Story Published:
Nov 14, 2008 at 10:28 AM CST
Story Updated:
Nov 14, 2008 at 2:52 PM CST
JOPLIN, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the federal Environmental Protection Agency are at odds over which bodies of water in the state should be identified as impaired.
The EPA first agreed with the state that 61 streams and rivers should be listed as impaired, and that 42 should be taken off the list. The EPA, however, would not approve the delisting of 49 other water bodies. The EPA also added 86 water bodies to the list.
To read a complete discussion on the list of impaired waters from DNR, click here.
The federal Clean Water Act requires states to submit every two
years a list of water bodies that are impaired. For water bodies on Missouri's list, the Department of Natural Resources must try to correct problems if possible.
Now the agencies are discussing what constitutes pollution that requires cleanup. They're also working on the list of impaired waters for 2008.
