Department of Environmental Quality
Department of Environmental Quality
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - North Fork and South Fork Pound Rivers (Wise County, VA)
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 2/2/2010 6:00 pm |
| Location | Pound Town Hall, 8422 North River Rd, Pound, Virginia |
| Board Website | http://www.deq.virginia.gov |
| Agenda document | agency has not posted |
| Minutes document | minutes not taken |
| Disability Friendly? Yes Deaf interpreter available upon request? No | |
| Purpose of the meeting The final public meeting on a study to restore water quality in North Fork and South Fork Pound Rivers in Wise County, Virginia, and to seek public comment on a water quality improvement study by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Mines Minerals and Energy and the Department of Conservation and Recreation for the North and South Fork Pound River in Southwest Virginia. The draft TMDL report on the impaired waters is available after February 1, 2010 from the contact below or on the DEQ web site at www.deq.virginia.gov/tmdl. DEQ has been working to identify sources of pollutants affecting the aquatic organisms in the waters of the North and South Fork Pound Rivers. The South Fork Pound River flows along Route 671 and confluences with the North Fork Pound River in the Town of Pound along Bus. 23. The “impaired” stream segments are estimated to total approximately 7.64 miles. The stream is impaired for failing to meet the Aquatic Life Use based on violations of the general standard for aquatic organisms. During the study, the pollutants impairing the aquatic community were 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. The public notice appears in the Virginia Register of Regulations on December 21, 2009. The comment period will be from February 2, 2010 to March 4, 2010. | |
| Meeting Scope |
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
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General business of the board
Discuss particular regulations / chapters
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| Contact Information | |
|---|---|
| Name / Title: | Shelley Williams / TMDL Coordinator |
| Address: |
Southwest Regional Office 355 Deadmore Street, P. O. Box 1688 Abingdon, 24212-1688 |
| Email Address: | sdwilliams@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (276)676-4845 FAX: (276)676-4899 TDD: ()- |