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Ms. Karen A. Flournoy, Director Water, Wetlands and Pesticides Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 th 901 N. 5 St. Kansas City, KS 66101 www.diu.rno.gov

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RE: Water Quality Certification for Vessel General Permit and Small Vessel General Permit
DearMs. Flournoy: The Missouri Department ofNatural Resources' Water Protection Program (Department) has received your December 9, 2011, request for Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification (certification) for the draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System's Vessel General Permit and Small Vessel General Permit. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposes to reissue the Vessel General Permit to cover discharges incidental to normal operation of commercial vessels and non-recreational vessels greaterthan or equal to 79 feet in length, and issue the Small Vessel General Permit to cover discharges incidental to the normal operation ofvessels less than 79 feet in length. These draft general permits authorize discharges into the waters ofthe State ofMissouri. This office certifies that the proposed project will not cause the general orthe numeric criteria to be exceeded norimpairbeneficial uses established in the Water Quality Standards, 10 CSR 20-7.031, provided the following conditions are met: 1. Thepermittee shall not cause or contribute to the general ornumeric criteria to be exceeded norimpair beneficial uses established in the Water Quality Standards, 10 CSR 20-7.031.
2. Representatives from the Department shall be allowed to inspect the authorized activity at any time deemed necessaryto ensure that it is being orhas been accomplished in accordance with the letters and conditions ofthe permit.
3. This certification shall notbe construed or interpreted to implytherequirements for other permits arereplaced or superceded. AnyNational Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits, Land Disturbance General Permits, or other requirements shall be complied with.
You may appeal to have the matter heard bythe Administrative Hearing Commission. To appeal, you must file a petition with**th~** Administrative Hearing Commission within thirty (30) days after the date this decision was mailed orthe date it was delivered, whichever date was earlier. Ifany 

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such petition is sentbyregistered mail or certified mail, it will be deemed filed on the date itis mailed; ifit is sent by any method other than registered mail or certified mail, it will be deemed filed on the date it is received bythe Administrative Hearing Commission.
Water Quality Standards mustbemet during any operations authorized bythese permits. Ifyou have any questions, please contact Ms. Carrie M. Schulte byphone at (573) 751-7023, bye-mail at carrie.schulte@dnr.mo.gov, orbymail at the Missouri Department ofNatural Resources, Water Protection Program, Operating Permits Section, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102. Thank you for working with the Department to protect our environment. Sincerely,

John Rustige, P.E., Acting Chief Operating Permits Section JR:csp

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### Mr. Stuart Miller, Missouri Department ofConservation 

### Mr. Doug Berka, Army Corps ofEngineers, Kansas CityDistrict Mr. Keith McMullen, Army Corps ofEngineers, 

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