
090506.................................. Thigpen Creek............................. Fecal coliform.
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EPA requested the public to provide EPA with any significant data
or information that might impact the 29 TMDLs in the Federal Register
Notices: Volume 72, number 137, page 39420 (July 18, 2007) and volume
73, number 22, pages 6178 and 6179 (February 1, 2008). The comments
which were received, the EPA's response to comments, and the TMDLs may
be found at https://www.epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/tmdl/index.htm.
Dated: October 28, 2008.
Larry D. Wright,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
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