Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
Department of Environmental Quality
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - Pettit Branch

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 12/14/2009  7:00 pm
Location Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission office, 23372 Front Street, Accomac, Virginia 
Board Website http://www.deq.virginia.gov 
Agenda document agency has not posted
Minutes document agency has not posted
Purpose of the meeting
The purpose of the meeting is to provide information and discuss the water quality study with interested local community members and local government.Pettit Branch (VAT-D02R-01) was identified in Virginia’s 1998 303(d) TMDL Priority List and Report as impaired for not supporting the Aquatic Life Use. The impairment is based on biological monitoring data of the stream’s benthic community. Virginia agencies are working to identify the stressors that are affecting the benthic communities in this Creek. Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act and §62.1-44.19:7.C of the Code of Virginia, require DEQ to develop TMDLs for pollutants responsible for each impaired water contained in Virginia’s 303(d) TMDL Priority List and Report and subsequent Water Quality Assessment Reports. During the study, DEQ will develop a Total Maximum Daily Load for the impaired water. A TMDL is the total amount of a pollutant a water body can contain and still meet water quality standards. To restore water quality, pollutant levels have to be reduced to the TMDL amount. The public comment period on materials presented at this meeting will extend from December 14, 2009 to January 14, 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: Jennifer Howell 
Address: DEQ Tidewater Regional Office
5636 Southern Blvd
Virginia Beach, 23462
Email Address: jennifer.howell@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone: (757)518-2111    FAX: (804)698-4346    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.