Department of Environmental Quality
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - Implementation Plan fDevelopment - Banister River, Winn Creek, and Terrible Creek watersheds (Halifax County)
| Meeting Details | |
|---|---|
| Date / Time | 10/27/2015 6:30 pm |
| Location | Mary Bethune Administration Building Board Room
1030 Cowford Road, Halifax, VA 24558 |
| 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? Yes | |
| Purpose of the meeting The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will host a final public meeting and will seek written and oral comments from interested persons on the development of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plan for the Banister River, Winn Creek, and Terrible Creek watersheds in Halifax County. The Banister River and Winn Creek were first listed as impaired on the Virginia’s 303(d) TMDL Priority List and Report due to violations of the State’s water quality standard for bacteria in 2008. Terrible Creek was first listed as impaired on the Virginia’s 303(D) TMDL Priority List and Report due to violations of the State’s water quality standard for bacteria in 2014. The streams have remained on the 303(d) list for these impairments since then. The impaired segment of the Banister River extends 2.39 miles from the confluence of Wolf Trap Creek to the mouth on the Dan River. The impaired segment of Winn Creek extends 6.94 miles from the headwaters to the mouth on the Banister River. The impaired segment of Terrible Creek extends 4.77 miles from the confluence of Little Terrible Creek to the mouth on the Banister River. 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. In addition, Section 62.1-44.19:7.C of the Code of Virginia requires expeditious implementation of total maximum daily loads when appropriate. The IP should provide measurable goals and the date of expected achievement of water quality objectives. The IP should also include the corrective actions needed and their associated costs, benefits, and environmental impacts. DEQ completed bacteria TMDLs for the Banister River and Winn Creek Watershed in May 2013. The TMDLs were approved by the Environmental Protection Agency on July 2013. The TMDL report is available on the DEQ website at: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/WaterQualityInformationTMDLs/TMDL/TMDLD evelopment/ApprovedTMDLReports.aspx In case of inclement weather, the alternate meeting date is Thursday, October 29, 2015 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Mary Bethune Administration Building Board Room, 1030 Cowford Road, Halifax, VA 24558. The public comment period will begin on October 28, 2015 and will end on November 30, 2015. Notice of this meeting appears in the October 19, 2015 Virginia Register. Questions regarding this notice should be directed to the staff person listed. | |
| 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 | |
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| Name / Title: | Paula Nash |
| Address: |
VDEQ - Blue Ridge Regional Office 7705 Timberlake Road Lynchburg, 24502 |
| Email Address: | Paula.Nash@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (434)582-6216 FAX: (434)582-5125 TDD: ()- |