Department of Environmental Quality
Department of Environmental Quality
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - Holmes Run and Tripps Run Benthic TMDL studies
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 5/31/2012 6:30 pm |
| Location | Woodrow Wilson Library
Meeting Room 1 6101 Knollwood Drive Falls Church, VA 22041 |
| 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? Yes | |
| Purpose of the meeting This is the first public meeting for these TMDL projects. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) announce a Public Meeting to introduce the Holmes Run and Tripps Run Benthic TMDL studies to members of the community. Portions of Holmes Run and Tripps Run have been identified as impaired on the Clean Water Act §303(d) list for not supporting Virginia’s water quality aquatic life use standard due to poor health of the benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Virginia agencies are working to identify the benthic stressors causing the aquatic life use impairments in segments of Holmes Run and Tripps Run. 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 will extend from May 31, 2012 to June 30, 2012. Notice of this meeting appears in the May 21, 2012, 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: (703)583-3821 TDD: (804)698-4021 |