EPA Action Letter for 2010 Texas Surface Water Quality Standards (30 TAC, Chapter 307)

Hello Colleagues – The EPA has finalized the third round of approvals and disapprovals of the 2010 Standards in an action letter dated July 2, 2013(attached).  All of the revisions to the rule have been acted on by EPA with the exception of the following revisions to Appendix A regarding site-specific criteria for designated segments: revised temperature criteria for three segments (0410, 1811, and 1814) and revised dissolved minerals criteria for 19 segments (0307, 0410, 0507, 0803, 0812, 0821, 1206, 1227, 1238, 1240, 1241, 1411, 1412, 1413, 1421, 1426, 1433, 2106, and 2116).  The EPA has reviewed and acted on numeric reservoir criteria found in Appendix F by approving 39 and disapproving 36 adopted numeric criteria.  In addition, the EPA provided a technical support document detailing their decision making process which can be accessed at the 2010 Texas Surface Water Quality Standards website.  For detailed questions or concerns regarding the numeric nutrient criteria, please contact Julie McEntire at (512) 239-6693 or via e-mail. TCEQ staff will continue to update information regarding additional EPA actions at the 2010 Texas Surface Water Quality Standards website and through emails to the workgroup listserv.  If you received this email as a forward and would like to subscribe, please visit the SWQSAWG or NCDAWG listserve pages. Thank you for your interest in the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards –   Debbie Miller Water Quality Standards Group Water Quality Planning Division 512-239-1703 debbie.miller@tceq.texas.gov      You are subscribed to the Surface Water Quality Standards Advisory Work Group or the Nutrient Criteria Development Advisory Work Group for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your User Profile Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, e-mail support@govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Visit us on the Web at www.tceq.texas.gov. How is our customer service? Fill out our online customer satisfaction survey at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/customersurvey. This email was sent to buzzhairs@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality · 12100 Park 35 Circle · Austin TX 78753 · 512-239-1000