The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is inviting the public to comment on Indiana’s 2010 Draft 303(d) List of Impaired Waters and the Consolidated Assessment and Listing Methodology (CALM).

The comment period will run through Jan. 26, 2010, IDEM said in a statement released on Thursday.

IDEM has prepared the list according to Section 303(d) of the 1972 federal Clean Water Act, which requires each state to identify and make public the list of waters not meeting the state’s water quality standards for such designated uses as fishing, swimming, or drinking.

IDEM uses the list to determine priorities for further study, community involvement, and grant programs.

Comments about the 2010 Draft 303(d) List and CALM may be mailed, hand-delivered, or faxed to: Janet Pittman, Rules Development Branch, Office of Legal Counsel, MC 65-46, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, 100 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251, Fax: (317) 232-5517.

The 2010 Draft 303(d) List and the CALM are available for review at www.idem.IN.gov/4680.htm

Posted 11/13/2009