Department of Environmental Quality
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting - TMDL Water Quality Study - James River watershed (Central Virginia)
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 10/25/2016 10:00 am |
| Location | Region 2000 Local Government Council Office
12th Floor 828 Main St. Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Board Website | http://www.deq.virginia.gov |
| Agenda document | agency has not posted |
| Minutes document |
Meeting minutes
11/15/2016
(1793k)
FINAL
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| Disability Friendly? Yes Deaf interpreter available upon request? Yes | |
| Purpose of the meeting PURPOSE OF NOTICE: To announce a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting on a water quality study by the Department of Environmental Quality for the James River watershed in Lynchburg, Virginia. The general public is welcomed to attend. MEETING PURPOSE: During the meeting the TAC and public will be presented the Draft TMDL study document for review and discussion. DESCRIPTION OF STUDY: Virginia agencies are working to identify sources of fecal bacteria contamination in stream segments from the James River watershed in Central Virginia. This contamination exceeds water quality standards and thus, impairs, or decreases, the quality of the water. The streams segments that will be included in the study are: 10.53 miles James River, 20.8 miles Ivy Creek, 5.89 miles Tomahawk Creek, 6.89 miles Burton Creek, 3.43 miles unnamed tributary to Burton Creek, 10.54 miles Judith Creek, 5.44 miles Fishing Creek, 10.3 miles Blackwater Creek, 8.5 miles Beaver Creek, 7.72 miles Harris Creek, 4.69 miles Dreaming Creek, 3.04 miles Opossum Creek, 6.37 miles Williams Run, 5.17 miles Graham Creek, and 9.46 miles Pedlar River. To learn more about the TMDL study or the pending TAC meeting, contact the DEQ staff person listed below. | |
| 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 Main |
| Address: |
DEQ Blue Ridge Regional Office 7705 Timberlake Road Lynchburg, 24502 |
| Email Address: | paula.main@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (434)582-6216 FAX: ()- TDD: ()- |