Department of Environmental Quality
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
Public Hearing - VPDES-Storm Water Permits (1) FPNA Farms, Inc. - Withams (2) Brady Farm - Atlantic (3) Horsey Poultry Farm LLC - New Church
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 1/30/2018 6:30 pm |
| Location | Nandua High School Auditorium, 26350 Lankford Hwy. Onley, VA |
| Board Website | http://www.deq.virginia.gov |
| Agenda document | agency has not posted |
| Minutes document | agency has not posted |
| Purpose of the meeting A public hearing to receive comments on three draft Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) permits for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) that will allow the release of storm water into water bodies in Withams, Atlantic and New Church, Virginia in Accomack County. 1 ) FPNA Farms, Inc. has applied for a new permit for an existing confined animal feeding operation consisting of 6 broiler houses with a combined capacity of 170,000 birds per flock (5.5 flocks per yr.). The applicant proposes to release storm water at an estimated rainfall dependent flow of 0.0142 million gallons per day into an unnamed tributary of Bullbegger Creek in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. A watershed is the land area drained by a river and its incoming streams; 2) Brady Farm has applied for a new permit for an existing confined animal feeding operation consisting of 3 broiler houses with a combined capacity of 63,000 birds per flock (5.5 flocks per yr.). The applicant proposes to release storm water at an estimated rainfall dependent flow of 0.005 million gallons per day into an unnamed tributary of Assawoman Creek. in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; 3) Horsey Poultry Farm LLC has applied for a new permit for an existing confined animal feeding operation consisting of 6 broiler houses with a combined capacity of 198,000 birds per flock (6 flocks per yr.). The applicant proposes to release storm water at an estimated rainfall dependent flow of 0.0213 million gallons per day into an unnamed tributary of Pitts Cr. in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. In addition to storm water and best management practice (BMP) areas, the permits require monitoring of waste storage structures and treated poultry waste. Visual inspections of the BMPs will be required in conjunction with storm water discharge sample examination events. All generated litter at each of the 3 farms is exported off site. The public comment period begins on December 20, 2017 and ends on February 14, 2018. | |
| 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: | Robert E. Smithson |
| Address: |
5636 Southern Boulevard Virginia Beach, 23462 |
| Email Address: | robert.smithsonjr@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (757)518-2016 FAX: (757)518-2009 TDD: ()- |
| Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, such as sign language interpreters and/or real-time captioning services, are available upon request. Please send accommodation requests to the meeting contact as early as possible but no later than seven business days before the date of the meeting. | |