The Department of Environmental Protection has proposed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for these watersheds. Public comments are all due January 5, 2005.

· Logway Run Watershed in Centre County. DEP will hold a meeting on November 15 at 7 p.m. at the Beech Creek Municipal Building, Beech Creek, PA to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDL. Contact: John Mital, Moshannon District Mining Office, (814) 342-8200 or jmital@state.pa.us.

· Middle Branch Big Run Watershed in Centre County. DEP will hold a public meeting to discuss and accept comments on a proposed TMDL November 15 at 7 p.m. at theBeech Creek Municipal Building, Beech Creek, PA. Contact: John Mital, Moshannon District Mining Office, (814) 342-8200 or jmital@state.pa.us .

· Fork Beech Creek Watershed in Centre County. DEP will hold a public meeting to discuss and accept comments on a proposed TMDL on November 15 at 7 p.m. at the Beech Creek Municipal Building, Beech Creek, PA. Contact: John Mital, Moshannon District Mining Office, (814) 342-8200 or jmital@state.pa.us .

· Elk Creek Watershed in Cambria County. DEP will hold a public meeting on November 16 at 7 p.m. at the Nanty Glo Firehall, Nanty Glo, PA to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDL. Contact: Tom Pongrac, Cambria District Mining Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900 or tpongrac@state.pa.us .

· Little Deer Creek Watershed in Allegheny County DEP will hold a public meeting on December 2 at 7 p.m. at the Plum Borough Municipal Building, Plum, PA to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDL. Contact: Ron Horansky, Armbrust Professional Center, R. D. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500 or rhoranksy@state.pa.us .

· Plum Creek Watershed in Allegheny County. DEP will hold a public meeting on December 2 at 7 p.m. at the Plum Borough Municipal Building, Plum, PA to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDL. Contact: Ron Horansky, Armbrust Professional Center, R. D. 2 Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500 or rhoranksy@state.pa.us .

· South Branch Blacklick Creek Watershed in Cambria and Indiana Counties. DEP will hold a public meeting on November 16 at 7 p.m. at the Nanty Glo Firehall, Nanty Glo, PA to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDL. Contact Tim Kania, Cambria District Mining Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900 or tkania@state.pa.us .

· Solomon Creek Watershed in Luzerne County. DEP will hold a public meeting on November 10 at 7 p.m. at the Hanover Township Building, 1267 Sanssouci Parkway, Hanover Township, PA to discuss and accept comments on the proposed TMDL. Contact Clarence E. Yingling, Jr., Bureau of Water Supply and Wastewater Management, RCSOB, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467, (717) 783-2958 or cyingling@state.pa.us .

· Trout Run in Elk County. For more information on this TMD, contact Clarence E. Yingling, Jr., Bureau of Water Supply and Wastewater Management, RCSOB, P. O. Box 8467, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467, at (717) 783-2958 or cyingling@state.pa.us .

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

11/8/2004