Department of Environmental Quality
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
TMDL PUblic Meeting - WATER QUALITY STUDY (TMDL) FOR NEW RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 4/5/2016 6:00 pm |
| Location | Muse Hall Banquet Room
Radford University 801 E. Main Street, Radford, VA 24141 (Parking is available in Lot F off of Tyler Avenue) |
| Board Website | http://www.deq.virginia.gov |
| Agenda document | agency has not posted |
| Minutes document | minutes not taken |
| Disability Friendly? No Deaf interpreter available upon request? No | |
| Purpose of the meeting The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and its contractors, Virginia Tech’s Biological Systems Engineering Department, will discuss polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) data for the development of a water quality study known as a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the New River and its tributaries. This is an opportunity for local residents to learn about the condition of these streams, share information about the area, and become involved in the process of local water quality improvement. A public comment period will follow the meeting (4/5/2016 – 5/4/2016). MEETING DESCRIPTION: A public information meeting will be held to introduce the local community the water quality improvement process in Virginia, known as the TMDL Process, provide information on PCB monitoring efforts and sources, invite participation and solicit input, review the next steps and accept volunteers to be part of a Technical Advisory Committee. This meeting will be open to the public and all are welcome. 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. DESCRIPTION OF STUDY: In Virginia, portions of the mainstem New River, selected tributaries to the New River, and Claytor Lake are listed as impaired for PCBs based on a Virginia Department of Health (VDH) fish consumption advisory and violations of Virginia’s Water Quality Standards. The PCB impairment begins at the I-77 bridge across the New River and extends downstream of the VA/WV state line, and includes Peak Creek, Reed Creek, Stony Creek, Walker Creek and Claytor Lake. This water quality study will report on the sources of PCBs and recommends reductions to meet Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) 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, bacterial levels need to be reduced to the TMDL amount. Virginia agencies are working to identify sources of PCBs. Reductions and a TMDL for the cause of the impairment will be developed. The impairments are: New River (Montgomery County) - PCBs in Fish Tissue; New River, Stony Creek (Giles County) - PCBs in Fish Tissue; Walker Creek (Giles County) - PCBs in Water Column; New River, Peak Creek (Pulaski County) - PCBs in Fish Tissue; and, New River, Reed Creek (Wythe County) - PCBs in Fish Tissue. The meetings of the TMDL process are open to the public and all interested parties are welcome. The comment period is from April 5, 2016 through May 4th, 2016. For more information, please contact the DEQ staff person listed or Martha Chapman, DEQ Southwest Regional Office, 355-A Deadmore Street, Abingdon, VA 24210; Telephone: (276) 676-4800, Fax: (276) 676-4899, Email: martha.chapman@deq.virginia.gov. Notice of this meeting appears in the March 21, 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: | Mary Dail |
| Address: |
DEQ Blue Ridge Regional Office 3019 Peters Creek Road Roanoke, 24019 |
| Email Address: | mary.dail@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (540)562-6715 FAX: (540)562-6725 TDD: ()- |