Department of Environmental Quality
Department of Environmental Quality
Meeting:
TMDL Public Meeting - Tributaries of the New River (Wythe County)
| Meeting Details | |
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| Date / Time | 4/19/2012 6:00 pm |
| Location | Wythe Bland Conference Room, Wythe County Community Hospital, 600 West Ridge Road, in Wytheville, Virginia |
| 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 Announcement of an effort to restore water quality in the following tributaries of the New River: South Fork Reed Creek, Mill Creek, Stony Fork, Tate Run, Reed Creek, Miller Creek and Cove Creek in Wythe County, Virginia. PURPOSE OF NOTICE: The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Conservation and Recreation are announcing an effort to restore water quality, a public comment opportunity, and public meeting. MEETING DESCRIPTION: Final public meeting on a study to restore water quality DESCRIPTION OF STUDY: DEQ has been working to identify sources of bacterial contamination in South Fork Reed Creek, Mill Creek, Stony Fork, Tate Run, Reed Creek, Miller Creek and Cove Creek in Wythe County, Virginia. The streams are impaired for failure to meet the Recreational Use because of fecal coliform bacteria violations and violations of the E. coli standard. During the study, DEQ will determine the sources of bacterial contamination and develop a TMDL for bacteria. To restore water quality, contamination levels must be reduced to the TMDL amount. A TMDL is the total amount of a pollutant a water body can contain and still meet water quality standards. TO REVIEW FACT SHEETS: Fact sheets are available on the impaired waters from the contacts below or on the DEQ web site at www.deq.virginia.gov/tmdl. The comment period is from April 19, 2012 through May 18, 2012. | |
| 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: | Martha Chapman / TMDL Coordinator |
| Address: |
629 East Main Street P.O. Box 1105 Abingdon, 24212-1688 |
| Email Address: | Martha.Chapman@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (276)676-4800 FAX: (276)676-4899 TDD: ()- |