412 Stream redesignation evaluations; water quality standards review?

Stream Redesignation Evaluations; Water Quality Standards Review

[42 Pa.B. 1329]
[Saturday, March 10, 2012]

 Under 25 Pa. Code § 93.4d (relating to processing of petitions, evaluations and assessments to change a designated use), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) gives notice that an evaluation will be conducted on all or portions of the following streams to determine the proper Aquatic Life Use or Special Protection designations in this Commonwealth's Water Quality Standards.

Stream Name	County	Tributary To
Perkiomen Creek	Montgomery, Berks, Bucks, Lehigh	Schuylkill River
Unnamed Tributary 99425110 to Mountain Creek (Barton's Hollow), Basin	Fayette	Mountain Creek
Trout Creek, Basin	Lehigh	Lehigh River

 Persons who have technical data concerning the water quality, instream habitat or biological condition of these stream sections are encouraged to make it available to the Department for consideration in the assessment. These assessments may lead to recommendations to the Environmental Quality Board for redesignation.

 Data should be submitted to Tony Shaw, Division of Water Quality Standards, Bureau of Point and Non-Point Source Management, P. O. Box 8774, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, [e-mail]. Data should be submitted no later than 30 days following publication of this notice. Questions concerning this evaluation can be directed to Tony Shaw at [phone].

 More information on stream redesignation notifications is available online at www.dep.state.pa.us, Keyword: ''Stream Assessment Notification.''

 The Perkiomen Creek basin is currently designated High Quality Trout Stocking from its source to State Route (SR) 1010 and Trout Stocking (TSF) from SR-1010 to the Green Lane Reservoir Dam. The West Branch Perkiomen Creek basin is currently designated Cold Water Fishes (CWF) from its source to SR-1022, Exceptional Value from SR-1022 to SR-2069, and CWF from SR-2069 to the mouth. The Hosensack Creek and Macoby Creek basins are currently designated CWF and TSF, respectively. The Study area will include the entire Perkiomen Creek Basin.

 Barton's Hollow from the source to the mouth is currently designated CWF. The study area will include the entire Barton's Hollow basin.

 The Trout Creek basin from the source to the mouth is currently designated CWF. The study area will include the entire Trout Creek basin.

 Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact Tony Shaw directly at [phone] or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at [phone] (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

MICHAEL L. KRANCER, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-412. Filed for public inspection March 9, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]