| Action Summary | In response to a petition to amend the Water Quality Standards regulation (WQS), the State Water Control Board proposes to amend the WQS (9VAC25-260) to incorporate site-specific selenium criteria for the protection of freshwater aquatic life in four streams which are tributaries to Knox Creek in Buchanan County, Virginia. The specific streams which are the focus of this rulemaking are: 1) Race Fork and tributaries; 2) Pounding Mill Creek and tributaries; 3) Right Fork of Lester Fork and tributaries; 4) Abners Fork and tributaries. The intent of this rulemaking is to establish site-specific selenium aquatic life criteria which protect designated and beneficial uses of state waters by adopting regulations that are technically correct and reasonable. These site-specific criteria will be implemented in water quality programs which protect and maintain the WQS, including the Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program and the Clean Water Act 305(b) water quality assessment report and 303(d) listing of impaired waters. |
| Chapters Affected | Only affects this chapter. |
| Executive Branch Review | This action will go through the normal Executive Branch Review process. |
| RIS Project | Yes [7765] |
| Associated Petitions for Rulemaking | Site-specific aquatic life ambient criterion for selenium |
| New Periodic Review | This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review. |
| Name / Title: | David Whitehurst |
| Address: |
1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400 P.O. Box 1105 Richmond, VA 23218 |
| Email Address: | david.whitehurst@deq.virginia.gov |
| Phone: | (804)774-9180 FAX: ()- TDD: ()- |