Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
 
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
Department of Environmental Quality
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - Tributaries of the New River (Wythe County)

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 4/19/2012  6:00 pm
Location Wythe Bland Conference Room, Wythe County Community Hospital, 600 West Ridge Road, in Wytheville, Virginia 
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 an effort to restore water quality in the following tributaries of the New River: South Fork Reed Creek, Mill Creek, Stony Fork, Tate Run, Reed Creek, Miller Creek and Cove Creek in Wythe County, Virginia. PURPOSE OF NOTICE: The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Conservation and Recreation are announcing an effort to restore water quality, a public comment opportunity, and public meeting. MEETING DESCRIPTION: Final public meeting on a study to restore water quality DESCRIPTION OF STUDY: DEQ has been working to identify sources of bacterial contamination in South Fork Reed Creek, Mill Creek, Stony Fork, Tate Run, Reed Creek, Miller Creek and Cove Creek in Wythe County, Virginia. The streams are impaired for failure to meet the Recreational Use because of fecal coliform bacteria violations and violations of the E. coli standard. During the study, DEQ will determine the sources of bacterial contamination and develop a TMDL for bacteria. To restore water quality, contamination levels must be reduced to the TMDL amount. A TMDL is the total amount of a pollutant a water body can contain and still meet water quality standards. 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. The comment period is from April 19, 2012 through May 18, 2012.
Meeting Scope
 
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
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General business of the board
 
Discuss particular regulations / chapters

Contact Information
Name / Title: Martha Chapman  / TMDL Coordinator
Address: 629 East Main Street
P.O. Box 1105
Abingdon, 24212-1688
Email Address: Martha.Chapman@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone: (276)676-4800    FAX: (276)676-4899    TDD: ()-