The Department of Environmental Protection has prepared the draft "2016 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report" for submission to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as required by §§ 303(d) and 305(b) of the Clean Water Act, and in fulfillment of the reporting requirements of 38 M.R.S. § 464(3)(A) of the State of Maine's Water Classification Program. This report is available for public comment until 5:00 PM, June 14, 2017. Reviewers of the document should pay particular attention to the listing methods required by EPA for surface water assessments in this report. These methods are described in Chapter 4 of the document. Specific waterbody attainment and impairment assignments can be found in the Appendices.
The report (two .pdf files) may be found on the Department's website at:
[u]www.maine.gov/dep/comment[/u]
Comments become part of the public record and are published in the final version of the Report. All comments should be sent to:
By email: [u]IRcomments.DEP@maine.gov[/u]
By fax: 207-287-7826
Contact:
Susanne Meidel
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
State House Station 17
Augusta, ME 04333-0017
May 16, 2017
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