Department of Environmental Quality
Department of Environmental Quality
Meeting:
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting - TMDL Studies - Various Tributaries to Potomac River
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 9/19/2011 9:00 am |
| Location | Stafford County Administration Building Center, Conference Rooms A, B, and C
1300 Courthouse Road, Stafford, Virginia 22554 |
| Board Website | http://www.deq.virginia.gov |
| Agenda document | agency has not posted |
| Minutes document | agency has not posted |
| Disability Friendly? Yes Deaf interpreter available upon request? Yes | |
| Purpose of the meeting Announcement of Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies to restore water quality in the bacteria impaired waters of Powells Creek, Quantico Creek, South Fork Quantico Creek, North Branch Chopawamsic Creek, Aquia Creek, Austin Run, Accokeek Creek, Potomac Creek, Potomac Run, and an Unnamed Tributary to the Potomac River. PURPOSE OF NOTICE: The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) announce the second Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting to address the development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for several tributaries to the Potomac River. MEETING DESCRIPTION: This is the second TAC meeting to address the bacteria TMDL studies for Powells Creek, Quantico Creek, South Fork Quantico Creek, North Branch Chopawamsic Creek, Aquia Creek, Austin Run, Accokeek Creek, Potomac Creek, Potomac Run, and an Unnamed Tributary to the Potomac River. The purpose of the TAC is to provide technical input and insight for the project, and to assist with stakeholder and public participation. DESCRIPTION OF STUDY: Portions of the above 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 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 the materials presented at the TAC Meeting will extend from September 19, 2011 to October 19, 2011. Notice of this meeting appears in the September 12, 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: | 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: ()- |