Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Water Control Board intends to consider amending the following regulations: 9VAC25-260, Water Quality Standards. The purpose of the proposed action is to amend 9VAC25-260-450 of the Water Quality Standards by designating as public water supply (9VAC25-260-380 D 1) an approximately one mile segment of the Dan River in Virginia downriver of Danville near the VA/NC state line and any tributaries within the segment as public water supply (PWS).

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; Clean Water Act (33 USC § 1251 et seq.); 40 CFR 131.

Public Comment Deadline: January 27, 2010.

Agency Contact: David C. Whitehurst, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 1105, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4121, FAX (804) 698-4116, or email david.whitehurst@deq.virginia.gov.