The Paint Creek Watershed TMDL

Ohio EPA is providing for public review and comment the draft Paint Creek Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report, which has been developed in fulfillment of Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. The public review period ends on February 10, 2012.

• News Release – January 17, 2012
• Public Notice – January 10, 2012 [PDF 44K]
• Fact Sheet [PDF 500K]  
• Draft TMDL Report without Appendices [PDF 2,991K]
  • Appendix A  NPDES Permitted Discharges [PDF 508K]
  • Appendix B  Status of Water Quality [PDF 1,137K]
  • Appendix C  Water Quality Standards [PDF 246K]
  • Appendix D  Loading Analysis Information [PDF 4,433K]

  • Appendix E  Implementation and Reasonable Assurances [PDF 382K]

Many of the documents referenced in the TMDL report can be found under Forms and Publications page.

Supplemental Information

The following documents provide background information on the Paint Creek watershed. Ohio EPA is not requesting comments on this document.

Biological and Water Quality Study of the Paint Creek Watershed, 2006. Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland, Madison, and Ross Counties, Ohio. 

• Report [PDF 3,803K]
• Appendices [PDF 2,847K]

For further information, please go to the 2006 Paint Creek Water Quality Monitoring page.

Please send comments on the TMDL report to:

Gregg Sablak
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Division of Surface Water
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049
gregg.sablak@epa.state.oh.us

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