NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT SURFACE WATER QUALITY BUREAU DRAFT 2020-2022 STATE OF NEW MEXICO CLEAN WATER ACT SECTIONS 303(D)/ 305(B) INTEGRATED LIST OF ASSESSED SURFACE WATERS

NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT SURFACE WATER QUALITY BUREAU DRAFT 2020-2022 STATE OF NEW MEXICO CLEAN WATER ACT SECTIONS 303(D)/ 305(B) INTEGRATED LIST OF ASSESSED SURFACE WATERS NOTICE OF A 45-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Surface Water Quality Bureau (SWQB) invites the public to comment on the draft 2020-2022 State of New Mexico Clean Water Act (CWA) §303(d)/§305(b) Integrated List of Assessed Surface Waters (Integrated List). The Integrated List identifies whether or not a particular surface water of the state is currently meeting its designated uses as detailed in the State of New Mexico Standards for Interstate and Intrastate Surface Waters (20.6.4 NMAC), through application of the Procedures for Assessing Water Quality Standards Attainment for the State of New Mexico CWA §303(d)/§305(b) Integrated Report: Comprehensive Assessment and Listing Methodology (CALM). “Category 5” waters on the Integrated List specifically constitute the CWA Section 303(d) List of Impaired Waters. Copies of the draft list and any of the above supporting documents may be obtained via download from the SWQB website at https://www.env.nm.gov/surface-water-quality/303d-305b/, or by contacting Lynette Guevara at lynette.guevara@state.nm.us (preferred) or (505) 827-2904. The 45-day public comment period on the draft Integrated List will start July 27, 2020, and end September 10, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. MDT. During this period, the public may email comments (preferred) to lynette.guevara@state.nm.us for consideration and inclusion in the public record. Written comments may also be submitted via regular mail: Lynette Guevara, NMED SWQB, P.O. Box 5469, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87502. Following the close of the public comment period, the SWQB will prepare the final draft 2020-2022 Integrated List as amended, including a Response to Comments. The Integrated List, as an appendix of the Integrated Report, will be presented to the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) for review and approval at their regularly scheduled meeting (tentatively set for November 10, 2020). The Integrated List and Report, including SWQB’s Response to Comments, will be available to the public via download from the SWQB website, or upon request (see above contact information), no later than 10 days prior to the WQCC meeting. The WQCC meeting schedule and agendas are maintained on the WQCC website (https://www.env.nm.gov/water-quality-control-commission/wqcc/). The final Integrated Report and List, as approved by the WQCC, will then be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 for approval under the Clean Water Act. If any person requires other non-English Language Speaker Assistance, assistance for an interpreter, or auxiliary aid (e.g., accommodations for persons who are disabled) to participate in the public process for the Integrated List, please contact Lynette Guevara at least 14 days prior to the WQCC meeting date at lynette.guevara@state.nm.us; telephone (505) 827-2904; or P.O. Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502. TDD or TTY users please access the number via the New Mexico Relay Network, 1-800-659-1779 (voice); TTY users: 1-800-659-8331. NMED does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age or sex in the administration of its programs or activities, as required by applicable laws and regulations. NMED is responsible for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning non-discrimination requirements implemented by 40 C.F.R. Part 7, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. If you have any questions about this notice or any of NMED’s non- discrimination programs, policies or procedures, you may contact: Non-Discrimination Coordinator    New Mexico Environment Department 1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050 P.O. Box 5469 Santa Fe, NM 87502 (505) 827-2855 nd.coordinator@state.nm.us If you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to a NMED program or activity, you may contact the Non-Discrimination Coordinator identified above or visit our website at https://www.env.nm.gov/non-employee-discrimination-complaint-page/ to learn how and where to file a complaint of discrimination.