TITLE 9. ENVIRONMENT
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The State Water Control Board is claiming an exemption from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 14 of the Code of Virginia, which exempts adoption, amendment, or repeal of wasteload allocations by the State Water Control Board pursuant to State Water Control Law (§ 62.1-44.2 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) if the board (i) provides public notice in the Virginia Register; (ii) if requested by the public during the initial public notice 30-day comment period, forms an advisory group composed of relevant stakeholders; (iii) receives and provides summary response to written comments; and (iv) conducts at least one public meeting. The State Water Control Board will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision.
Title of Regulation: 9VAC25-720. Water Quality Management Planning Regulation (amending 9VAC25-720-50).
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; 33 USC § 1313(e) of the Clean Water Act.
Effective Date: June 13, 2018.
Agency Contact: William Isenberg, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4228, or email william.isenberg@deq.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The amendments to the state's Water Quality Management Planning Regulation (9VAC25-720) include adding six new total maximum daily load wasteload allocations in the Potomac-Shenandoah River Basin.
9VAC25-720-50. Potomac-Shenandoah River Basin.
A. Total maximum daily loads (TMDLs).
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Rows numbered 1 through 212 in this TMDL table in subsection A of 9VAC25-720-50 are not amended; therefore, the text of those rows is not set out.
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TMDL #
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Stream Name
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TMDL Title
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City/County
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WBID
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Pollutant
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WLA1
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Units
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213.
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Upper Accotink Creek
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Sediment TMDLs for the Accotink Creek Watershed, Fairfax County, Virginia
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Fairfax, Fairfax City
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A15
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Sediment
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2,338
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tons/year
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214.
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Lower Accotink Creek
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Sediment TMDLs for the Accotink Creek Watershed, Fairfax County, Virginia
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Fairfax, Fairfax City
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A15
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Sediment
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3,073
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tons/year
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215.
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Long Branch (central)
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Sediment TMDLs for the Accotink Creek Watershed, Fairfax County, Virginia
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Fairfax, Fairfax City
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A15
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Sediment
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936
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tons/year
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216.
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Upper Accotink Creek
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Chloride TMDLs for the Accotink Creek Watershed, Fairfax County, Virginia
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Fairfax, Fairfax City
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A15
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Chloride
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5,444,279
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lbs/year
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217.
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Lower Accotink Creek
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Chloride TMDLs for the Accotink Creek Watershed, Fairfax County, Virginia
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Fairfax, Fairfax City
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A15
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Chloride
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3,723,479
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lbs/year
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218.
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Long Branch (central)
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Chloride TMDLs for the Accotink Creek Watershed, Fairfax County, Virginia
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Fairfax, Fairfax City
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A15
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Chloride
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873,049
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lbs/year
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Notes:
1The total WLA can be increased prior to modification provided that DEQ tracks these changes for bacteria TMDLs where the permit is consistent with water quality standards for bacteria.
2There were no point source dischargers in the modeled TMDL area.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Subsections B and C of 9VAC25-720-50 are not amended; therefore, the text of those subsections is not set out.
VA.R. Doc. No. R18-5475; Filed April 24, 2018, 9:00 a.m.