Public Notice Date: March 22, 2018 OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL

Public Notice Date: March 22, 2018

OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY and REQUEST FOR COMMENTS Federal Water Pollution Control Act Section

303(d) TMDL PRIORITY LIST FOR 2018

Public notice is hereby given that the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) Division of

Surface Water (DSW) is providing for public review and comment the 2018 Integrated Water Quality

Monitoring and Assessment Report. This report includes the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

priority list for 2018 as required by Section 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (a.k.a.,

Clean Water Act), 33 U.S.C. Section 1313(d). The list indicates the waters of Ohio that are currently

impaired and may require TMDL development in order to meet water quality standards. The list is

contained within Section L4, which, in accordance with federal guidance, satisfies the Clean Water Act

requirements for both Section 305(b) water quality reports and Section 303(d) lists. The report

describes the procedures that Ohio EPA used to develop the list and indicates which areas have been

selected for TMDL development during federal fiscal years 2018 through 2020.

Ohio EPA will present information about the list through a webinar on April 25, 2018, at 2:00 pm. The

webinar may be viewed at Ohio EPA’s Central Office, Conference Room A, 50 West Town Street, Suite

700, Columbus, Ohio 43215 or by registering and joining online at:

https://ohioepa.webex.com/mw3200/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=ohioepa

. All visitors to Ohio EPA

must register at the Security desk in the lobby upon arrival. Please bring photo identification (such as a

valid driver's license). For security reasons, visitors are required to wear their badge at all times while

in the building. Please arrive early to complete these procedures.

All interested persons wishing to submit comments on the list for Ohio EPA’s consideration may do so

or in writing to Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water, P.O. Box

1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049 Attn: 303(d) Comments, by the close of business, May 4, 2018.

Comments received after this date may be considered as time and circumstances allow.

After reviewing the comments, Ohio EPA will submit a final document to the United States

Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) for approval.

The report is available for review on Ohio EPA’s Division of Surface Water website at

http://epa.ohio.gov/dsw/tmdl/OhioIntegratedReport.aspx

. To arrange to inspect Agency files or

records pertaining to the document, please contact Richard Bouder at (614) 644-2782. To request

notice of when Ohio EPA submits the document to U.S. EPA, please contact the e-mail address above

or call Rahel Babb at (614) 728-2384.