Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
State Water Control Board
 Electronic Access 
Meeting:
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting - Watershed Cleanup Plan for Select Tributaries of the James River

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 4/14/2021  1:00 pm
Type Electronic Only 
Electronic Access This is a virtual meeting that can be accessed via: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/639406773 Participants can use their computer audio and microphone, or can dial: Phone: +1 (872) 240-3311 Access Code: 639-406-773 # For technical assistance during the meeting call: 804-651-8025
Link to Electronic Record https://transcripts.gotomeeting.com/#/s/9c07a706a6bcc1eca5cfbbd6dddea9dced97bd32ecb4e82e82e0259b8c04fe3d
Board Website http://www.deq.virginia.gov 
Agenda document agency has not posted
Minutes document pdf Meeting minutes 4/21/2021   (100k)       FINAL
Disability Friendly? Yes       Deaf interpreter available upon request? Yes
Purpose of the meeting
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has established a technical advisory committee (TAC) to assist in development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) to address benthic impairments in select tributaries of the James River. Segments of Bailey Creek, Nuttree Branch, Oldtown Creek, Proctors Creek, Rohoic Creek, and Swift Creek in Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George Counties, and the Cities of Petersburg and Hopewell have been listed on the § 303(d) TMDL Priority List and Report as impaired for failing to support the standards for aquatic life use due to an altered benthic community. This standard is intended to protect the aquatic life designated use, which states that all of the Commonwealth’s waterways will support a diverse and abundant population of aquatic life. A TMDL is the total amount of a pollutant a waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards. To restore water quality, pollutant levels must be reduced to the TMDL allocated amount. Federal and state laws require TMDL studies to be performed for all impaired water bodies. The TAC for this study provides technical input and insight of local and regional issues related to the benthic impairments noted above. The second TAC meeting for this project will be held Wednesday, April 14, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Given the existing State of Emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will be held entirely virtually. A computer or a telephone are necessary to participate virtually. All participants are encouraged to access the meeting using a computer to view presentations or visual displays, although audio only participation using a phone is also an option. The URL to access the virtual meeting is provided above. If meeting participants experience any interruption in the meeting broadcast, they should call the technical support line that is also provided at the end of this notice. In the event that the Governor’s State of Emergency is lifted, the meeting will be held on the same date and time at: DEQ Piedmont Regional Office, 4949A Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Meeting Scope
 
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
X
General business of the board
 
Discuss particular regulations / chapters

Contact Information
Name / Title: Jen Rogers 
Address: DEQ - Piedmont Regional Office
4949A Cox Road
Glen Allen, 23060
Email Address: Jennifer.rogers@DEQ.Virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)527-5174    FAX: (804)698-4178    TDD: ()-