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Response summary to comments received on the Vermont 2016 public comment draft versions of the 303(d) List of Impaired Waters (Part A) and Other Priority Waters Lists (Parts B, D, E, & F)

2016 303d EPA Approval Letter

2016 Priority Waters List Part E, Waters altered by aquatic invasive species

2016 Priority Waters List Part F, Waters altered by flow regulation

2016 Priority Waters List Part D, Impaired waters with an approved TMDL

2016 Priority Waters List: Part B, Impaired waters for which a TMDL is not required

2016 Part A – 303(d) List of Impaired Waters, including waters proposed for de-listing

Section 305(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (also known as the Clean Water Act or CWA) requires each state to submit a report about the quality of the state's surface and ground waters to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on a biennial basis. This 2016 Water Quality Integrated Assessment Report (305(b) Report), prepared by Vermont’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) summarizes water quality conditions throughout Vermont with the known conditions as updated with information and data from the 24-month reporting period of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015.