Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
Department of Environmental Quality
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - Study of Upper Roanoke River Watershed

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 7/29/2009  7:00 pm
Location Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s Blue Ridge Regional Office, 3019 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, VA, 24019 
Board Website http://www.deq.virginia.gov 
Agenda document agency has not posted
Minutes document agency has not posted
Purpose of the meeting
Public meeting to discuss a study to restore water quality in the Roanoke (Staunton) River watershed and tributaries. This study will identify sources of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) found in fish tissue in the Upper Roanoke River watershed watershed. The Virginia Department of Health issued fish consumption advisories based on elevated PCB levels in fish tissue. The following is a list of the “impaired” waters in the Upper Roanoke River watershed and the length of the impaired segment: Roanoke River, 28.6 miles; Tinker Creek, 5.33 miles; Peters Creek, 2.52 miles. These impairments are located in Montgomery County, Roanoke County, Salem City, Roanoke City, and/or Bedford County. These impairments will be discussed at the meeting in Roanoke, VA on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. The public notice appears in the Virginia Register of Publications on July 20, 2009. The public comment period ends on August 27, 2009.
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: Mary Dail 
Address: Blue Ridge Regional Office
3019 Peters Creek Road
Roanoke, 24019
Email Address: mary.dail@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone: (540)562-6715    FAX: (540)562-6725    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.