Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
TMDL Technical Advisory Committee Meeting - Moores Creek, Lodge Creek, Meadow Creek and Schenks Branch
 Canceled 

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 3/5/2015  9:00 am
Location Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission’s Water Street Center
407 East Water Street, Charlottesville, VA. 
Board Website http://www.deq.virginia.gov 
Agenda document agency has not posted
Minutes document agency has not posted
Disability Friendly? Yes       Deaf interpreter available upon request? Yes
Purpose of the meeting
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED AND RESCHEDULED DUE TO THE IMPENDING WINTER WEATHER. The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and its contractors, Virginia Tech’s Biological Systems Engineering Department, will discuss population data for the development of a water quality study known as a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDLs) for Moores Creek, Lodge Creek, Meadow Creek and Schenks Branch. This is an opportunity for local residents to share information about the area and its local streams. The Technical Advisory Committee will meet to discuss review permit details, discuss possibilities of cross-program collaboration, and review next steps. 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. DESCRIPTION OF STUDY: These streams do not host a healthy and diverse population of aquatic life, and subsequently was listed as impaired for the “General Benthic (Aquatic life)” water quality standard. This water quality study (TMDL) will review all data collected and determine the cause of the benthic impairment through a weight of evidence approach. Reductions and a TMDL for the cause of the impairment will be developed. The streams and impairments are: Moores Creek (Charlottesville/Albemarle) for Aquatic Life; Lodge Creek (Charlottesville/Albemarle) for Aquatic Life; Meadow Creek (Charlottesville/Albemarle) for Aquatic Life; Schenks Branch (Charlottesville) for Aquatic Life. Meetings of the Technical Advisory Committee are open to the public and all interested parties are welcome. Written comments are always accepted. For more information or to submit written comments, please contact the staff person listed below. For more information, please contact Tara Sieber at Tara.Sieber@deq.virginia.gov or 540.574.7870.
Meeting Scope
 
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
X
General business of the board
 
Discuss particular regulations / chapters

Contact Information
Name / Title: Tara Sieber 
Address: 629 East Main Street
P.O. Box 1105
Harrisonburg, 22801
Email Address: tara.sieber@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone: (540)574-7870    FAX: (540)574-7878    TDD: ()-