Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
Department of Environmental Quality
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - Study of Lower Roanoke (Staunton) River Watershed - LOCATION CHANGE

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 7/30/2009  7:00 pm
Location Brookneal Community Building Dining Room, Brookneal, VA 
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 Lower Roanoke (Staunton) 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 Lower Roanoke/Staunton River watershed and the length of the impaired segment: Roanoke (Staunton) River, 88.4 miles; Little Otter River, 14.36 miles; Cub Creek, 14.25 miles. These impairments are located in Bedford County, Campbell County, Charlotte County, Halifax County, and/or Pittsylvania County. These impairments will be discussed at the meeting in Brookneal, VA on Thursday, July 30, 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: Amanda Gray 
Address: DEQ Blue Ridge Regional Office
7705 Timberlake Road
Lynchburg, 24502
Email Address: amanda.gray@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone: (434)582-6227    FAX: (434)582-5125    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.