W.Va. seeks input on impaired water site list March 17, 2010 7:20 AM
CHARLESTON, W.Va.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is seeking public comment on a draft list of the state's impaired streams and lakes.
The agency says an "impaired water" is a water body, which, due to a pollutant or combination of pollutants, fails to meet state water quality standards.
The DEP must update the list every two years. It serves as an inventory of waters for which Total Maximum Daily Loads must be developed.
Public comment period ends April 19. The list can be viewed on the department's Web site.
On the Net:
http://www.dep.wv.gov
Information from: The Herald-Dispatch, http://www.herald-dispatch.com
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