NOTICES
Stream Redesignation Evaluations; Water Quality Standards Review
[40 Pa.B. 4808]
[Saturday, August 21, 2010]Under 25 Pa. Code § 93.4d (relating to processing of petitions, evaluation and assessments to change a designated use), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) gives notice that an evaluation will be conducted on all or portions of the streams listed as follows to determine the proper Aquatic Life Use or Special Protection designations in the Commonwealth's Water Quality Standards.
Stream Name County Tributary To Allegheny River tributaries—Basins, from French Creek at Franklin to Emlenton Venango Ohio River French Creek tributaries—Basins, from Sugar Creek to the mouth Venango Allegheny River Sandy Creek tributaries—Basins, from the Village of Raymilton to the mouth Venango Allegheny River Bobs Creek—Basin, from the source to the mouth Blair, Cambria, Bedford Dunning Creek Persons who have technical data concerning the water quality, instream habitat or biological condition of these stream sections are encouraged to make it available to the Department for consideration in the assessment. These assessments may lead to recommendations to the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) for redesignation.
Data should be submitted to Tony Shaw, Division of Water Quality Standards, Bureau of Water Standards and Facility Regulation, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467, tshaw@state.pa.us. Data should be submitted no later than September 20, 2010. Questions concerning this evaluation can be directed to Tony Shaw at (717) 787-9637.
Allegheny River tributaries from French Creek to Emlenton are currently designated Warm Water Fishes (WWF) or Cold Water Fishes (CWF) with the exception of Dennison Run which is designated Exceptional Value (EV). The study area will include tributaries to the Allegheny River from French Creek to Emlenton.
French Creek tributaries from Sugar Creek to the mouth are currently designated WWF. The study area will include tributaries to French Creek from Sugar Creek to the mouth.
Sandy Creek tributaries from the Village of Raymilton to the mouth are currently designated WWF with the exception of Little Sandy Creek which is currently designated High Quality-Cold Water Fishes (HQ-CWF) from source to unnamed tributary at river mile 1.16 and CWF from river mile 1.16 to mouth; and South Sandy Creek basin which is currently designated CWF from source to mouth. The study area will include tributaries to Sandy Creek from the Village of Raymilton to the mouth.
Bobs Creek, a tributary to Dunning Creek, is currently designated HQ-CWF from the basin source to, and including, Deep Hollow Run and CWF from Deep Hollow Run to the mouth. The Bobs Creek study area will include the entire Bobs Creek basin.
Recent sampling efforts have indicated that the current designated use for Allegheny River, French Creek and Sandy Creek tributaries, and Bobs Creek basin should be reassessed. These assessments may lead to recommendations to the EQB for redesignation.
Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact Tony Shaw directly at (717) 787-9637 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
JOHN HANGER,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-1529. Filed for public inspection August 20, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]
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