[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48470-48471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18583]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7250-3]


Notice of Availability of List of Impaired Waters Prepared by the 
Commonwealth of Virginia Under the Clean Water Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: On July 15, 2002, the Commonwealth of Virginia published a 
notice announcing that it was making available for public comment its 
proposed ``2002 303(d) Report on Impaired Waters.'' The Department of 
Environmental Quality (DEQ) of the Commonwealth of Virginia prepared 
this proposed report pursuant to section 303(d)(1)(A) of the Clean 
Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1313(d)(1)(A), and implementing regulations 
at 40 CFR 130.7(b). The purpose of today's notice is to provide 
additional notice to the public of the availability of that proposed 
report. On July 15, 2002, the Virginia Department of Environmental 
Quality also announced the availability of its 2002 ``305(b) Water 
Quality Assessment.''

DATES: Comments on both reports should be sent by midnight August 16, 
2002 to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. In addition, 
the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will hold public 
information meetings regarding the 303(d) and 305(b) reports on July 
29, July 31, and August 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Mr. Darryl M. Glover, DEQ Water 
Quality Monitoring and Assessment Manager, at P.O. Box 10009, Richmond, 
Virginia 23240-0009, or via e-mail to [email protected]. Please 
include your name, (US mail) address, and telephone number.
    The public information meetings will be held as follows:

     July 29th, 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.--DEQ West Central Regional 
Office, 3019 Peters Creek Road in Roanoke. For directions please call 
(540) 562-6700.
     July 31st, 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.--DEQ Northern Va. Regional 
Office, 13901

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Crown Court in Woodbridge. For directions please call (703) 583-3800.
     August 1st, 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.--DEQ Piedmont Regional 
Office, 4949-A Cox Road in Glen Allen. For directions please call (804) 
527-5020.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Virginia 2002 303(d) Report on 
Impaired Waters is available for download at http://www.deq.state.va.us/water/303d.html throughout the public comment 
period, which ends on August 16, 2002. A hard copy will be made 
available upon request by phoning Diana Baumann at (804) 698-4310. In 
the United States Environmental Protection Agency, contact Mr. Thomas 
Henry at (215) 814-5752.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of Virginia's proposed 303(d) 
list is to identify waters in the Commonwealth of Virginia for which 
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) under CWA Section 303(d) need to be 
developed. The proposed report identifies waters as impaired if they do 
not support, or only partially support, one or more of five designated 
uses (i.e., aquatic life, fish consumption, shellfish consumption, 
swimming, and drinking water). Support of the designated uses is based 
on attainment of Virginia's water quality standards, which include 
numeric and narrative criteria. Attainment is determined by the 
assessment of all available monitoring data and water quality 
information.
    EPA is providing this notice in compliance with Paragraph 4(b) of 
the consent degree entered in the case of American Canoe Assoc., et al. 
v. EPA, Civil Action No. 98-979A, on June 11, 1999.

Jon M. Capacasa,
Acting Division Director, Water Protection Division, EPA, Region III.
[FR Doc. 02-18583 Filed 7-23-02; 8:45 am]
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