The Department of Environmental Protection is inviting comments on two Total Maximum Daily Load Plans for watersheds in Elk and Luzerne Counties. They include:

· Sinnemahoning Creek Watershed, Elk County: DEP will hold a public meeting October 16 to discuss the plan at the St. Joseph Church Parish Hall, Force, Pa. Contact: Bill Brown, 717-783-2951.

· Newport Creek Watershed, Luzerne County: DEP will hold a public meeting to discuss the plan on October 7 at the Newport Township Building, Nanticoke, Pa. Contact: Contact: Bill Brown, 717-783-2951.

To see copies of TMDL plans, visit DEP’s TMDL webpage.

9/19/2008