[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14692-14693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4203]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8048-8]


Dale Hollow Lake No Discharge Zone Determination

     The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Regional 
Administrator concurs with the determinations of the Army Corps of 
Engineers (ACOE), State of Kentucky, and State of Tennessee that 
adequate and reasonably available pumpout facilities exist on Dale 
Hollow Lake. A petition was received from the ACOE requesting a 
determination by the Regional Administrator, EPA, pursuant to Section 
312 (f) (3) of Pub. L. 92-500 as amended by Pub. L. 95-217 and Pub. L. 
100-4, that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal of 
sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the waters of Dale 
Hollow Lake to qualify as a No Discharge Zone. Two drinking water 
intakes (the City of Byrdstown, TN; and Trooper Island) are also 
located on Dale Hollow Lake. This action is taken under Section 312 (f) 
(3) of the Clean Water Act which states: ``After the effective date of 
the initial standards and regulations promulgated under this Section, 
if any State determines that the protection and enhancement of the 
quality of some or all of the waters within such States require greater 
environmental protection, such State may completely prohibit the 
discharge from all vessels of any sewage, whether treated or not into 
such waters, except that no such prohibition shall apply until the 
Administrator determines that adequate facilities for the safe and 
sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are 
reasonably available for such waters to which such prohibition would 
apply.''
    EPA's action allows prohibition regarding discharge from vessels to 
be applied by the states of Kentucky and Tennessee for Dale Hollow 
Lake. EPA found the following existing facilities available for pumping 
out vessel holding tanks on Dale Hollow Lake. Their address, telephone 
number, hours of operation, and draft are as follows:
    (A) Cedar Hill Marina; 2371 Cedar Hill Road, Celina, TN 38551, 931-
243-3201, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 7 days/week, 8' draft.
    (B) Dale Hollow Marina; 99 Arlon Webb Dr., Celina, TN 38551, 931-
243-2211, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. 7 days/week, floating barge--mobile pumpout.
    (C) Holly Creek Marina; 7855 Holly Creek Road, Celina, TN 38551, 
931-243-2116, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. 7 days/week, floating barge--mobile 
pumpout.
    (D) Sulpher Creek Marina; 3498 Sulpher Creek Road, Burkesville, KY 
42717, 270-433-7272, 24 hours daily (self service), 10' draft.
    (E) Hendricks Creek Marina; 945 Hendricks Creek Road, Burkesville, 
KY 42717, 270-433-7172, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 7 days/week, 10' draft.
    (F) Wisdom Marina; Rt. 2, Box 220, Albany, KY, 42602, 606-387-5841, 
8 a.m.-5 p.m. 7 days/week, floating barge--mobile pumpout.
    (G) Wolf River Marina; Rt. 2, Box 751, Albany, KY, 42602, 606-387-
5841, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. weekends, 25' draft.
    (H) Eagle's Cove Marina; 5899 Eagle Cove Road, Byrdstown, TN, 
38549, 931-864-3456, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. 7 days/week, 15' draft.
    (I) Star Point Marina; 4490 Star Point Road, Byrdstown, TN, 38549, 
931-864-3115, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. 7 days/week, 15' draft.
    (J) Sunset Marina; 2040 Sunset Dock Road, Hwy 111, Byrdstown, TN, 
38549,

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931-864-3146, 6 a.m.-p.m. 7 days/week, 40' draft.
    (K) East Port Marina; 5652 East Port Road, Alpine, TN, 38543, 931-
879-7511, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. 7 days/week, 11' draft.
    (L) Willow Grove Marina; 9990 Willow Grove Hwy., Allons, TN, 38541, 
931-823-6616, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. 7 days/week, 15' draft and mobile barge.
    (M) Livingston Marina; 1260 Livingston Boat Dock Road, Allons, TN, 
38541, 931-823-6666, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 7 days/week, floating barge--mobile 
pumpout.
    (N) Horse Creek Marina; 1150 Horse Creek Road, Celina, TN, 38551, 
931-243-2125, 24 hours daily, seven days weekly (self service), 10' 
draft.
    (O) Dale Hollow Lake State Resort Park; 6371 State Park Road, 
Burkesville, KY, 42717, 270-433-7431, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m.-8 
p.m.weekends, 24' draft.
    All vessel pumpout facilities that are described either discharge 
into State approved and regulated septic tanks or State approved on-
site waste treatment plants, or the waste is collected into a large 
holding tank for transport to a sewage treatment plant. Thus, all 
vessel sewage will be treated to meet existing standards for secondary 
treatment.
    Estimates based on a survey conducted of Dale Hollow Lake marina 
managers and owners in regard to the number of boats equipped with U.S. 
Coast Guard-approved marine sanitation devices (MSD) result in 68 
boats. This would result in a ratio of 4.5 boats with MSDs per pumpout 
facility. Dale Hollow Lake's shoreline management plan does not permit 
private docks. Altogether, there are a total of 2,663 boat slips 
located at the 15 Dale Hollow Lake marinas. Of that overall total, 453 
are houseboat slips, and 385 of these are houseboats which have holding 
tanks (subtracting the 68 boats mentioned above, which have MSDs). This 
results in a ratio of 26 boats with holding tanks per pumpout facility.
    Comments concerning this action may be filed April 24, 2006. Such 
communications should be addressed to Wesley B. Crum, Chief, Coastal 
Section, USEPA, Region 4, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth 
Street
    SW. Atlanta, Georgia, 30303-3104. Telephone 404-562-9352.

J.I. Palmer, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. E6-4203 Filed 3-22-06; 8:45 am]
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