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EPA TO HOST INFORMAL MEETING ON SOUTH FORK EEL RIVER PROPOSAL, HOLD PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, OFFICIAL HEARING

Release Date: 9/29/1999
Contact Information: Leo Kay, (415) 744-2201

     SAN FRANCISCO -- Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold an informal public meeting Oct. 13 in Garberville to present a proposed water quality improvement plan for sediment and temperature problems in the South Fork of the Eel River.
 
     The proposed plan, known as a total maximum daily load , or "TMDL," identifies the amount of improvements in sediment and stream temperatures that are needed to address the decline of the river's native salmon populations.  The TMDL meets legally required deadlines of the federal Clean Water Act.
     
     The meeting will include a presentation of the plan and a question and answer period.  A formal public comment period for the proposed TMDL will run from Oct. 6 through Nov. 7.  Public comments will taken at a formal public hearing Oct. 26 in Redway.  The final TMDL report  is due in December.    

       WHO:   U.S. EPA and Regional Water Board Staff

       WHAT:  Public Meeting

       WHERE: Masonic Lodge, 783 Locust Street, Garberville

       WHEN:  6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 13

    To obtain a copy of the proposed TMDL report prior to the community meeting, contact Liberty Cachuela at (415)744-2200.  If you have questions about the report, please contact Palma Risler at 415/744-1934 or risler.palma@epa.gov

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