Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
TMDL Development Public Meeting - McClure River, Big Spraddle Branch, Buffalo Creek & Roaring Fork (Dickenson County)

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 7/14/2016  6:00 pm
Location McClure Kiwanis Building
McClure Community, Dickenson County, Virginia
(located at the intersection of State Route 63 (Dante Mountain Road) and State Route 773 (Herndon Road)) 
Board Website http://www.deq.virginia.gov 
Agenda document agency has not posted
Minutes document minutes not taken
Disability Friendly? Yes       Deaf interpreter available upon request? Yes
Purpose of the meeting
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a public meeting for interested persons on the development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for the McClure River, Big Spraddle Branch, Buffalo Creek, and Roaring Fork in Dickenson Counties. These streams are listed on the 2012 303(d) TMDL Priority List and Report as impaired due to violations of the State’s water quality standards for bacteria. Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act and §62.1-44.19:7.C of the State Water Control Law requires DEQ to develop TMDLs for pollutants responsible for each impaired water contained in Virginia’s 303(d) Priority List and Report. The impaired segments include: 21.76 miles of the McClure River from the headwaters downstream to the Road Branch confluence near Steinman; 2.31 miles of Big Spraddle Branch, a tributary to the McClure River west of Stratton; 3.25 miles of Buffalo Creek, a tributary to the McClure River north of Nora; 1.08 miles of Roaring Fork, a tributary to the McClure River upstream of Nora. This is the first public meeting on the development of the TMDL to address the bacteria impairments for these segments. A public comment period will begin on July 14, 2016 and end on August 15, 2016. An advisory committee to assist in development of this TMDL may be established. Persons interested in assisting should notify the DEQ contact person by the end of the comment period and provide their name, address, phone number, email address and the organization you represent (if any). Notification of the composition of the panel will be sent to all applicants. A component of a TMDL is the Waste Load Allocations (WLAs); therefore, this notice is provided pursuant to §2.2-4006.A.14 of the Administrative Process Act for any future adoption of the TMDL’s associated WLAs. Information on the development of the TMDLs for these impairments is available upon request. Questions or information requests should be addressed to the DEQ contact person listed. Please note, all written comments should include name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the comments and should be sent to DEQ contact person. Notice of this meeting and public comment period appears in the July 11, 2016 Virginia Register.
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: Martha Chapman 
Address: DEQ Southwest Regional Office
355-A Deadmore Street
Abingdon, 24210-1688
Email Address: Martha.Chapman@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone: (276)676-4800    FAX: (276)676-4899    TDD: ()-