Department of Environmental Quality
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
Steering Committee Meeting - TMDL Implementation Plan - The Gulf, Mattawoman, Barlow, Jacobus, and Hungars Creeks (Northampton, VA)
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 1/8/2015 9:00 am |
| Location | Northampton Board Room
2nd floor of the Administration Building 16404 Courthouse Road Eastville, VA. |
| Board Website | http://www.deq.virginia.gov |
| Agenda document | agency has not posted |
| Minutes document |
Meeting minutes
1/12/2015
(302k)
FINAL
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| Disability Friendly? Yes Deaf interpreter available upon request? No | |
| Purpose of the meeting The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality announces a steering committee meeting to discuss water quality improvement plans to be included in the TMDL Implementation Plan for The Gulf, Mattawoman, Barlow, Jacobus, and Hungars Creek in Northampton County, VA. The steering committee will discuss plans for reducing sources of fecal bacteria in the watersheds. In addition, Best Management Practices (BMPs) that will be included in the implementation plan will be presented along with quantity and cost estimates. The waters listed for this study were identified in Virginia’s Water Quality Assessment Integrated Report as impaired for not supporting the fecal coliform criteria for shellfish waters. The impairments are based on water quality monitoring data reports of sufficient exceedances of Virginia’s water quality standard for bacteria. Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act and §62.1-44.19:7.C of the Code of Virginia require DEQ to develop Total Maximum Daily Loads for pollutants responsible for each impaired water contained in Virginia’s 303(d) TMDL Priority List and Report and subsequent Water Quality Assessment Reports. 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 TMDL report for The Gulf, which was approved by EPA on September 20, 2007, can be found at: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/portals/0/DEQ/Water/TMDL/apptmdls/shellfish/thegulf.pdf. The TMDL report for Mattawoman Creek, which was approved by EPA on May 6, 2010, can be found at: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/portals/0/DEQ/Water/TMDL/apptmdls/baycoast/mattawoman.pdf. The TMDL report for Barlow and Jacobus Creeks, which was approved by EPA on March 17, 2009, can be found at: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/portals/0/DEQ/Water/TMDL/apptmdls/shellfish/barlowjacob.pdf. The TMDL report for Hungars Creek, which was approved by EPA on April 30, 2008, can be found at: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/portals/0/DEQ/Water/TMDL/apptmdls/shellfish/hungar.pdf. | |
| Meeting Scope |
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
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General business of the board
Discuss particular regulations / chapters
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| Contact Information | |
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| Name / Title: | Dana Gonzalez |
| Address: |
DEQ Tidewater Regional Office 5636 Southern Blvd Virginia Beach, 23462 |
| Email Address: | dana.gonzalez@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (757)518-2137 FAX: (757)518-2009 TDD: ()- |