Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
Department of Environmental Quality
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - portions of the Meherrin River and its tributaries to include Briery Branch, Genito Creek, and Great Creek

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 12/9/2009  2:00 pm
Location Southside Virginia Community College, Workforce Development Center – Room 108, 109 Campus Drive, Alberta, VA 23821 
Board Website http://www.deq.virginia.gov 
Agenda document agency has not posted
Minutes document agency has not posted
Purpose of the meeting
Final public meeting on a study to restore water quality of the recreation/swimming use of portions of the Meherrin River and its tributaries to include Briery Branch, Genito Creek, and Great Creek which are impaired for the recreational use (swimming) due to exceedances of the bacteria water quality standard. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Conservation and Recreation are presenting the final draft report of a study to restore water quality. Virginia agencies have been working to identify sources of the bacterial contamination in portions of the Meherrin River and its tributaries. The bacterial impairements span a total of approximately 70 miles. The comment period will begin on December 9, 2009, and end on January 8, 2010.
Meeting Scope
 
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
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General business of the board
 
Discuss particular regulations / chapters

Contact Information
Name / Title: Margaret Smigo  / TMDL Coordinator
Address: 629 East Main Street
P.O. Box 1105
Glen Allen, 23060
Email Address: Margaret.Smigo@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)527-5124    FAX: (804)527-5106    TDD: ()-   
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, such as sign language interpreters and/or real-time captioning services, are available upon request. Please send accommodation requests to the meeting contact as early as possible but no later than seven business days before the date of the meeting.