Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
Public Hearing - Mountain Valley Pipeline - Additional 401 Water Quality Conditions

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 8/8/2017  6:00 pm
Location Radford University, Preston/Bondurant Auditorium, 801 East Main Street, Radford, VA 24142 [Park only in Lot A (adjacent to Auditorium), or Lots E and U (University Drive bridge access to Auditorium).] 
Board Website http://www.deq.virginia.gov 
Agenda document agency has not posted
Minutes document minutes not taken
Disability Friendly? Yes       Deaf interpreter available upon request? Yes
Purpose of the meeting
A public on a draft Section 401 Certification for the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline project that would establish additional conditions for activities in upland areas that are located near state waters and that may indirectly affect state water along the route of the proposed pipeline. The conditions address, among other things, engineering and best management practices for steep slopes and slide prone areas; environmental monitoring and inspections; and development and implementation of plans and procedures for karst mitigation, spill prevention control, water quality monitoring, protection of riparian buffers, protection of water quality from acid forming materials, protection of public water supplies, hydrostatic testing, and dust control activities. For project information and location, please see: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/ProtectionRequirementsforPipelines.aspx. Proposed interstate natural gas transmission pipeline, Mountain Valley Pipeline, approximately 106 miles through the Virginia Counties of Pittsylvania, Franklin, Roanoke, Montgomery, Craig, and Giles, including activities such as but not limited to installation of best management practices; survey and staking; clearing, mowing, grubbing, and grading; trenching and/or blasting; pipe assembly (including stringing, bending, welding, testing, coating, and lowering-in); backfilling; construction of new access roads; final grading; right-of-way cleanup and restoration; and compliance monitoring. DEQ’s preliminary decision is to recommend issuance of a Section 401 Certification with conditions. After close of the public comment period, DEQ will review comments received and present recommendations to the State Water Control Board for its consideration at a future meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: July 3, 2017 - August 22, 2017. SUBMIT COMMENTS VIA: hand-delivery to DEQ, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219; postal mail to DEQ, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218; e-mail to: comment-mvp@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

Contact Information
Name / Title: Brenda Winn 
Address: 629 East Main Street
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, 23218
Email Address: brenda.winn@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)698-4516    FAX: (804)698-4032    TDD: ()-