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Department of Environmental Quality

Department of Environmental Quality

Meeting:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND PUBLIC COMMENT – CLEANUP STUDY- Watershed Cleanup Study for Benthic Aquatic Life Impairments on Deep Run, Dover Creek, and Upham Brook Watersheds in Henrico County, Goochland County and the City of Richmond

Meeting Details
Date / Time	5/8/2025 5:30 pm
Type	Physical Location Only
Location	DEQ - Piedmont Regional Office Training Room, 4949-A Cox Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23060. In the event of inclement weather, the meeting will be held on May 12, 2025, at the same time and location.
Board Website	http://www.deq.virginia.gov
Agenda document	Meeting Agenda 4/2/2025 (157k)
Minutes document	agency has not posted
Purpose of the meeting PURPOSE OF NOTICE: The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) seeks public comment on the development of a cleanup study, also known as a Total Maximum Daily Load report (TMDL), for Deep Run, Dover Creek, and Upham Brook Watersheds in Henrico County, Goochland County and the City of Richmond. These streams are listed as impaired since monitoring data does not meet Virginia’s water quality standards for aquatic life (benthics). Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act and §62.1-44.19:7.C of the State Water Control Law require DEQ to develop cleanup studies to address pollutants responsible for causing waters to be on Virginia’s 303(d) list of impaired waters. A component of a cleanup study is the Waste Load Allocation (WLA); therefore, this notice is provided pursuant to §2.2-4006.A.14 of the Administrative Process Act for adoption of the WLA into the Water Quality Management Planning Regulation, 9VAC25-720 after completion of the study. The adoption of the WLA may require new or additional requirements for entities holding a Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) permit in these watersheds. A study has been completed for Deep Run, Dover Creek, and Upham Brook Watersheds to identify pollutant sources and recommend reductions needed from the sources to meet water quality standards. At the meeting, DEQ will present the results of the study and provide an overview of the draft report. Citizens are invited to provide comment on the study. CLEANUP STUDY LOCATION: The cleanup study addresses the following impaired stream segments: The Upham Brook stream segment, located in Henrico County & the City of Richmond, is 12.15 miles in length and begins at the headwaters and continues to the confluence with the Chickahominy River. The North Run stream segment, located in Henrico County, is 7.90 miles in length and begins at the headwaters and continues to the confluence with the Upham Brook. The Jordans Branch stream segment, located in Henrico County and the City of Richmond, is 2.19 miles in length and begins at the headwaters and continues to the confluence with Upham Brook. The Deep Run stream segment, located in Henrico County, is 4.16 miles in length and begins at the headwaters and continues to the pond at river mile 1.47. The Stony Run stream segment, located in Henrico County, is 2.36 miles in length and begins at the headwaters to the extent of backwater at the pond and continues from the dam of the pond downstream to the mouth at Deep Run. The Stony Run UT stream segment, located in Henrico County, is 1.27 miles in length and begins at the headwaters and continues to the mouth at Stony Run. The Dover Creek stream segment, located in Goochland County, is 4.76 miles in length and begins at the headwaters and continues to the upstream limit of Dover Lake. TMDL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETING: TMDL Community Engagement meetings to assist in development of this cleanup study were convened on 7/10/2023, 2/29/2024, and 2/21/2025. PUBLIC MEETING: The final public meeting on the development of the cleanup study will be held at DEQ - Piedmont Regional Office Training Room, 4949-A Cox Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23060, on May 8, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the meeting will be held on May 12, 2025, at the same time and location stated above. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: May 8 to June 9, 2025. HOW TO COMMENT: DEQ accepts written comments by e-mail or postal mail. All comments must be received by DEQ during the comment period. Submittals must include the name, organization they represent (if any), mailing addresses and telephone numbers of the commenter/requester. CONTACT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Denise Moyer, TMDL Coordinator; DEQ-PRO, 4949-A Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060; Phone: (804) 712-9538; Email: Denise.Moyer@deq.virginia.gov. The public may review the cleanup study at the following website address under the heading James River Tributaries– Henrico/Goochland/City of Richmond: https://www.deq.virginia.gov/our-programs/water/water-quality/tmdl-development/tmdls-under-development.
Meeting Scope	Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage X General business of the board Discuss particular regulations / chapters

Contact Information
Name / Title:	Denise Moyer / Denise Moyer
Address:	Department of Environmental Quality- PRO 4949-A Cox Road Glen Allen, 23060
Email Address:	Denise.Moyer@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone:	(804)712-9538 FAX: ()- TDD: ()-
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