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copper, total phosphorus (numeric standard). Kinmundy Borrow Pit (SOG) was listed as
impaired for the following parameters: manganese. Kinmundy Lake New (SOF) was
listed as impaired for the following parameters: manganese. Kinmundy Lake Old
(ROZY) was listed as impaired for the following parameters: manganese. The Clean
Water Act and USEPA regulations require that states develop TMDLs for waters on the
Section 303(d) List. Illinois EPA is currently developing TMDLs for pollutants that have
numeric water quality standards. Therefore, TMDLs were only developed for manganese
for Farina Lake (SOB), Kinmundy Borrow Pit (SOG), Kinmundy Lake New (SOF), and
Kinmundy Lake Old (ROZY). The Illinois EPA contracted with Limno-Tech, Inc., to
prepare a TMDL report for the East Fork Kaskaskia River watershed; Limno-Tech’s
subcontractor for this TMDL is Baetis Environmental Services, Inc.
C.3 Public Participation
Stage One of this TMDL development effort included opportunities to involve local
watershed institutions and the general public. The Agency and its consultant met with
local municipalities and agencies in June 2004 to initiate Stage One. As quarterly
progress reports were produced, the Agency posted them to their website. The draft Stage
One Report for this watershed was available to the public for review beginning in
December 2004. That report is attached as Appendix B.
In February 2005, a public meeting was announced scheduling the presentation of the
Stage One findings. The announcement was mailed to everyone on the previous TMDL
mailing list and published in local newspapers. The public meeting was held at 6:30 pm
on Thursday, March 17, 2005 in Patoka, Illinois at the Village Civic Center. In addition
to the meeting’s sponsors, 18 individuals attended the meeting. Attendees registered and
listened to an introduction to the TMDL Program and the Stage One findings. This was
followed by a general question and answer session.
The Agency entertained questions and concerns from the public at least through April 18,
2005. While there were several general questions, the Village of Farina expressed
specific concerns regarding the limited data to support the listing of Farina Lake (SOB)
and its Mn-caused impairment. Subsequently, the Village was informed that additional
water quality data were collected in 2004 by the Agency. These data were made available
for use in formulating this Mn TMDL. Farina also reported that they recently began
monitoring ammonia nitrogen and fecal coliform bacteria in the Village’s WWTP
