Gary Beach began by giving a background history and discussed the next listing process. There was discussion of what constituted a watershed plan.
Watershed planning is a possible agenda item for a future meeting.
EPA is undergoing an effort to revise the TMDL regulations. They are working with the 1985 rule now and would like to clarify the process. The revised regulation is projected to be on the federal register in April, 1999. This assumes that everything goes as planned. The rule must go through public comment which may change the dates.