Every 2 years the DEP puts together a list of impaired streams, as required by Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. These are the streams for which total maximum daily loads are required.
The Department
of Environmental Protection, under the authority of the federal Clean Water
Act, Section 303(d) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s
Water Quality Planning and Management Regulations, 40 CFR Part 130.7 has
developed a draft list of West Virginia’s impaired streams and lakes.
An “impaired water” is a water body, which, due to a
pollutant or combination of pollutants, fails to meet state water quality
standards. By violating applicable water
quality standards, impaired waters fail to support one or more of their
designated uses such as, public drinking water supply, aquatic life propagation
and maintenance, or contact recreation.
The DEP is required to update its list of impaired waters
every two years. The list, commonly
known as the 303(d) List, is compiled from readily available information and
serves as an inventory of waters for which Total Maximum Daily Loads must be
developed.
In order to allow public participation in the listing
process, the DEP has established a public comment period beginning May 11, 2012
and ending June 11, 2012, during which interested parties may provide comments
regarding the draft list.
Comments may be submitted by e-mail to Stephen.A.Young@wv.gov or via U.S.
mail
to:
West Virginia
Department of Environmental Protection
Division of
Water and Waste Management
2012 303(d)
List – Attn: Stephen A. Young
601 57th
Street, S.E.
Charleston, WV
25304
The draft West Virginia 2012 Section 303(d) List will be
posted on DEP’s Web site, http://www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/303d
no later than the close of business May 10, 2012. CDs of the 303(d) List may be obtained by
contacting Steve Young at
(304) 926-0495, TTY/TDD (304) 926-0489.
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