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Purdy woman, neighbors planning to attend DNR’s stream-exemption hearing The UAA protocol, established by the Missouri Clean Water Commission, combines stream-depth measurements with interviews and public notification. Based on recent data, the department is considering removing the swimming use on 47 streams, less than 1 percent of Missouri’s classified streams. These are streams that typically do not flow during the summer months but might contain pools deep enough to support swimming.
“We are getting letters from people concerned that we will allow raw, untreated sewage into Missouri streams,” said Dan Schuette, director of the department’s Division of Environmental Quality. “This is not the case, and it is irresponsible to promote this notion.” The federal Clean Water Act assigns swimming and fishing uses to all waters of the United States, where the use is attainable. Waters that attain the use must meet bacterial standards. The states are charged with determining attainability. “We are a resource management agency, and we have to protect the public,” Schuette said. “But we also have to ensure that the requirements and standards that we set are necessary. We should not be forcing ratepayers to protect uses that don’t exist.” The department, he said, will not allow the discharge of raw sewage into state waters. Wastewater must be treated before discharge and must be sufficient to meet all downstream water-quality standards. The DNR is accepting comments on its preliminary recommendations until Aug. 31. Information To determine which streams were surveyed and to review the Use Attainability Analyses information, people may visit www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/wqstandards/uaa/uaa_county.htm. Additional information may be obtained, or comments may be sent to the department, through the Web site or by mail to UAA Coordinator, Department of Natural Resources, Water Protection Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176. 
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