Water Protection Program

Permit in Lieu of a Total Maximum Daily Load Water Body Record

Dog Creek
Approved Dec. 28, 2007

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, approved a permit-in-lieu of a Total Maximum Daily Load, or PIL, for Dog Creek, WBID 0510, in Daviess County. 

303(d)-listed pollutants:

• Non-volatile Suspended Solids (sediment).

To address the listed pollutants, permit limits were adjusted for:

• Total suspended solids.

Additionally, the quarry was required to remove stockpiled fines along the streambank, relocate other stockpiles vulnerable to eroding directly into the creek and install best management practices to control storm water contributions of sediment to the creek.

Documents in this record:

• Dog Creek PIL.
• Permit #MO-0134091, Trager Limestone - Gallatin Quarry, submitted in lieu of a TMDL.  Issued Nov. 16, 2007.
• EPA approval letter - This includes the EPA Region 7 4B Rationale pages in which they document how the permit adequately addresses the listed pollutant(s).
• Dog Creek TMDL Information Sheet.