Department of Environmental Quality
Department of Environmental Quality
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - Clinch River including Plum Creek, Middle Creek and Coal Creek (Tazewell County)
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 5/12/2011 6:30 pm |
| Location | Cedar Bluff Town Hall, 115 Central Ave, in Cedar Bluff, Virginia |
| 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, Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy and the Department of Conservation and Recreation are announcing the final study report to restore water quality, a public comment opportunity, and public meeting. MEETING DESCRIPTION: Final public meeting on a study to restore water quality and first meeting to develop an implementation plan DESCRIPTION OF STUDY: DEQ has been working to identify sources of pollutants affecting the aquatic organisms and sources of bacteria contamination in the waters of the Clinch River including Plum Creek, Middle Creek and Coal Creek in Tazewell County, Virginia. The Clinch River is impaired for failure to meet the Recreational Use because of fecal coliform bacteria violations, as well as violation of the E. coli standard from the Lincolnshire Branch confluence downstream to the Pounding Mill Branch confluence and from the Dry Branch confluence downstream to the Mill Creek confluence. Plum Creek, Middle Creek and Coal Creek are also impaired for failure to meet the Recreational Use because of bacteria violations. Coal Creek is impaired for failure to meet the Aquatic Life Use based on violations of the general standard for aquatic organisms as well. During the study, the pollutants impairing the aquatic community have been identified and total maximum daily loads, or TMDLs, developed for the impaired waters. A TMDL is the total amount of a pollutant a water body can contain and still meet water quality standards. DEQ also determined the sources of bacteria contamination and developed a TMDL for bacteria. To restore water quality, contamination levels must be reduced to the TMDL amount. HOW A DECISION IS MADE: The development of a TMDL includes public meetings and a public comment period once the study report is drafted. After public comments have been considered and addressed, DEQ will submit the TMDL report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval. TO REVIEW FACT SHEETS: Fact sheets are available on the impaired waters from the contacts below or on the DEQ web site at www.deq.virginia.gov/tmdl. Comments will be accepted during the comment period, May 12, 2011 to June 12, 2011. Notice of this meeting was published in the May 9, 2011 Virginia Register. | |
| 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: | Allen J. Newman P.E. |
| Address: |
3535 Deadmore Street P.O. Box 1688 Abingdon, 24212-1688 |
| Email Address: | allen.newman@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (276)676-4804 FAX: (276)676-4899 TDD: ()- |