[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 92 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 26956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11426]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9146-6]


Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of Los Angeles Area 
Lakes Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This action announces the availability of EPA proposed total 
maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for Echo Park Lake, Lincoln Park Lake, Peck 
Road Park Lake, Lake Calabasas, Lake Sherwood, Puddingstone Reservoir, 
Legg Lakes, Santa Fe Dam Park and El Dorado Park Lakes to address 
nutrient, mercury, chlordane, dieldrin, DDT, PCB, and trash impairments 
pursuant to Clean Water Act Section 303(d)(1), and requests public 
comment. Section 303(d)(1) requires that states submit water quality 
planning documents called total maximum daily loads for impaired waters 
for which existing technology-based pollution controls are not 
stringent enough to attain or maintain state water quality standards. 
EPA must approve or disapprove the State's submitted TMDLs.
    EPA is providing the public the opportunity to review the proposed 
TMDLs. EPA is establishing these TMDLs in lieu of California because of 
deadlines associated with the consent decree described under 
Supplementary Information. EPA will prepare a responsiveness summary 
that demonstrates how public comments were considered in the final TMDL 
decisions. The responsiveness document will be available along with the 
final TMDLs at EPA's Region IX Web site below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted to EPA on or before June 28, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed decisions should be sent to 
Valentina Cabrera Stagno, Water Division (WTR-2), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 
94105, telephone (415) 972-3434, facsimile (415) 947-3537, e-mail 
[email protected]. Oral comments will not be considered. 
Copies of the proposed TMDLs will be available on EPA Region IX's Web 
site at http://www.epa.gov/region9/water/tmdl/progress.html or by 
writing or calling Valentina Cabrera Stagno. Underlying documentation 
comprising the record for these TMDLs is available for public 
inspection at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valentina Cabrera Stagno at (415) 972-
3434 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act 
requires states to identify water bodies that do not meet water quality 
standards and then to establish TMDLs for each water body for each 
pollutant of concern. TMDLs identify the maximum amount of pollutants 
that can be discharged to water bodies without causing violations of 
water quality standards. Echo Park Lake, Lincoln Park Lake, Peck Road 
Park Lake, Lake Calabasas, Lake Sherwood, Puddingstone Reservoir, Legg 
Lakes, Santa Fe Dam Park and El Dorado Park Lakes are included on the 
State of California's Section 303(d) list of polluted waters due to 
water quality impacts associated with nutrients, mercury, chlordane, 
DDT, PCBs and trash. EPA will establish TMDLs for these lakes by March 
2012 because of deadlines under a consent decree (Heal the Bay Inc., et 
al. v. Browner C 98-4825 SBA, entered March 24, 1999).

    Dated: April 27, 2010.
Alexis Strauss,
Director, Water Division, EPA Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2010-11426 Filed 5-12-10; 8:45 am]
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