Department of Environmental Quality
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting - Watershed Plan - Cunningham Creek & Tributaries
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 8/1/2017 2:00 pm |
| Location | Fluvanna County Public Library, 214 Commons Blvd., Palmyra, VA 22963 |
| Board Website | http://www.deq.virginia.gov |
| Agenda document | agency has not posted |
| Minutes document |
Meeting minutes
8/10/2017
(50k)
FINAL
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| Disability Friendly? Yes Deaf interpreter available upon request? Yes | |
| Purpose of the meeting The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and its contractor, Virginia Tech’s Biological Systems Engineering Department, will discuss plans for development of a watershed plan for Cunningham Creek and its tributaries. Following the last committee meeting held May 1, 2017, it was determined that developing a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for Cunningham Creek was not the most appropriate strategy to restore the creeks based on characteristics of the watersheds and the nature of the water quality impairments. With input from the committee, it was decided that TMDL development would be suspended and a watershed plan would be pursued. At this meeting, the Technical Advisory Committee will review new bacteria and sediment loading data for pollutant sources in the watersheds, and to discuss appropriate measures to address these sources. These streams do not host a healthy and diverse population of aquatic life, and are listed as impaired for the “General Benthic (Aquatic life)” water quality standard. A benthic stressor analysis performed at the beginning of the TMDL process indicated that sediment is the primary stressor to the benthic community. In addition, the Middle Fork of Cunningham Creek has a high concentration of E. coli bacteria, which prevents it from meeting the “Primary Contact” water quality standard. The impairments are: Cunningham Creek (Fluvanna County) - Aquatic Life; Cunningham Creek – North Fork (Fluvanna County) - Aquatic Life; Cunningham Creek – Middle Fork (Fluvanna County) - Bacteria, Aquatic Life. Meetings of the Technical Advisory Committee are open to the public and all interested parties are welcome. In addition, written comments are always accepted. For more information or to submit written comments, please contact the staff person listed. | |
| 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: | Nesha McRae / TMDL Coordinator |
| Address: |
DEQ - Valley Regional Office PO Box 3000 Harrisonburg, 22801 |
| Email Address: | nesha.mcrae@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (540)574-7850 FAX: (540)574-7878 TDD: ()- |