Department of Environmental Quality
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - Rudee Inlet Watershed
| Meeting Details | |
|---|---|
| Date / Time | 2/6/2018 6:00 pm |
| Location | Department of Environmental Quality, Tidewater Regional Office, 5636 Southern Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA 23462 |
| 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 This is a rescheduled final public meeting as the original meeting was postponed due to inclement weather. This meeting will be open to the public and all are welcome to participate. The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and its contractors, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, have developed a draft water quality report on the bacteria impairments in the Rudee Inlet watershed located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A public meeting will be held to introduce the local community to the Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for bacteria and gather public comment on the draft report. A public comment period on the draft TMDL report will follow the meeting (01/11/2018 – 02/19/2018). DESCRIPTION OF STUDY: Portions of the Rudee Inlet watershed including Lake Rudee, Lake Wesley, and Owl Creek, were identified in Virginia’s 2014 Water Quality Assessment & Integrated Report as impaired due to violations of the State’s water quality standards for Enterococci and Fecal Coliform and do not support the Designated Uses of “Primary Contact (recreational or swimming)” and “Shellfishing”. 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. Reductions and TMDLs for the causes of the impairments have been developed and are available for community review in the TMDL report located online at the following link: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/WaterQualityInformationTMDLs/TMDL/T MDLDevelopment/DraftTMDLReports.aspx HOW TO COMMENT AND PARTICIPATE: The meetings of the TMDL process are open to the public and all interested parties are welcome. Written comments will be accepted through February 19, 2018 and should include the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the comments. Notice of this rescheduled meeting appears in the February 5, 2018 Virginia Register. Please note, in the case of inclement weather, an alternate meeting will occur on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 6:00 pm at the same location. For more information, please contact the staff person listed below. | |
| 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: | Rachel Hamm |
| Address: |
DEQ Tidewater Regional Office 5636 Southern Blvd. Virginia Beach, 23462 |
| Email Address: | rachel.hamm@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (757)518-2024 FAX: (757)518-2009 TDD: ()- |