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ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 2012 IMPAIRED WATERBODIES LIST (303(d) LIST

Posted January 23, 2012

Author: Walter G. Wright

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) will hold a public hearing at 2:00 p.m. on February 7, 2012 to receive comments on the agency’s proposed 2012 Impaired Waterbodies List (i.e., 303(d) List).  The hearing will be held in the Commission Room at the ADEQ headquarters building.  The agency states it will accept comments on the proposal until 4:30 p.m. February 17, 2012.

The 303(d) List is developed by the agency every two years under provisions of Section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act.  ADEQ assesses water quality monitoring data from numerous locations around the state and utilizes a comprehensive assessment methodology to determine which waters are not meeting their water quality standards and/or designated uses as listed in the Arkansas Water Quality Standards (Regulation No. 2 of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission).

The agency states that a complete listing of impaired waterbodies and the reasons for impairment can be found in the tables following the narrative of the draft 303 (d) List.  Copies of the list and maps of listed water by county are available on the ADEQ website at:  http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/water/branch_planning/303d/303d.htm

A copy of the Notice of Public Hearing can be downloaded below.

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