[Federal Register: April 25, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 80)]
[Notices]
[Page 20388-20389]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7488-6]
Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on 12
Modified Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces final agency action modifying 12
established TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in
Louisiana's Mermentau and Vermilion/Teche river basins, under section
303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The EPA evaluated these waters and
prepared the 12 TMDLs in response to a consent decree entered in the
lawsuit Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford et al., No. 96-0527, (E.D.
La.). Documents from the administrative record files for the 12
modified TMDLs, including TMDL calculations and responses to comments,
may be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/tmdl.htm.
ADDRESSES: The administrative record files may be obtained by writing
or calling Ms. Ellen Caldwell, Environmental Protection Specialist,
Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75202-2733. Please contact Ms.
Caldwell to schedule an inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Caldwell at (214) 665-7513.
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 Takes Final Agency Action on 12 Modified TMDLs
By this notice EPA is taking final agency action modifying the
following 12 TMDLs for waters located within the Mermentau and
Vermilion/Teche river basins:
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Subsegment Waterbody name Pollutant
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050102.......................... Bayou Joe Marcel.. Pathogen
indicators
060204.......................... Bayou Courtableau-- Pathogen
Origin to West indicators
Atchafalaya
Borrow Pit Canal.
060212.......................... Chatlin Lake Canal Pathogen
and Bayou Dulac. indicators
060701.......................... Tete Bayou........ Pathogen
indicators
060703.......................... Bayou Portage..... Pathogen
indicators
060901.......................... Bayou Petite Anse. Pathogen
indicators
060909.......................... Lake Peigneur..... Pathogen
indicators
060911.......................... Dugas Canal....... Pathogen
indicators
060204.......................... Bayou Courtableau-- Sulfates
Origin to West
Atchafalaya
Borrow Pit Canal.
050201.......................... Bayou Plaquemine TDS
Brule--Headwaters
to Bayou Des
Cannes.
050501.......................... Bayou Queue de TDS
Tortue--Headwater
s to Mermentau
River.
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060208.......................... Bayou Boeuf-- TDS
Headwaters to
Bayou Courtableau.
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EPA requested the public to provide EPA with any significant data
or information that may impact the 12 modified TMDLs in 67 FR 77257
(December 17, 2002). The comments received and EPA's response to
comments may be found at http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/tmdl.htm.
Dated: April 17, 2003.
Miguel I. Flores,
Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 03-10270 Filed 4-24-03; 8:45 am]
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