Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
Department of Environmental Quality
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - Wolf Creek

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 8/7/2008  6:00 pm
Location Glade Spring Community Center, Glade Spring, Virginia 
Board Website http://www.deq.virginia.gov 
Agenda document agency has not posted
Minutes document agency has not posted
Purpose of the meeting
The first public meeting on a study to restore water quality. The Department is working to identify sources of pollutants affecting the aquatic organisms and sources of bacteria contamination in the waters of Wolf Creek. The “impaired” stream segments are estimated to be approximately 7.87 miles of Wolf Creek, from the lake backwaters upstream to the Town Creek confluence. The stream is impaired for failing to meet the Aquatic Life Use based on violations of the general standard for aquatic organisms and failure to meet the Recreational Use because of fecal coliform bacteria violations. During the study, the pollutants impairing the aquatic community will be identified and total maximum daily loads, or TMDLs, developed for the impaired waters. A TMDL is the total amount of a pollutant a water body can contain and still meet water quality standards. DEQ will also determine the sources of bacteria contamination and develop a TMDL for bacteria. To restore water quality, contamination levels must be reduced to the TMDL amount. The public notice appears in the Virginia Register of Regulations on July 7, 2008. The public comment period begins on August 7, 2008 and ends on September 8, 2008.
Meeting Scope
 
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
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General business of the board
 
Discuss particular regulations / chapters

Contact Information
Name / Title: Shelley D. Williams  / TMDL Coordinator
Address: 355 Deadmore Street
P.O. Box 1688
Abingdon, 24212
Email Address: sdwilliams@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone: (276)676-4845    FAX: (276)676-4899    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.