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

Zusammenfassung

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 belo