Through November 24, 2017, public comment is open about lead in our Georgia watersheds, in a new proposed Total Maximum Daily Load Evaluation.
Map: Streams Not Supporting Designated, Lead Criteria Violation
Georgia EPD, Proposed TMDLs, 29 September 2017, NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF REVISED TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS FOR WATERS AND POLLUTANTS OF CONCERN IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA,
…Section 303(d)(1)(C) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1313(d)(1)(C), and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency implementing regulation, 40 C.F.R. 130.7(c)(1), require the establishment of total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for waters identified in accordance with Section 303(d)(2)(A) of the CWA. Each TMDL is to be established at a level necessary to implement applicable water quality standards with seasonal variations and a margin of safety.
Written comments are welcomed. To insure their consideration, written comments should be received on or before 4:00 p.m., November 24, 2017. Written comments should be addressed to: Mr. Jac Capp, Branch Chief, Watershed Protection Branch, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 1152, Atlanta, Georgia 30334. Comments may be emailed to EPDComments@dnr.ga.gov. If you choose to e-mail your comments, please be sure to include the words “TMDL Comments” somewhere in the subject line to help ensure that your comments will be forwarded to the correct staff.
For technical information contact Dr. Elizabeth Booth, Program Manager of the Watershed Planning and Monitoring Program, (404) 463-2949.
After a review of comments, a final decision on each of the proposed revised TMDLs will be made and the proposed revised TMDLs will be submitted to the USEPA for approval….
Other Proposed TMDLs
Suwanee River Basin
Also, since the one we posted in 2015, there’s an updated Fecal Coliform TMDL Evaluation, February 2016
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
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