Department of Environmental Quality
Department of Environmental Quality
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - Spout Run, Page Brook, & Roseville Run Watersheds (Clarke County & Towns of Millwood and Boyce)
| Meeting Details | |
|---|---|
| Date / Time | 12/5/2012 6:00 pm |
| Location | Powhatan School
49 Powhatan Lane Boyce, VA, 22620 |
| 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 The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) seek written and oral comments from interested persons on the development of a Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plan (TMDL IP) for the Spout Run, Page Brook and Roseville Run watersheds in Clarke County and the Towns of Millwood and Boyce. Spout Run was first listed as impaired on Virginia’s 1998 303(d) TMDL Priority List and Report due to violations of the State’s water quality standard for fecal coliform and the general standard (benthic) for aquatic life. Page Brook was added to the 303(d) list for violations of the fecal coliform water quality standard in 2004, while Roseville Run was listed as impaired for violations of the bacteria standard for E. coli in 2010. The impaired segment of Spout Run (bacteria and benthic) extends from the confluence of Page Brook and Roseville Run to its confluence with the Shenandoah River (3.7 miles). The impaired segment of Page Brook begins at the creek’s headwaters and extends down to its confluence with Roseville Run (8.78 miles). The impaired segment of Roseville Run extends the length of the stream, from the headwaters downstream to its confluence with Page Brook (3.94 miles). Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act and §62.1-44.19:7.C of the Code of Virginia require DEQ to develop TMDLs for pollutants responsible for each impaired water contained in Virginia’s 303(d) TMDL Priority List and Report. In addition, Section 62.1-44.19:7.C of the Code of Virginia requires the development of an IP for approved TMDLs. The IP should provide measurable goals and the date of expected achievement of water quality objectives. The IP should also include the corrective actions needed and their associated costs, benefits, and environmental impacts. TMDLs were completed for these streams by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) in June 2010, and were approved by the Environmental Protection Agency in December 2010. Development of a TMDL implementation plan by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation began in April 2012. This is the second and final public meeting on the development of this TMDL implementation plan. A meal will be provided to meeting participants, so it is requested that interested parties RSVP to Bob Slusser (phone: (540)351-1590, email: bob.slusser@dcr.virginia.gov). The implementation plan will be available on the DEQ website the day after the meeting for public comment: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/WaterQualityInformationTMDLs/TMDL/TMDLDevelopment/DraftTMDLReports.aspx The public comment period for the Implementation Plan will begin on December 5, 2012 and will end on January 4, 2013. Notice of this meeting appears in the November 19, 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: | Nesha McRae |
| Address: |
Department of Conservation and Recreation PO Box 1 Verona, 24482 |
| Email Address: | nesha.mcrae@dcr.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (540)332-9238 FAX: (540)248-3069 TDD: ()- |