Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
 
Board
State Water Control Board
 
chapter
Water Quality Standards [9 VAC 25 ‑ 260]
Action Rulemaking to Adopt Numeric Turbidity Criteria
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 5/12/2021
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5/11/21  12:06 pm
Commenter: Connie Gianniny-stream monitor

Standardize Turbidity Testing
 

I am a stream monitor and although I know that turbidity is one indicator of stream health, currently we do not test for turbidity. Scientifically, it only makes sense that for those who do test turbidity, that there should be a standard method of testing, measuring, and recording turbidity. 

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