Department of Environmental Quality
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting - TMDL for Cunningham Creek and its Tributaries
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 4/25/2016 3:00 pm |
| Location | Fluvanna County Public Library
214 Commons BLVD Palmyra, VA 22963 |
| Board Website | http://www.deq.virginia.gov |
| Agenda document | agency has not posted |
| Minutes document | agency has not posted |
| Disability Friendly? Yes Deaf interpreter available upon request? Yes | |
| Purpose of the meeting The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and its contractors, Virginia Tech’s Biological Systems Engineering Department, will discuss population data for the development of a water quality study known as a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for Cunningham Creek and its Tributaries. This is an opportunity for local residents to share information about the area and its local streams, and review data collection from DEQ and VT. The Technical Advisory Committee will meet to discuss the development of a TMDL for these streams, current conditions in the watershed, and water quality issues in the area. 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. The Cunningham Creek, Cunningham Creek-North Fork, and Cunningham Creek-Middle Fork do not host a healthy and diverse population of aquatic life, and subsequently was listed as impaired for the “General Benthic (Aquatic life)” water quality standards. In addition, the Middle Fork of Cunningham Creek has an excess of bacteria which prevents it from meeting “Primary Contact” water quality standards. This water quality study (TMDL) will review all data collected and determine the cause of the benthic impairment through a weight of evidence approach. Reductions and a TMDL for the cause of the impairment will be developed. The meetings of the Technical Advisory Committee are open to the public and all interested parties are welcome. For more information, please contact the DEQ 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: | Tara Sieber |
| Address: |
DEQ-Valley Regional Office P.O. Box 3000 Harrisonburg, 22801 |
| Email Address: | tara.sieber@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (540)574-7870 FAX: (540)574-7878 TDD: ()- |