The Department of Environmental Protection is seeking comments on two TMDLs (Total Maximum Daily Load) plans:

Otter Run Watershed, Lycoming County: DEP will hold a public meeting to discuss and accept comments on a proposed TMDL on December 15 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Little Pine Creek State Park Office, 4205 Little Pine Creek Road, Waterville, PA. Individuals who plan to make a presentation at the public meeting should contact John Mital, Moshannon District Mining Office, at 814-342-8200 or jmital@state.pa.us no later than 4 p.m. on Monday, December 13.

Deer Creek, Clearfield County: DEP and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) are holding a public meeting on November 22 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at the Clearfield County Conservation District Office, 650 Leonard Street, Clearfield, PA. To request a copy of this TMDL contact Lee McDonnell, PADEP, Water Quality Assessment and Standards, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105, 717-783-2938.

Copies of these proposed TMDLs are posted on DEP’s TMDL webpage.

11/12/2004