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Volume 42 - Issue 45 - November 9, 2023

State of Kansas

Department of Health and Environment

Notice of Hearing

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has prepared a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Pawnee River near Larned, Kansas in the Upper Arkansas River Basin. These streams are impaired for total phosphorus and do not meet state surface water quality standards.

The total phosphorus TMDL presented for public review is:

Upper Arkansas River Basin

Buckner (11030006)

  • Pawnee River near Larned
    • Buckner Creek near Larned
    • Spring Creek near Larned
    • Saw Log Creek near Larned
    • Duck Creek near Larned
    • Elm Creek near Larned

Pawnee (11030005)

  • Pawnee River near Larned
    • Hackberry Creek near Larned
    • Cocklebur Creek near Larned

Draft copies of this TMDL can be obtained for review by contacting the Policy Planning & Standards Unit at 785-296-5508 or by accessing online through the KDHE TMDL website at https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/1443/Total-Maximum-Daily-Loads-TMDLs.

A public hearing to take testimony from interested parties will be held:

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Time: 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrd-GspjgpGtwyRXYcQbs2xgccR6nRea6n

The first portion of the hearing will be a briefing by the Policy Planning & Standards Unit outlining the TMDL, and the second portion of the hearing will be open for public comment. The public comment period for the TMDL will be held open from November 9, 2023 through December 11, 2023. After reviewing the testimony and public comments, KDHE will make appropriate revisions to the TMDL and submit to Region 7 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Any individual with a disability may request accommodation in order to participate in the public hearing process and may request the proposed TMDL in an accessible format. Requests for accommodation to participate in the hearing process should be made at least five working days in advance of the hearing by contacting KDHE. Requests, questions, or written comments should be directed to Dane Boring of the Policy Planning & Standards Unit at 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612-1367; by email at Dane.Boring@ks.gov; by telephone at 785-296-5508.

Janet Stanek
Secretary
Department of Health and Environment

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