§ 1385 - The lake champlain total maximum daily load plan - Vermont Statutes

§ 1385. The lake champlain total maximum daily load plan

(a)(1) The secretary of natural resources shall reopen the total maximum daily load (TMDL) plan for Lake Champlain as it pertains to the waters of Vermont in order to:

(A) Adopt a new hydrologic base year to reflect the average phosphorus load discharged to Lake Champlain between 1993 and 2004;

(B) Allocate point source and non-point source load reductions on a subwatershed basis; and

(C) Amend pollutant load allocations within the TMDL so as to reduce point source and non-point source load allocations in order to reasonably assure that the TMDL meets the Vermont water quality standards.

(2) The amended TMDL shall be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as required by 33 U.S.C. § 303.

(b) In amending the TMDL for Lake Champlain under subsection (a) of this section and in amending the Vermont-specific implementation plan of the Lake Champlain TMDL under section 1386 of this title, the secretary of natural resources shall comply with the public participation requirements of 40 C.F.R. § 130.7(c)(1)(ii). (Added 2007, No. 43, § 5, eff. July 1, 2008; amended 2007, No. 130 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2013.)