Department of Environmental Quality
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
TMDL Lake Management Working Group Meeting - Little Calfpasture River (Rockbridge and Augusta Counties)
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 3/29/2017 1:30 pm |
| Location | Goshen Scout Camp’s Grays Lodge, 340 Millard Burke Memorial Hwy, Goshen, VA |
| Board Website | http://www.deq.virginia.gov |
| Agenda document | agency has not posted |
| Minutes document |
Meeting minutes
4/10/2017
(54k)
FINAL
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| Disability Friendly? Yes Deaf interpreter available upon request? Yes | |
| Purpose of the meeting The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and partners are currently developing a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plan for the Little Calfpasture River in Rockbridge and Augusta Counties. The Little Calfpasture River was listed on the 1996 303(d) TMDL Priority List and Report as impaired due to violations of the State’s general (benthic) standard for aquatic life. This impairment extends for 0.82 miles from the Lake Merriweather Dam to the confluence with the Maury 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 a benthic TMDL for the Little Calfpasture River in January 2009. The TMDL was approved by the Environmental Protection Agency in April 2010. The TMDL report is available on the DEQ website at: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/WaterQualityInformationTMDLs/TMDL/TMDLDevelopment/ApprovedTMDLReports.aspx A public meeting was held on August 2, 2016 at the Goshen Fire Hall to kick off the project and share background information on the river with the local community. Since then, two Lake Management Working Group meetings have been held to discuss management strategies to address sediment coming from Lake Merriweather through the Goshen Dam. This will be the third and final of these working group meetings. During the meeting we will review a series of final implementation scenarios and discuss a timeline and associated costs. Anyone who is interested in this topic is welcome to attend. The format of the meeting will be largely discussion based, focusing on collecting information and ideas from local stakeholders. For more information about this meeting, please contact 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: | Nesha McRae |
| Address: |
DEQ - Valley Regional Office PO Box 3000 Harrisonburg, 22801 |
| Email Address: | nesha.mcrae@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (540)574-7850 FAX: (540)574-7878 TDD: ()- |