ARC 8038B
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSION[567]
Amended Notice of Intended Action
Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code sections 455B.105 and 455B.173, the Environmental Protection Commission hereby amends the Notice of Intended Action published in the November 19, 2008, Iowa Administrative Bulletin as ARC 7368B to revise the “Iowa Antidegradation Implementation Procedure” proposed to be incorporated by reference in 567—paragraph 61.2(2)“e.”
The revisions modify the listings in “Appendix B – Outstanding Iowa Waters.” Several of the proposed creeks have been removed based on a scientific review of existing water quality conditions that do not meet the proposed criteria for Outstanding Iowa Waters at this time and the potential adverse regulatory impacts. In addition, several new creeks have been added based on a scientific review of existing water quality conditions that do meet the proposed criteria for Outstanding Iowa Waters.
The Amended Notice of Intended Action also removes Dalton Lake, listed in Appendix B as an Outstanding Iowa Water. The Commission invites further discussion and comments to determine which Iowa lakes, if any, should be designated as Outstanding Iowa Waters in the Adopted and Filed rule making. The Commission is specifically requesting information for inclusion or exclusion of any of the Iowa Great Lakes.
As a result of the revisions, persons are invited to present oral or written comments at three public hearings which will be held as follows:

	September 1, 2009		11 a.m.	Elkader Opera House
207 N. Main Street
Elkader, Iowa	
	September 1, 2009		6 p.m.	Northeast Iowa Community College - Waukon
Room 115
1220 3rd Avenue, Suite 102
Waukon, Iowa	
	September 3, 2009		6 p.m.	Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
Mahan Building
1838 Highway 86
Milford, Iowa	
Detailed information regarding Iowa’s water quality standards and the Department’s rules, including the full version of the “Iowa Antidegradation Implementation Procedure,” can be found on the Department’s Web site at http://www.iowadnr.com/water/standards/index.html.
Any person may submit written suggestions or comments on the proposed amendments through September 15, 2009. Such written material may be submitted to Adam Schnieders, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Wallace State Office Building, 502 East 9th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0034; fax (515)281-8895; or by E-mail to adam.schnieders@dnr.iowa.gov. Persons who have questions may contact Adam Schnieders at (515)281-7409.
The proposed revisions change the listings in “Appendix B – Outstanding Iowa Waters” as follows:
Appendix B – Outstanding Iowa Waters

STREAMS	DESCRIPTION	Length
(Miles)	
Baron Springs	Mouth (S2, T91N, R6W, Clayton Co.) to spring source (S4, T91N, R6W, Clayton Co.)	1.99	
Bear Creek	From road crossing in SW1/4, NW1/4, S11, T86N, R10W, Benton Co. to E. line of S25, T87N, R10W, Buchanan Co.	5.2	
Bear Creek	Confluence with N. Bear Cr. (S25, T100N, R7W, Winneshiek Co.) to spring source (Mestad Spring) (S29, T100N, R7W, Winneshiek Co.)	4.97	
Bear Creek	Mouth (S8, T92N, R7W, Fayette Co.) to W. line of S6, T92N, R7W, Fayette Co.	3.94	
Bohemian Creek	Mouth (Winneshiek Co.) to Howard Co. Rd. V58 (W. line of S2, T97N, R11W, Howard Co.)	12.58	
Bloody Run	From W. line of S22, T95N, R4W, Clayton Co. to confluence with Unnamed Creek (NAD83) UTM Coordinates X(Easting) 645284.89 Y(Northing) 4766657.44	8.59	
Brownfield Creek	Mouth (Clayton Co.) to spring source (S31, T91N, R3W, Clayton Co.)	0.94	
Brush Creek	N. line of S23, T85N, R3E, Jackson Co. to N. line of S1, T85N, R3E, Jackson Co.	5.82	
Buck Creek	Mouth (S29, T93N, R2W, Clayton Co.) to W. line of S9, T93N, R3W, Clayton Co.	13.26	
Canoe Creek	Winneshiek Co. Rd. W38 to W. line of Section 8, T99N, R8W, Winneshiek Co.	7.34	
Clear Creek	Mouth (Allamakee Co.) to W. line of S25, T99N, R4W, Allamakee Co.	3.79	
Coon Creek	Mouth (Winneshiek Co.) to rd. crossing in S13, T98N, R7W, Winneshiek Co.	3.22	
Deer Creek	E. line of S1, T100N, R19W, Worth Co. to road crossing in SE1/4, S35, T100N, R19W, Worth Co.	1.6	
Dousman Creek	Mouth (S33, T96N, R3W, Allamakee Co.) to Allamakee-Clayton Co. line	3.44	
Duck Creek	Mouth (S14, T100N, R6W, Allamakee Co.) to Iowa-Minnesota state line	1.98	
Ensign Creek (aka Ensign Hollow)	Mouth (S28, T92N, R6W, Clayton Co.) to spring source (S29, T92N, R6W, Clayton Co.)	1.05	
Fenchel Creek (a.k.a. Richmond Springs)	Mouth (S5, T90N, R6W, Delaware Co.) to Richmond Springs (Center of S4, T90N, R6W, Delaware Co.)	1.26	
Fountain Spring Creek (aka Odell Br.)	Mouth (SE1/4, S10, T90N, R4W, Delaware Co.) to W. line of NW1/4, S16, T90N, R4W, Delaware Co.	2.82	
French Creek	Mouth (Allamakee Co.) to E. line of S23, T99N, R5W, Allamakee Co.	5.58	
Grannis Creek	Mouth (S30, T95N, R7W, Fayette Co.) to W. line of S36, T93N, R8W, Fayette Co.	3.56	
Hickory Creek	Mouth (Allamakee Co.) to S. line of S28, T96N, R5W, Allamakee Co.	3.24	
Jones Creek	Mouth (S19, T98N, R4W, Allamakee Co.) to bridge crossing at Clonkitty Rd. (S14, T98N, R5W, Allamakee Co.)	5.75	
Kleinlein Creek	Mouth (Clayton Co.) to spring source (South Spring) (S10, T91N, R6W, Clayton Co.)	3.96	
Lime Creek	From confluence with unnamed tributary in NE1/4, NW1/4, S34, T87N, R10W, Buchanan Co. to N. line of S23, T87N, R10W, Buchanan Co.	3.0	
Little Mill Creek	Mouth (Jackson Co.) to W. line of S29, T86N, R4E, Jackson Co.	6.74	
Little Paint Creek	Mouth to N. line of S30, T97N, R3W	1.92	
Little Turkey River	Clayton-Delaware Co. line to S. line of S11, T90N, R3W, Delaware Co.	3.25	
Ludlow Creek	Mouth (S2, T96N, R6W, Allamakee Co.) to confluence with an unnamed tributary (S33, T97N, R6W, Allamakee Co.)	2.00	
Maquoketa River	Confluence with South Fork Maquoketa River (S16, T90N, R6W, Delaware Co.) to Hwy 3 (N. Line S24, T91N, R7W, Fayette Co.).	8.61	
Middle Fork Little Maquoketa River	W. line of S31, T90N, R1E, Dubuque Co. to N. line of S33, T90N, R1W, Dubuque Co.	4.94	
Mill Creek (aka Big Mill Creek)	Confluence with Little Mill Cr. to confluence with Unnamed Cr. (S1, T86N, R3E, Jackson Co.)	8.04	
Mink Creek	Mouth (S30, T93N, R6W, Clayton Co.) to W. line of S15, T93N, R7W, Fayette Co.	5.94	
Mossey Glen Creek	Mouth (S3, T91N, R5W, Clayton Co.) to S. line of S10, T91N, R5W, Clayton Co.	1.96	
Nichols Creek (aka Bigalk Cr.)	Mouth (S18, T100N, R10W, Winneshiek Co.) to W. line of S23, T100N, R11W, Howard Co.	4.18	
North Bear Creek	Mouth (S25, T100N, R7W, Winneshiek Co.) to Iowa-Minnesota state line	6.39	
North Cedar Creek	Mouth (S8, T94N, R3W, Clayton Co.) to W. line of S24, T94N, R4W, Clayton Co.	4.62	
Otter Creek	Mouth (Fayette Co.) to confluence with Unnamed Cr. (a.k.a. Glovers Cr., S22, T94N, R8W, Fayette Co.)	10.89	
Paint Creek	Little Paint Cr. to Rd. crossing, S18, T97N, R4W, Allamakee Co.	12.37	
Patterson Creek	Mouth (Allamakee Co.) to E. line of S3, T98N, R6W, Allamakee Co.	4.85	
Pine Creek (aka South Pine Creek)	Mouth (S26, T99N, R7W, Winneshiek Co.) to N. line of S21, T99N, R7W, Winneshiek Co.	2.80	
Ram Hollow	Mouth (S11, T90N, R3W, Clayton Co.) to spring source (S10, T90N, R3W, Delaware Co.)	0.66	
Silver Creek	Mouth (S4, T99N, R5W, Allamakee Co.) to S. line of S31, T99N, R5W, Allamakee Co.	8.31	
Smith Creek (aka Trout River)	Mouth (S21, T98N, R7W, Winneshiek Co.) to S. line of S33, T98N, R7W, Winneshiek Co.	3.42	
South Canoe Creek	Mouth (S22, T99N, R8W, Winneshiek Co.) to bridge crossing at Winn Rd. (S21, T99N, R8W, Winneshiek Co.)	1.90	
Sny Magill Creek	Mouth (S23, T94N, R3W, Clayton Co.) to W. line of S6, T94N, R3W, Clayton Co.)	7.57	
Spring Branch Creek	Mouth (S10, T88N, R5W, Delaware Co.) to spring source (S35, T89N, R5W, Delaware Co.)	2.83	
Spring Creek	Mouth (Mitchell Co.) to N. line of S8, T97N, R16W, Mitchell Co.	3.93	
Storybook Hollow	Mouth (S7, T86N, R4E, Jackson Co.) to S. line of S12, T86N, R3E, Jackson Co.	1.37	
Trout Run	Mouth (S16, T98N, R4W, Allamakee Co.) through one mile reach	1.0	
Turtle Creek	Mouth (Mitchell Co.) to E. line of S7, T99, R17W, Mitchell Co.	3.45	
Twin Springs Creek	Mouth (S17, T98N, R8W, Winneshiek Co.) to springs in Twin Springs Park (S20, T98N, R8W, Winneshiek Co.)	0.61	
Unnamed Creek	Mouth (S1, T86N, R3E, Jackson Co.) to W. line of S1, T86N, R3E, Jackson Co.	0.73	
Unnamed Creek (aka Cold Water Cr.)	Mouth (S32, T100N, R9W, Winneshiek Co.) to N. line of S31, T100N, R9W, Winneshiek Co.	2.46	
Unnamed Creek (aka Erickson Spring Branch)	Mouth (S23, T98N, R4W, Allamakee Co.) to W. line of S23, T98N, R4W, Allamakee Co.	0.91	
Unnamed Creek (aka Glovers Cr.)	Mouth (S22, T94N, R8W, Fayette Co.) to W. line of S15, T94N, R8W, Fayette Co.	1.43	
Unnamed Creek (aka S. Fk. Big Mill)	Mouth (S8, T86N, R4E, Jackson Co.) to W. line of S17, T86N, R4E, Jackson Co.	0.97	
Unnamed Stream (aka Trout Run)	Mouth (S27, T98N, R8W, Winneshiek Co.) to S. line of S27, T98N, R8W, Winneshiek Co.	0.54	
Village Creek	Mouth (Allamakee Co.) to W. line of S19, T98N, R4W, Allamakee Co.	13.32	
Wapsipinicon River	Confluence with UT in McIntire (S34, T100N, R15W Mitchell Co.) to N. line of (S20, T100N, R15W, Mitchell Co.)	5.24	
Waterloo Creek	Mouth (S35, T100N, R6W, Allamakee Co.) to Iowa-Minnesota state line	9.39	
West Branch French Creek	Mouth (S23, T99N, R5W, Allamakee Co.) to confluence with Unnamed Creek (S26, T99N, R5W, Allamakee Co.)	0.67	
Wexford Creek	Mouth (S5, T97N, R2W, Allamakee Co.) to W. line of S25, T98N, R3W, Allamakee Co.	4.42	
Grand Total	 	336.96 112.39 miles	

LAKES	Description (Section, Township, Range)	Size (Acres)	
Big Spirit Lake SGMA	S33, T100N, R36W	5,684	
East Okoboji Lake SGMA	S29, T99N, R36W	1,835	
Lower Gar Lake SGMA	S32, T99N, R36W	251	
Minnewashta Lake SGMA	S29, T99N, R36W	122	
Upper Gar Lake SGMA	S29, T99N, R36W	36	
West Okoboji Lake SGMA	S20, T99N, R36W	3,847	
Dalton Lake	S34, T84N, R5E	2