Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - Water Quality Studies - Little Mosquito & Assawoman Creek (Accomack County)

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 10/15/2015  6:00 pm
Location Chincoteague Bay Field Station (Classroom 200)
34001 Mill Dam Rd, Wallops Island, VA 23337 
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 Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will host a public meeting on water quality studies for Little Mosquito Creek and Assawoman Creek in Accomack County. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information and discuss the study with community members and local government. Little Mosquito Creek and Assawoman Creek were identified in Virginia’s 2014 Water Quality Assessment & Integrated Report as impaired due to violations of the State’s water quality standards for dissolved oxygen and do not support the Designated Use for Aquatic Life. Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act and §62.1-44.19:7.C of the Code of Virginia, require DEQ to develop TMDLs for pollutants responsible for each impaired water contained in Virginia’s 303(d) TMDL Priority List and Report and subsequent Water Quality Assessment Reports. During the study, DEQ will develop a Total Maximum Daily Load for the impaired waters. A TMDL is the total amount of a pollutant a water body can contain and still meet water quality standards. To restore water quality, pollutant levels have to be reduced to the TMDL amount. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and other agencies are working to identify the sources of pollution in the watersheds of these streams. The public comment period on materials presented at this meeting will extend from October 16, 2015 to November 16, 2015. For additional information or to submit comments, contact the staff person listed. Additional information is also available on the DEQ web site at www.deq.virginia.gov/tmdl. Notice of this public meeting appears in the October 5, 2015 Virginia Register.
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: Jennifer Howell 
Address: DEQ - Tidewater Regional Office
5636 Southern Blvd
Virginia Beach, 23462
Email Address: jennifer.howell@deq.virginia.gov.
Telephone: (757)518-2111    FAX: (757)518-2009    TDD: ()-