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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 18-931

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Notice of Availability for Public Comment of Draft Water Quality Assessment Methodologies

[48 Pa.B. 3643]
[Saturday, June 16, 2018]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is requesting public comment for its draft additions to the Assessment and Listing Methodology (assessment methodology) for the 2018 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (Integrated Report). Sections 303(d), 305(b) and 314 of the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1313(d), 1315(b) and 1324 require states to report on the condition of all surface waters in the biennial Integrated Report. The methodologies referred to in this public notice will be used, when finalized, to assess the quality of the Commonwealth's waters under this legal mandate.

 The assessment methodology is a compilation of multiple methods used to assess waters that may appear in the Integrated Report. For the 2018 Integrated Report, the assessment methodology is being updated to reflect three newly developed methodologies.

 The Department will accept comments on the new methods including: Semi-Wadeable Large River Macro- invertebrate Assessment Method; Continuous Physico- chemical Assessment Method; and Eutrophication Cause Determination Method. The Department will consider all public comments regarding the data analyses protocols contained in these three methodologies.

 The draft methods are available on the Department's eComment System http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment. Because of the large number of pages, the methods will not be available in hard copy.

 Interested persons may submit written comments on the draft water quality assessment methodologies by Monday, July 30, 2018. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. All comments, including comments submitted by e-mail, must include the originator's name and address. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's online eComment System at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment. Written comments should be submitted by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov or to the Department of Environmental Protection, Policy Office, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063.

 Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact Gary Walters at (717) 787-9637 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5894 (TTD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 18-931. Filed for public inspection June 15, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]


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