Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
NOIRA Public Meeting - VPA Regulation Amendments Re: Biosolids

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 7/24/2008  1:00 pm
Location Department of Environmental Quality Piedmont Regional Office, 4949-A Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 
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? No
Purpose of the meeting
A public meeting on the notice of intended regulatory action to consider amendments to regulations governing the biosolids program. The Notice of Intended Regulatory Action appears in the Virginia Register of Regulations on June 23, 2008. The public comment period begins June 23, 2008 and ends on July 31, 2008. Some of the issues detailed in the Notice of Intended Regulatory Action are: inconsistency between biosolids land application requirements in the Virginia Pollution Abatement Permit Regulation and the Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulation; regulatory actions underway which were not completed prior to the transfer of the regulations to the State Water Control Board pertaining to 1) field storage of biosolids, 2) permit fees, and 3) site access control; and public notice processes, processes to establish appropriate buffers to address health concerns, permit modification procedures, sampling requirements, nutrient management requirements, animal health issues associated with grazing, and financial assurance procedures.
Meeting Scope
 
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
 
General business of the board
X
Discuss particular regulations / chapters
The agency plans to discuss the following regulations at this meeting:
9 VAC 25-20 Fees for Permits and Certificates
9 VAC 25-31 Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit Regulation
9 VAC 25-32 Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) Permit Regulation

Contact Information
Name / Title: William Norris 
Address: 629 East Main Street
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, 23218
Email Address: wknorris@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)698-4022    FAX: (804)698-4347    TDD: ()-