Department of Environmental Quality
Department of Environmental Quality
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - Study on the Potomac River tributaries (Powells Creek, Quantico Creek, South Fork Quantico Creek, North Branch Chopawamsic Creek)
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 4/20/2011 7:00 pm |
| Location | Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Building, Auditorium
15941 Donald Curtis Drive, Woodbridge, Virginia 22191 |
| 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 PURPOSE OF NOTICE: The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) announce Public Meetings to introduce a series of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies on the Potomac River tributaries to members of the community. MEETING DESCRIPTION: These are the first meetings to introduce these TMDL projects to the public. The purpose of these meetings is to gather information and discuss the studies with community members. DESCRIPTION OF STUDY: Portions of the following streams have been identified as impaired on the Clean Water Act §303(d) list for not supporting Virginia’s water quality recreational use standard due to exceedances of the bacteria criterion. Virginia agencies are working to identify the sources of bacteria contamination in these stream segments. During this study, DEQ will develop a total maximum daily load, or a TMDL, for each of the impaired stream segments. A TMDL is the total amount of a pollutant a water body can receive and still meet water quality standards. To restore water quality, pollutant levels have to be reduced to the TMDL allocated amount. The public comment period on materials presented at the Public Meetings will extend from April 13, 2011 to May 19, 2011. Notice of this meeting was published in the Virginia Register on April 11, 2011. | |
| 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: | Jennifer Carlson |
| Address: |
DEQ-Northern Regional Office 13901 Crown Court Woodbridge, 22193 |
| Email Address: | jennifer.carlson@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (703)583-3859 FAX: ()- TDD: ()- |