Crooked Creek Watershed Draft TMDL Public Notice Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Division of Water, Water Quality Standards, Assessment and Restoration Program

Total Maximum Daily Load for Turbidity in the Crooked Creek Watershed (Crooked Creek, Boulder Creek, Deadwood Creek and Ketchem Creek) near Central, Alaska

Alaska’s Clean Water Act Section 303(d) List of Impaired Waterbodies includes several waterbodies near Central, Alaska for impairment by turbidity. Water quality samples repeatedly demonstrate exceedances of turbidity in Crooked, Boulder, Deadwood and Ketchem Creeks. A draft TMDL has been developed for the recovery of these water bodies and is available for public comment.

A TMDL is a “pollution budget” designed to restore the health of an impaired water body. A TMDL calculates how much pollution a water body can sustain and still meet the Alaska Water Quality Standards, and suggests ways to achieve this goal.

Find the Draft TMDL and Fact Sheet on the Department of Environmental Conservation website at: http://dec.alaska.gov/water/water-quality

This public notice period runs from April 1 – April 30, 2019. Public comments on the Draft TMDL must be submitted in writing through e-mail, fax or mail and directed to the contact listed below by 5:00 PM April 30, 2019.

The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need a special accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Theresa Zimmerman at (907) 465-6171 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 within 17 days of publication of this notice to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.

For questions, copies of the Draft TMDL, or to submit comments contact: DEC
Chandra McGee, Environmental Program Specialist 610 University Ave
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Ph. (907) 451-2140
Fax. (907) 451-2187
chandra.mcgee@alaska.gov