Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
State Water Control Board
Meeting:
Technical Advisory Committee Meeting - Watershed Cleanup Plan for Select Tributaries of the James River

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 5/9/2022  10:00 am
Type Physical Location Only 
Location Clover Hill Library, 6701 Deer Run Drive, Midlothian, VA 23112 
Board Website http://www.deq.virginia.gov 
Agenda document pdf Meeting Agenda 5/3/2022   (78k)
Minutes document agency has not posted
Disability Friendly? Yes       Deaf interpreter available upon request? Yes
Purpose of the meeting
The TAC will assist in development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) to address benthic impairments in select tributaries of the James River. Segments of Bailey Creek, Nuttree Branch, Oldtown Creek, Proctors Creek, Rohoic Creek, and Swift Creek in Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George Counties, and the Cities of Petersburg and Hopewell, which have been listed on the § 303(d) TMDL Priority List and Report as impaired for failing to support the standards for aquatic life use due to an altered benthic community. This standard is intended to protect the aquatic life designated use, which states that all of the Commonwealth’s waterways will support a diverse and abundant population of aquatic life. A TMDL is the total amount of a pollutant a waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards. To restore water quality, pollutant levels must be reduced to the TMDL allocated amount. Federal and state laws require TMDL studies to be performed for all impaired water bodies. The TAC for this study provides technical input and insight of local and regional issues related to the benthic impairments noted above. The third TAC meeting will discuss allocation scenarios for this project. Information on previous meetings and the stressor identification can be found here: https://www.deq.virginia.gov/water/water-quality/tmdl-development/tmdls-under-development
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: Kelley West 
Address: 4949 A Cox Road
Glen Allen, 23060
Email Address: Kelley.West@DEQ.Virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)432-7946    FAX: (804)698-4178    TDD: ()-