Public
Notice – 214
Alabama Department of
Environmental Management
Notice of Availability of the
Proposed Section 303(d) List of Impaired Waters for 2010
State of
Section
303(d) of the Clean Water Act
requires that each state shall identify those waters within its boundaries for
which controls of pollutant sources are not stringent enough to implement water
quality standards applicable to such waters.
In addition, each State shall establish a priority ranking for such
waters, taking into account the severity of the pollution and the uses to be
made of such waters. For each waterbody
identified on the list, the state is required to establish a total maximum
daily load (TMDL) for each pollutant at a level necessary to implement
applicable water quality standards.
The
Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has developed the Draft
2010 Section 303(d) List and is now making it available for public review and
comment. Electronic copies of the Draft
List and Fact Sheet are available on the ADEM web site at the following
address: www.adem.state.al.us. Copies of the Draft List and Fact Sheet may also
be obtained by contacting ADEM at the address, e-mail address, or phone number provided
below.
Persons
wishing to submit comments or new information regarding on the Draft 2010
Section 303(d) List are invited to do so in writing to Joseph Roy, Water
Division, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, P.O. Box 301463,
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463 (street address: 1400 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery,
Alabama 36110-2059). Mr. Roy’s phone
number is 334-270-5635. His email
address is jtr@adem.state.al.us. Comments
must be received by the Department prior
to 5:00 p.m. on March 1, 2010.
This
notice is hereby given this 31st
day of January 2010 by authority of ADEM.
_________________________
John P. Hagood
Director