1
ADMINISTRATIVE
INDEX
FOR
PROPOSED
RULE
WATER
QUALITY
STANDARDS
FOR
COASTAL
AND
GREAT
LAKES
RECREATION
WATERS
40
CFR
Part
131
I.
EPA
PROPOSED
RULE
AND
PREAMBLE
1.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Proposed
Rule
and
Preamble:
Water
Quality
Standards
for
Coastal
and
Great
Lakes
Recreation
Waters,
40
CFR
Part
131.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0001)
1
II.
GENERAL
BACKGROUND
A.
General
References
2.
Advanced
Notice
of
Proposed
Rulemaking
63
FR
36,742.
July
7,
1998.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0078)

3.
National
Beach
Guidance
and
Required
Performance
Criteria
for
Grants
[
EPA­
823­
B­
02­
004].
2002.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0008)

4.
Technical
Support
Document
for
Water
Quality­
based
Toxics
Control
[
EPA
505­
2­
90­
001].
1991.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0010)

5.
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S.
EPA
NPDES
Permit
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[
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833­
8­
90­
003].
1996.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0009)

6.
Water
Quality
Standards
Handbook:
Second
Edition
[
EPA
823­
B­
94­
005a].
1994.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0011)

B.
Statutory
and
Regulatory
Background
8.
Beaches
Environmental
Assessment
and
Coastal
Health
(
BEACH)
Act
of
2000.
Public
Law
106­
284.
Oct.
10,
2000.

1
Document
reference
numbers
beginning
with
`
OW­
2004­
0010­`
refer
to
U.
S.
EPA's
EDOCKET
online
public
docket
and
comment
system.
EDOCKET
allows
you
to
search,
download
and
print
the
documents
in
a
docket,
as
well
as
submit
comments
online.
EDOCKET
can
be
accessed
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
The
docket
number
for
EPA's
Proposed
Water
Quality
Standards
for
Coastal
and
Great
Lakes
Recreation
Waters
is
OW­
2004­
0010.
2
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0006)

9.
BEACH
Act
Legislative
History
House
of
Representatives.
1999.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0056)

10.
BEACH
Act
Legislative
History
Senate.
2000.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0057)

III.
PROPOSED
CRITERIA
FOR
PATHOGEN
INDICATORS
A.
EPA
Technical
References
11.
Ambient
Water
Quality
Criteria
for
Bacteria,
1986
[
EPA
440/
5­
84­
002].
1986.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0003)

12.
External
Peer
Review
of
EPA
Analysis
of
Epidemiological
Data
From
EPA
Bacteriological
Studies.
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
001013)

13.
Health
Effects
Criteria
for
Fresh
Recreational
Waters
[
EPA
600/
1­
84­
004].
1984.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0004)

14.
Health
Effects
Criteria
for
Marine
Recreational
Waters
[
EPA
600/
1­
80­
431].
1983.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0005)

15.
Implementation
Guidance
for
Ambient
Water
Quality
Criteria
for
Bacteria
(
May
2002
Draft)
[
EPA­
823­
B­
02­
003].
2002.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0007)

16.
Procedure
for
Developing
Compliance
Rules
for
Water
Quality
Protection
Using
Bacterial
Indicators.
Goldberg,
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L.,
Staticstics
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Office
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Analysis
and
Evaluation,
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of
Water,
Regulation
and
Standards,
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1986.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
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B.
Other
Technical
References
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Frederick.
The
Presence
of
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Bacteria
in
Canadian
Pulp
and
Paper
Mill
Water
Systems­
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Concern?
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Res.
J.
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Barwick,
Rachel
S.,
et
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Disease
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Outbreaks­­
United
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2004­
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19.
Casman,
Elizabeth
A.
Chemical
and
Microbiological
Consequences
of
Anaerobic
Digestion
of
Livestock
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a
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20.
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30
June
2004.
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of
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Attack.
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(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0138)

21.
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B.
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Risk
Assessment
of
Waterborne
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Current
Status
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Future
Trends.
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(
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2004­
0010­
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23.
Kramer,
Michael
H.,
et
al.
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for
Disease
Control.
CDC
Surveillance
Summaries:
Surveillance
for
Waterborne
Disease
Outbreaks­­
United
States,
1993­
1994.
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Morbidity
and
Mortality
Weekly
Report,
Volume
45,
No.
SS­
1.
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(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0017)

24.
Lee,
Sherline
H.,
et
al.,
Centers
for
Disease
Control.
CDC
Surveillance
Summaries:
Surveillance
for
Waterborne
Disease
Outbreaks­­
United
States,
1999­
2000.
Report,
Morbidity
and
Mortality
Weekly
Report,
Volume
51,
No.
SS­
8.
2002.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
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25.
Levy,
Deborah
A.,
et
al.
Centers
for
Disease
Control.
CDC
Surveillance
Summaries:
Surveillance
for
Waterborne
Disease
Outbreaks­­
United
States,
1995­
1996.
Report,
Morbidity
and
Mortality
Weekly
Report,
Volume
47,
No.
SS­
5.
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(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0018)
4
26.
Moore,
Anne
C.,
et
al.
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for
Disease
Control.
Surveillance
for
Waterborne
Disease
Outbreaks­­
United
States,
1991­
1992.
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and
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(
OW­
2004­
0010­
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27.
National
Weather
Service.
Accessed
30
June
2004.
http://
www.
crh.
noaa.
gov/
lot/
webpage/
beaufort/.
The
Beaufort
Wind
Scale
or
Who
Put
Wind
Speeds
in
the
Admiral's
(
Admiral)
Force
Scale?
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0139)

28.
O'Conner,
Dennis
J.
Report
of
the
Walkerton
Inquiry:
The
Events
of
May
2000
and
Related
Issues.
Ontario
Ministry
of
the
Attorney
General.
2002.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0108)

29.
Olsen,
Sonja
J.,
et
al.
A
Waterborne
Outbreak
of
Escherichia
coli
O157:
H7
Infections
and
Hemolytic
Uremic
Syndrome:
Implications
for
Rural
Water
Systems.
Emerging
Infectious
Diseases
8.4
(
2002):
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at
the
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Annual
Meeting
of
the
Infectious
Disease
Society
of
America,
Denver,
CO,
November
1998
(
Abstract
#
782).
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0012)

30.
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture,
Animal
and
Plant
Health
Inspection
Service,
Veterinary
Services.
Cryptosporidium
Parvum
Outbreak
1993.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0014)

31.
Walpole,
Ronald
E.
and
Raymond
H.
Myers.
Probability
and
Statistics
for
Engineers
and
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Macmillan
Publishing
Company.
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(
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2004­
0010­
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32.
Wxrisk.
com.
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www.
wxrisk.
com/
Pages/
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geography.
htm.
Accessed
30
June
2004.
Need
a
Geography
Lesson?
What
Constitutes
Moderate,
Significant,
and
Major
Events?
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0140)

IV.
STATE
AND
TERRITORIAL
STANDARDS
A.
Alabama
33.
Alabama
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0058)
5
34.
Letter
to
James
W.
Warr,
Alabama
Department
of
Environmental
Management,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
Reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0021)

B.
Alaska
35.
Alaska
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0060)

36.
Letter
to
Ernesta
Ballard,
Commissioner,
Alaska
Department
of
Environmental
Conservation,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
Reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0022)

37.
Letter
to
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator,
USEPA/
OW,
from
Ernesta
Ballard,
Commissioner,
State
of
Alaska,
Department
of
Environmental
Conservation,
re:
Bacteria
Criteria
Adoption
under
the
BEACH
Act.
April
28,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0121)

C.
American
Samoa
38.
American
Samoa
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0061
 
OW­
2004­
0010­
0062)

39.
Letter
to
Peter
Peshut,
Acting
Director,
American
Samoa
EPA,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
commending
American
Samoa
efforts
in
protecting
human
health
at
the
beaches
as
stated
in
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0023)

D.
California
40.
California
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0064
 
OW­
2004­
0010­
0071)

41.
Letter
to
Terry
Tamminen,
Secretary,
California
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
Reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0024)
6
E.
Commonwealth
of
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands
42.
Commonwealth
of
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0072)

43.
Letter
to
John
L.
Castro,
Director,
Division
of
Environmental
Quality,
Commonwealth
of
the
Northern
Marianas,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0043)

F.
Connecticut
44.
Connecticut
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0063)

45.
Letter
to
Arthur
Rocque,
Jr.,
Commissioner,
Connecticut
Department
of
Environmental
Protection,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator,
USEPA,
re:
Commending
your
efforts
in
protecting
human
health
at
the
beaches
in
your
state.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0025)

G.
Delaware
46.
Delaware
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0073)

47.
Letter
to
the
Honorable
John
A.
Hughes,
Secretary,
Delaware
Department
of
Natural
Resources
&
Environmental
Control,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
Commending
the
efforts
of
the
state
in
protecting
human
health
at
the
beaches
in
your
state.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0026)

H.
Florida
48.
Florida
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0074
 
OW­
2004­
0010­
0075)

49.
Letter
to
Colleen
Castille,
Secretary,
Florida
Department
of
Environmental
Protection,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
7
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0027)

50.
Letter
to
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
from
Allan
Bedwell,
Deputy
Secretary,
Florida
Department
of
Environmental
Protection,
re:
concerns
about
promulgation
of
water
quality
criteria
for
pathogen
indicators.
May
28,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0122)

I.
Georgia
51.
Georgia
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0076)

52.
Letter
to
Dr.
Carol
Couch,
Director,
Environmental
Protection
Division,
Georgia
Department
of
Natural
Resources,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0028)

J.
Guam
53.
Guam
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
120)

54.
Letter
to
Fred
M.
Castro,
Administrator,
Guam
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator,
USEPA/
OW,
re:
USEPA
commends
you
for
your
efforts
in
protecting
human
health
at
the
beaches
in
your
territory.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0029)

K.
Hawaii
55.
Hawaii
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0077)

56.
Letter
to
Larry
Lau,
Deputy
Director
for
Environmental
Health,
Hawaii
Department
of
Health,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
Reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0030)

L.
Illinois
57.
Illinois
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0079
 
OW­
2004­
0010­
0081)
8
58.
Letter
to
Renee
Cipriano,
Director,
Illinois
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0031)\

59.
Letter
to
JoLynn
Traub,
USEPA
Region
5,
from
Marcia
T.
Willhite,
Chief,
Bureau
of
Water,
Illinois
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
re:
modifying
Illinois'
(
Illinois)
current
water
quality
standards
to
current
federal
standards.
March
23,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0123)

60.
Letter
to
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
from
Renee
Cipriana,
Director,
Illinois
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
re:
intent
to
promulgate
bacterial
water
quality
standards
for
Lake
Michigan.
May
21,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0124)

M.
Indiana
61.
Indiana
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0082)

62.
Letter
to
Lori
F.
Kaplan,
Commissioner,
Indiana
Department
of
Environmental
Management,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
USEPA
commends
your
efforts
in
protecting
human
health
at
the
beaches
in
your
state.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0032)

N.
Louisiana
63.
Louisiana
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0083)

64.
Letter
to
Mike
D.
McDaniel,
Secretary,
Louisiana
Department
of
Environmental
Quality,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0033)

O.
Maine
65.
Maine
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0084
 
OW­
2004­
0010­
0085)
9
66.
Letter
to
Dawn
R.
Gallagher,
Commissioner,
Maine
Department
of
Environmental
Protection,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator,
USEPA/
OW,
re:
USEPA
commends
you
for
your
efforts
in
protecting
human
health
at
the
beaches
in
your
state.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0034)

P.
Maryland
67.
Maryland
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0143)

68.
Letter
to
Dr.
Kendl
P.
Philbreck,
Secretary,
Maryland
Department
of
Environment,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0035)

69.
Letter
to
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
from
Kendl
P.
Philbrick,
Secretary,
Maryland
Department
of
the
Environment,
re:
discussion
of
Maryland's
(
Maryland)
draft
beach
regulation.
May
10,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0127)

70.
Letter
to
James
Pendergast,
Chief,
Health
Protection
&
Modeling
Branch,
USEPA,
from
Richard
A.
Eskin,
Ph.
D.,
Director,
Technical
and
Regulatory
Services
Administration,
Maryland
Department
of
The
Environment,
re:
discussion
on
the
state
of
Maryland
proposed
water
quality
regulations
that
are
in
the
final
stages
of
promulgation.
June
4,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0126)

71.
Letter
to
James
Pendergast,
Chief,
Health
Protection
&
Modeling
Branch,
USEPA,
from
Richard
A.
Eskin,
Maryland
Department
of
the
Environment,
re:
new
and
revised
water
quality
regulations
for
the
State
of
Maryland.
June
23,
2004.
(
OW­
20040­
0010­
0125)

Q.
Massachusetts
72.
Massachusetts
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0089)

73.
Letter
to
Robert
W.
Golledge,
Jr.,
Commissioner,
Massachusetts
Department
of
Environmental
Protection,
from
Benjamin
H.
10
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0036)

R.
Michigan
74.
Michigan
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0090)

75.
Letter
to
Steven
E.
Chester,
Director,
Michigan
Department
of
Environmental
Quality,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
USEPA
commends
you
for
your
efforts
in
protecting
human
health
at
the
beaches
in
your
state.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0037)

S.
Minnesota
76.
Minnesota
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0144
 
OW­
2004­
0010­
0146)

77.
Letter
to
Sheryl
A.
Corrigan,
Commissioner,
Minnesota
Pollution
Control
Board,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0038)

T.
Mississippi
78.
Mississippi
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0091)

79.
Letter
to
Charles
Chisolm,
Executive
DIrector,
Mississippi
Department
of
Envrionmental
Quality,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
complinance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0039)

U.
New
Hampshire
80.
New
Hampshire
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0086)

81.
Letter
to
Michael
P.
Nolin,
New
Hampshire
Department
of
Environmental
Services,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
11
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
USEPA
commends
you
for
your
efforts
in
protecting
human
health
at
the
beaches
in
your
State.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0040)

V.
New
Jersey
82.
New
Jersey
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0087
 
OW­
2004­
0010­
0088)

83.
Letter
to
Bradley
M.
Campbell,
Commissioner,
New
Jersey
Department
of
Environmental
Protection,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0041)

84.
Letter
to
The
Honorable
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
from
Bradley
M.
Campbell,
Commissioner,
State
of
New
Jersey
Department
of
Environmental
Protection,
re:
responding
to
a
letter
indicating
that
New
Jersey
is
not
in
full
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
the
BEACH
Act.
May
18,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0128)

W.
New
York
85.
New
York
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0092)

86.
Letter
to
Erin
Crotty,
Commissioner,
New
York
Department
of
Conservation,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0042)

87.
Letter
to
Honorable
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water
Permits,
USEPA,
from
Erin
M.
Crotty,
Commissioner,
Department
of
Environmental
Conservation,
State
of
New
York,
re:
establishing
the
ambient
criteria
for
enterococci
and
E.
coli
for
the
State
of
New
York.
June
29,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0142)

X.
North
Carolina
88.
North
Carolina
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0109
 
OW­
2004­
0010­
0116)
12
89.
Letter
to
William
G.
Ross,
Jr.,
Secretary,
North
Carolina
Department
of
Environment
&
Natural
Resources,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0044)

Y.
Ohio
90.
Ohio
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0147
 
OW­
2004­
0010­
0151)

91.
Letter
to
Christopher
Jones,
Director,
Ohio
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
commending
the
efforts
of
the
state
in
protecting
human
health
at
the
beaches
in
your
state.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0045)

92.
Letter
to
Geoffrey
Grubbs,
USEPA,
from
Lisa
J.
Morris,
Chief,
Division
of
Surface
Water,
Ohio
EPA,
re:
information
on
the
application
of
Ohio's
(
Ohio)
bacteria
water
quality
standards
for
Lake
Erie.
May
21,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0129)

Z.
Oregon
93.
Oregon
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0093)

94.
Letter
to
Stephanie
Hallock,
Director,
Oregon
Department
of
Environmental
Quality,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0046)

AA.
Pennsylvania
95.
Pennsylvania
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0094)

96.
Letter
to
Dr.
Calvin
B.
Johnson,
Secretary,
Pennsylvania
Department
of
Health,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0047)
13
BB.
Puerto
Rico
97.
Puerto
Rico
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
95
 
OW­
2004­
0010­
96)

98.
Letter
to
Esteban
Mujica
Cotto,
Chairman,
Puerto
Rico
Environmental
Quality
Board,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0048)

99.
Letter
to
Jane
M.
Kenny,
Regional
Administrator,
USEPA,
from
Esteban
Mujica
Cotto,
Esq.,
Chairman,
Environmental
Quality
Board,
Commonwealth
of
Puerto
Rico,
re:
Environmental
Quality
Board
(
EQB)
needs
to
comply
with
the
BEACH
Act.
May
23,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0130)

CC.
Rhode
Island
100.
Rhode
Island
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0097)

101.
Letter
to
Frederick
J.
Vincent,
Rhode
Island
Department
of
Environmental
Management,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0049)

102.
Letter
to
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator,
USEPA,
from
Frederick
J.
Vincent,
Acting
Director,
Rhode
Island
Department
of
Environmental
Management,
re:
Rhode
Island's
(
Island)
efforts
to
comply
with
the
BEACH
Act.
May
6,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0119)

DD.
South
Carolina
103.
South
Carolina
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0098)

104.
Letter
to
C.
Earl
Hunter,
Commissioner,
South
Carolina
Department
of
Health
&
Environmental
Control,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
14
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0050)

EE.
Texas
105.
Texas
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0099
 
OW­
2004­
0010­
0100)

106.
Letter
to
Ralph
Marquez,
Commissioner,
Texas
Commissioner
on
Environmental
Quality,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
commending
the
efforts
of
the
state
in
protecting
human
health
at
the
beaches
in
your
state.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0051)

107.
Letter
to
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator,
Office
of
Water,
USEPA,
from
Kathleen
Hartnett
White,
Chairman,
Texas
Commission
on
Environmental
Quality,
re:
Texas'
(
Texas)
compliance
with
the
BEACH
Act
in
adopting
enterococci
as
the
indicator
bacteria
for
recreational
waters.
June
16,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0131)

108.
Letter
to
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator,
Office
of
Water,
USEPA,
from
Kathleen
Hartnett
White,
Chairman,
Texas
Commission
on
Environmental
Quality,
re:
additional
clarifications
on
the
water
quality
standards
for
recreation
and
the
implementation
of
the
federal
BEACH
Act
in
Texas.
June
29,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0141)

FF.
Virginia
109.
Virginia
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0101)

110.
Letter
to
Robert
G.
Burnley,
Director,
Virginia
Department
of
Environmental
Quality,
from
Benjamin
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
commending
the
efforts
of
the
state
in
protecting
human
health
at
the
beaches
in
your
state.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0052)

111.
Letter
to
Mark
Smith,
USEPA
Region
3,
from
Alan
E.
Pollock,
Commonwealth
of
Virginia,
Department
of
Environmental
Quality,
re:
the
new
E.
coli
and
enterococci
bacteria
criteria
apply
to
all
waters
in
the
Commonwealth.
May
7,
2004.
15
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0118)

GG.
Virgin
Islands
112.
Virgin
Islands
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0102)

113.
Letter
to
Honorable
Dean
Plaskett,
Esquire,
Commissioner,
Department
of
Planning
and
Natural
Resources,
Virgin
Islands,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0053)

HH.
Washington
114.
Washington
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0103)

115.
Letter
to
Linda
Hoffman,
Interim
Director,
Washington
Department
of
Ecology,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0054)

116.
Letter
to
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Acting
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
from
Linda
Hoffman,
Director,
State
of
Washington,
Department
of
Ecology,
re:
Washington
State's
(
State)
compliance
with
the
BEACH
Act.
May
11,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0132)

117.
Memo
from
Melissa
Gildersleeve,
Washington
Department
of
Ecology,
re:
Washington
Data
Supporting
Fecal
Coliform
in
Marine
Waters
 
Raw
Data,
Data
Summary,
and
Cost
Benefit
Analysis.
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0153)

II.
Wisconsin
118.
Wisconsin
Water
Quality
Standards
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0104
 
OW­
2004­
0010­
0107)

119.
Letter
to
Paul
Scott
Hassett,
Secretary,
Wisconsin
Department
of
Natural
Resources,
from
Benjamin
H.
Grumbles,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Water,
USEPA,
re:
reminder
of
current
deadline
for
compliance
with
the
USEPA
BEACH
Act.
April
19,
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0055)
16
V.
TRIBAL
CONSULTATION
120.
Letter
to
Wampanoag
Tribe
of
Gay
Head
from
Carol
J.
Jorgensen,
Director,
American
Indian
Environmental
Office
re:
informing
you
of
the
USEPA"
s
(
USEPA)
plans
to
comply
with
the
BEACH
Act.
May
28,
2004.
(
Note:
This
letter
is
an
example
of
the
form
letter
sent
to
the
list
of
tribes
included
in
this
docket
item.)
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0117)

VI.
ECONOMIC
ANALYSIS
121.
Science
Applications
International
Corporation
(
SAIC).
Economic
Analysis
for
Proposed
Water
Quality
Standards
for
Coastal
Waters.
SAIC
Project
Number
01­
0833­
04­
7714­
xxx,
EPA
Contract
No.
68­
C­
99­
252.
2004.
(
OW­
2004­
0010­
0015)
