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Meeting Details
Date / Time	10/2/2009  1:00 pm
Location	Video conference at the Central, Blue Ridge, Northern, Piedmont, Tidewater, and Valley Offices of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality locations.There will also be a webinar (see details in purpose of meeting).
Board Website	http://www.deq.virginia.gov
Agenda document	agency has not posted
Minutes document	agency has not posted
Purpose of the meeting A public meeting on the establishment of a Chesapeake Bay-wide Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 (“EPA”) intends to establish a Chesapeake Bay-wide TMDL for nutrients and sediment for all impaired segments in the tidal portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. This action is being taken pursuant to section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation are cooperating with EPA to hold an initial public meeting to provide information to the public regarding the process, approach and implications of this action. DESCRIPTION OF STUDY: EPA, in coordination with Bay watershed jurisdictions, will establish a TMDL pollution budget consistent with CWA requirements to guide and assist Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts. This action is designed to identify needed reductions of pollutant loads to the impaired waters, in order to meet the appropriate water quality standards. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Further information on this process and how the public can provide input can be found at the following EPA web site: http://www.epa.gov/chesapeakebaytmdl. In addition, the DEQ web site at www.deq.virginia.gov/tmdl contains information for connecting to the webinar link for the October 2 meeting presentations and will also be used to announce future meetings held in the Commonwealth during the development of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL.
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:	Arthur J. Butt
Address:	629 East Main Street P.O. Box 1105 Richmond, 23218
Email Address:	arthur.butt@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone:	(804)698-4314    FAX: (804)698-4116    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.