Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
 
GDForum ID: 2482
Description of Proposed Guidance Document Changes
DEQ undertakes fish kill investigations in support of ยง 62.1-44.15(11) which empowers the department to investigate any large-scale killing of fish and recover the costs of investigations and the replacement costs of dead fish. The proposed guidance document replaces the existing DEQ Guidance Memo No. GM02-2002 Fish Kill Guidance Manual Second Edition which outlines the procedures and best practices to determine the cause of fish kill events in the waters of Virginia; to assess environmental damage caused by such kills; and to determine the parties responsible for the kill. This revision is necessary to reflect current agency procedures and to adopt the most up to date methods for conducting thorough, accurate and efficient fish kill investigations. This revised version of the guidance expands upon descriptions of methods to count dead fish under various field conditions using guidelines from the American Fisheries Society. The revision provides more details about preparatory steps staff should take prior to visiting a fish kill and gives additional details on collecting water quality data and samples. In addition, it adds discussions on safety protocols for staff to follow and direction for communicating incidents with the public and media. The revision removes unneeded appendices, internal agency instructions, and forms.
 
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Guidance Document(s) for this Comment Forum
 
Document ID Document Title Current Document Proposed Document
02-2002 Fish Kill Guidance Manual Second Edition pdf Document     To Be Deleted Deleted on 7/24/2024
GM23-2006 Fish Kill Investigation Guidance Third Edition n/a pdf Proposed Document Posted with original changes on 07/24/2024
 
Contact Information
 
Name:
Tony Cario
        Title:
 
Email:
anthony.cario@deq.virginia.gov
 
Address:
1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400,
P.O. Box 1105
 
City:
Richmond
State:  
VA
Zip:  
23218
 
Phone:
(804)814-7774
Fax:  
()-
 
ORM Review
 
ORM Approved (5/28/2024)
pdf ORM Economic Review Form     posted: 5/23/2024         submitted to ORM: 5/23/2024
 
The Virginia Register
 

Publication Date: 6/17/2024    Volume: 40  Issue: 22
The public comment period began upon publication and lasted for 30 days. It ended on 7/17/2024.
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Effective Date:  7/18/2024   
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