Department of Environmental Quality
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
TMDL Technical Advisory Committee Meeting - New River Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Project
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 5/9/2017 1:30 pm |
| Location | Radford Public Library, 30 W Main Street, Radford, VA 24141 |
| Board Website | http://www.deq.virginia.gov |
| Agenda document | agency has not posted |
| Minutes document |
Meeting minutes
5/22/2017
(77k)
FINAL
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| Disability Friendly? Yes Deaf interpreter available upon request? Yes | |
| Purpose of the meeting The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will host the 3rd Technical Advisory Committee Meeting for the New River Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Project. The Technical Advisory Committee consists of representatives from local governments, Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permittees, riparian landowners, and recreational and conservation groups in the watershed. Technical Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public and interested citizens are welcome to observe and ask questions during the designated time at the meeting. The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and its contractors will discuss the draft report for the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) water quality study known as a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the New River and its tributaries. Additional Technical Advisory Committee discussion topics include but are not limited to DEQ’s response to comments received after the 2nd Technical Advisory Committee meeting (January 19th, 2017), TMDL implementation strategies, and project next steps. In Virginia, portions of the mainstem New River, Stony Creek, Walker Creek, Reed Creek, 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 reports on the sources of PCBs and recommends reductions to meet 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. Reductions and a TMDL designed to reinstate the fish consumption use were developed. Virginia agencies have worked cooperatively to identify sources of PCBs. For more information, please visit http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/WaterQualityInformationTMDLs/TMDL/PCBTMDLs/NewRiverTMDLPCB.aspx or contact: Mark Richards, DEQ Office of Watershed Programs: Telephone: (804) 698-4392, Email: mark.richards@deq.virginia.gov; Mary Dail, DEQ Blue Ridge Regional Office: Telephone: (540) 562-6715, E-mail: mary.dail@deq.virginia.gov; or Martha Chapman, DEQ Southwest Regional Office: Telephone: (276) 676-4800, Fax: (276) 676-4899, Email: martha.chapman@deq.virginia.gov. | |
| 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: | Mark Richards |
| Address: |
629 East Main Street P.O. Box 1105 Richmond, 23218 |
| Email Address: | mark.richards@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (804)698-4392 FAX: ()- TDD: ()- |