The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will release the Draft 2010 Water Quality Assessment Integrated Report (Integrated Report) on August 23, 2010 for public comment. The final report will be released this fall after review and approval by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
The Integrated Report combines both the 305(b) Water Quality Assessment Report and the 303(d) List of Impaired Waters. Both are required by the Federal Clean Water Act and the Virginia Water Quality Monitoring Information and Restoration Act. The 2010 report is based on Water Quality Standards in effect as of February 1, 2010. This report will be available for download on our website at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/wqa/ throughout the public comment period, which ends on Friday, September 24, 2010 at 5pm.
A CD with a copy of the final report and associated maps can be pre-ordered at no charge via the website above (limit one per person). Anyone who received the report on CD in 2008 will automatically receive a 2010 final CD. Hard copies of the report will only be printed upon request, via the website. The online maps will also be included on the final report CD.
A webinar summarizing the findings in the report will be held on the Internet, on August 26, 2010 from 11:00am – Noon. Interested persons must register in advance at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/267343337. Questions about the report may be submitted on line during the webinar.
Written comments on the draft 2010 Integrated Report can be sent to the contact person below. Please include your name, (US mail) address, telephone number, and e-mail address so we can add you to our notification list for future assessments.