The Department of Environmental Protection this week invited public comments on Total Maximum Daily Load Plans for five watersheds in Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Jefferson and Venango counties. (Pa Bulletin page 840-842)

Patterson Creek Watershed, Armstrong County: DEP will hold a public meeting March 4 at 6:00 p.m. at the Armsdale Administration Building, Room 103, 124 Armsdale Rd., Kittanning, Pa. Comments due: April 4. Contact: Joe Boylan 814-797-1191 or send email to: joboylan@state.pa.us .

Scrubgrass Creek Watershed, Venango, Butler Counties: DEP will hold a public meeting February 26 at 9:00 a.m. in the Knox District Mining Office, Knox. Comments due: April 9. Contact: Ely Heferle 814-797-1191 or send email to: eheferle@state.pa.us .

Leatherwood Creek and Town Run Watersheds, Clarion County: DEP will hold a meeting February 26 at 11:00 in the Knox District Mining Office, Knox. Comments due: April 9. Contact: Ely Heferle 814-797-1191 or send email to: eheferle@state.pa.us .

Welch Run Watershed, Jefferson County: DEP will hold a meeting February 26 at 1:00 p.m. in the Knox District Mining Office, Knox. Comments due: April 9. Contact: Ely Heferle 814-797-1191 or send email to: eheferle@state.pa.us .

To see a copy of these TMDLs and for more information, visit DEP’s TMDL webpage

2/8/2008