[Federal Register: April 19, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 75)] [Notices] [Page 19703-19704] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr19ap07-32] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-8302-1] Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on Eighty Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces final agency action on eighty TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Louisiana's Red River, Sabine River, and Terrebonne Basins, under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Documents from the administrative record file for the eighty TMDLs, including TMDL calculations and responses to comments, may be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/tmdl/index.htm. The administrative record file may be examined by calling or writing Ms. Diane Smith at the address below. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule an inspection. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Smith, Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733, (214) 665-2145. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1996, two Louisiana environmental groups, the Sierra Club and Louisiana Environmental Action Network (plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against the EPA, styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford, et al., No. 96-0527, (E.D. La.). Among other claims, plaintiffs alleged that EPA failed to establish Louisiana TMDLs in a timely manner. EPA established 63 of these TMDLs pursuant to a consent decree entered in this lawsuit. [[Page 19704]] EPA Takes Final Agency Action on Eighty TMDLs By this notice EPA is taking final agency action on the following eighty TMDLs for waters located within the Louisiana river basins: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subsegment Waterbody name Pollutant ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 100306................. Kelly Bayou--AR State Fecal Coliform. Line to Black Bayou. 100309................. Cross Bayou............ Turbidity, TDS, Chloride, Sulfate, and TSS. 100406................. Flat River--Headwaters Fecal Coliform and to Loggy Bayou. TDS. 100602................. Boggy Bayou............ Turbidity and Sedimentation/ siltation. 100603................. Wallace Lake........... Turbidity and Sedimentation/ siltation. 100701................. Black Lake Bayou....... Turbidity, TDS, and Sedimentation/ siltation. 100704................. Kepler Creek........... TDS. 100707................. Castor Creek-- Fecal Coliform. Headwaters to Black Lake Bayou. 100708................. Unnamed Tributary to Sulfate and TDS. Castor Creek near Town of Castor. 100709................. Grand Bayou--Headwaters Fecal Coliform. to Black Lake Bayou. 100710................. Unnamed Tributary to TDS, Chloride, and Grand Bayou near Town Sulfate. of Hall Summit. 100801................. Saline Bayou--from its Fecal Coliform. origin near Arcadia to LA Hwy 156 in Winn Parish (scenic). 100804................. Unnamed Tributary to TDS and Sulfate. Saline Bayou near Town of Arcadia. 100901................. Nantaches Creek-- Fecal Coliform. Headwaters to Nantaches Lake. 101101................. Cane River--above TDS and Chloride. Natchitoches to Red River. 101103................. Bayou Kisatchie-- Fecal Coliform and entrance into TDS. Kisatchie National Forest to Old River (scenic). 101301................. Rigolette Bayou-- Fecal Coliform. Headwaters to Red River. 101303................. Iatt Creek--Headwaters TDS. to Iatt Lake. 101401................. Buhlow Lake (Pineville) Turbidity. 101601................. Bayou Cocodrie--from Turbidity. Little Cross Bayou to Wild Cow Bayou (scenic). 110202................. Pearl Creek--from its Fecal Coliform. origin to its entrance into Sabine River (scenic). 110401................. Bayou Toro--Headwaters Fecal Coliform. to LA Hwy 473. 110402................. Bayou Toro--LA Hwy 473 Fecal Coliform. to its entrance into Sabine River. 110501................. West Anacoco Creek-- Fecal Coliform. Headwaters to Vernon Lake. 110504................. Bayou Anacoco--Vernon Fecal Coliform. Lake to Anacoco Lake. 110601................. Vinton Waterway........ Turbidity. 120101................. Bayou Portage.......... TDS, Chloride, Fecal Coliform, and TSS. 120102................. Bayou Poydras.......... Sediment, Sulfate, TDS, TSS, and Fecal Coliform. 120104................. Bayou Grosse Tete...... Fecal Coliform and TDS. 120105................. Chamberlin Canal....... Fecal Coliform, TSS, and Sediment. 120106................. Bayou Plaquemine....... Turbidity. 120109................. Intracoastal Waterway.. Fecal Coliform. 120110................. Bayou Cholpe........... TDS and Sulfate. 120111................. Bayou Maringouin-- Fecal Coliform and Headwaters to East TDS. Atchafalaya Basin Levee. 120112................. Bayou Fordoche......... Fecal Coliform and TDS. 120201................. Lower Grand River and Fecal Coliform and Belle River. Sulfate. 120206................. Grand Bayou and Little Fecal Coliform. Grand Bayou. 120301................. Bayou Terrebonne....... Fecal Coliform. 120502................. Bayou Grand Caillou.... Fecal Coliform. 120503................. Bayou Petit Caillou.... Fecal Coliform. 120504................. Bayou Petit Caillou.... Fecal Coliform. 120506................. Bayou du Large......... Fecal Coliform. 120507................. Bayou Chauvin.......... Fecal Coliform. 120508................. Houma Navigation Canal. Fecal Coliform. 120602................. Bayou Terrebonne....... Fecal Coliform. 120605................. Bayou Pointe au Chien.. Fecal Coliform. 120606................. Bayou Blue............. Fecal Coliform. 120701................. Bayou Grand Caillou.... Fecal Coliform. 120703................. Bayou du Large......... Fecal Coliform. 120707................. Lake Boudreaux......... Fecal Coliform. 120708................. Lost Lake, Four League Fecal Coliform. Bay. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EPA requested the public to provide EPA with any significant data or information that might impact the eighty Final TMDLs in the Federal Register Notice: Volume 71, Number 195, pages 59504-59506 (October 10, 2006). The comments received and the EPA's response to comments and the TMDLs may be found at http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/tmdl/index.htm . Dated: April 11, 2007. William K. Honker, Deputy Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6. [FR Doc. E7-7459 Filed 4-18-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P