1519 Stream redesignation evaluation; water quality standards review

Stream Redesignation Evaluation; Water Quality Standards Review

[35 Pa.B. 4671]

   Under 25 Pa. Code § 93.4d (relating to public notice of receipt of petitions, evaluations or assessments of waters for High Quality (HQ) or Exceptional Value (EV) Waters redesignation), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) gives notice that an evaluation will be conducted on the stream sections listed to determine the proper aquatic life use designation in the Commonwealth's Water Quality Standards.

Stream Name	County	Tributary To	Current & Requested Designated Use
Buck Hill Creek--A 0.28-mile portion of the Buck Hill Creek basin (from the confluence of UNT 05028 to the confluence of UNT 05026)	Monroe	Brodhead Creek	HQ-CWF/EV
Pickering Creek--Basin, source to Philadelphia Suburban Water Company Dam	Chester	French Creek	HQ-TSF/EV
Tunkhannock Creek--Basin, source to confluence with Tobyhanna Creek	Monroe and Carbon	Tobyhanna Creek	HQ-CWF/EV

   Persons who have technical data concerning the water quality, instream habitat or biological condition of this stream section are encouraged to make it available to the Department for consideration in the assessment. This assessment may lead to a recommendation to the Environmental Quality Board (Board) for redesignation.

   Data should be submitted to Tony Shaw, Division of Water Quality Standards, Bureau of Water Standards and Facility Regulation, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467, [e-mail]. Data should be submitted no later than 30 days following publication of this notice. Questions concerning this evaluation should be directed to Tony Shaw at [phone].

   These assessments are being conducted in response to three rulemaking petitions submitted to the Board by the Buck Hill Conservation Foundation, Green Valleys Association and the Tobyhanna Creek/Tunkhannock Creek Watershed and Tunkhanna Fishing Associations, respectively. The portions of the Buck Hill Creek and Tunkhannock Creek basin to be evaluated are currently designated HQ-Cold Water Fishes. The portion of Pickering Creek to be evaluated is currently designated HQ-Trout Stocking. The petitioners for all three petitions are requesting redesignation to EV.

   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.

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1519. Filed for public inspection August 12, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]