Department of Environmental Quality
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - Development of Implementation Plan for the Hardware River watershed (Albemarle &Fluvanna Counties)
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 1/12/2016 7:00 pm |
| Location | Walton Middle School
4217 Red Hill Road Charlottesville, VA |
| 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 Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will host a public meeting on the development of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plan for the Hardware River watershed (North Fork Hardware and Hardware Rivers) in Albemarle and Fluvanna Counties. The meeting will include refreshments from the Crust and Crumb Bakery in Scottsville, sponsored by the Fluvanna County Farm Bureau. The DEQ also seeks written and oral comments from interested persons on the development of the implementation plan for the Hardware River watershed.The North Fork Hardware River and the Hardware River 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 2006. The creeks have remained on the 303(d) list for these impairments since then. The impaired segment of the North Fork Hardware River extends 10.42 miles from the headwaters downstream to its confluence with the South Fork Hardware River. The impaired segment of Hardware River extends 23.03 miles from its confluence with the North Fork downstream to its confluence with the James 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 Hardware River and the North Fork in July 2007. The TMDLs were approved by the Environmental Protection Agency on April 10, 2008. The TMDL report is available on the DEQ website at: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/WaterQualityInformationTMDLs/TMDL/TMDLDevelopment/ApprovedTMDLReports.aspx The TMDLs were modified in 2015 in order to correct a series of modeling errors. The draft revised TMDL report is available on the DEQ website at: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/WaterQualityInformationTMDLs/TMDL/TMDLDevelopment/DraftTMDLReports.aspx Development of the Hardware River TMDL Implementation Plan began in March 2015. The implementation plan will be available on the DEQ website for public comment on January 13, 2016: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/WaterQualityInformationTMDLs/TMDL/TMDLImplementation/TMDLImplementationPlans.aspx In the event of inclement weather, the meeting will be postponed until Tuesday, January 19th, but will still be held at the same time and location. If schools are closed on the 12th, then the meeting will be postponed. If inclement weather begins after schools let out for the day, please call Nesha McRae at (540)574-7850 to determine whether or not the meeting will be held as scheduled. The public comment period for the Implementation Plan will end on February 11, 2016. Written comments should include the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the comments and should be sent to the staff person listed. Notice of this meeting and public comment opportunity appears in the January 11, 2016 Virginia Register. | |
| 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: | Nesha McRae |
| Address: |
4411 Early Road PO Box 3000 Harrisonburg, 22801 |
| Email Address: | nesha.mcrae@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (540)574-7850 FAX: (540)574-7878 TDD: ()- |