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REGULATIONS
Vol. 32 Iss. 5 - November 02, 2015

TITLE 9. ENVIRONMENT
STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 720
Final Regulation

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.

Title of Regulation: 9VAC25-720. Water Quality Management Planning Regulation (amending 9VAC25-720-50, 9VAC25-720-60).

Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; 33 USC § 1313(e) of the Clean Water Act.

Effective Date: December 2, 2015.

Agency Contact: Elizabeth McKercher, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4291, FAX (804) 698-4116, or email elizabeth.mckercher@deq.virginia.gov.

Summary:

The amendments add nine total maximum daily load wasteload allocations (WLAs) for the Potomac-Shenandoah River Basin and three WLAs for the James River Basin.


9VAC25-720-50. Potomac-Shenandoah River Basin.

A. Total maximum daily loads (TMDLs).

TMDL #

Stream Name

TMDL Title

City/County

WBID

Pollutant

WLA1

Units

EDITOR'S NOTE: Rows numbered 1 through 200 in the TMDL table in subsection A of 9VAC25-720-50 are not amended; therefore, the text of those rows is not set out.

201.

Crooked Run

Bacteria TMDL Development for Crooked Run, Borden Marsh Run, Willow Brook, West Run, Long Branch, Stephens Run, Manassas Run, and Happy Creek Watersheds, and Sediment TMDL Development for Happy Creek Watershed

Frederick, Warren

B56R

E. coli

2.22E+12

cfu/year

202.

Borden Marsh Run

Bacteria TMDL Development for Crooked Run, Borden Marsh Run, Willow Brook, West Run, Long Branch, Stephens Run, Manassas Run, and Happy Creek Watersheds, and Sediment TMDL Development for Happy Creek Watershed

Clarke, Warren

B55R

E.coli

2.81E+11

cfu/year

203.

Willow Brook

Bacteria TMDL Development for Crooked Run, Borden Marsh Run, Willow Brook, West Run, Long Branch, Stephens Run, Manassas Run, and Happy Creek Watersheds, and Sediment TMDL Development for Happy Creek Watershed

Warren

B55R

E. coli

2.33E+11

cfu/year

204.

West Run

Bacteria TMDL Development for Crooked Run, Borden Marsh Run, Willow Brook, West Run, Long Branch, Stephens Run, Manassas Run, and Happy Creek Watersheds, and Sediment TMDL Development for Happy Creek Watershed

Frederick, Warren

B56R

E. coli

5.80E+11

cfu/year

205.

Long Branch

Bacteria TMDL Development for Crooked Run, Borden Marsh Run, Willow Brook, West Run, Long Branch, Stephens Run, Manassas Run, and Happy Creek Watersheds, and Sediment TMDL Development for Happy Creek Watershed

Clarke

B57R

E. coli

1.73E+11

cfu/year

206.

Stephens Run

Bacteria TMDL Development for Crooked Run, Borden Marsh Run, Willow Brook, West Run, Long Branch, Stephens Run, Manassas Run, and Happy Creek Watersheds, and Sediment TMDL Development for Happy Creek Watershed

Frederick

B56R

E. coli

3.07E+11

cfu/year

207.

Manassas Run

Bacteria TMDL Development for Crooked Run, Borden Marsh Run, Willow Brook, West Run, Long Branch, Stephens Run, Manassas Run, and Happy Creek Watersheds, and Sediment TMDL Development for Happy Creek Watershed

Warren

B55R

E. coli

3.24E+11

cfu/year

208.

Happy Creek

Bacteria TMDL Development for Crooked Run, Borden Marsh Run, Willow Brook, West Run, Long Branch, Stephens Run, Manassas Run, and Happy Creek Watersheds, and Sediment TMDL Development for Happy Creek Watershed

Warren

B41R

E. coli

4.27E+11

cfu/year

209.

Happy Creek

Bacteria TMDL Development for Crooked Run, Borden Marsh Run, Willow Brook, West Run, Long Branch, Stephens Run, Manassas Run, and Happy Creek Watersheds, and Sediment TMDL Development for Happy Creek Watershed

Warren

B41R

Sediment

29.05

tons/year

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.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Subsections B and C of 9VAC25-720-50 are not amended; therefore, the text of those subsections is not set out.

9VAC25-720-60. James River Basin.

A. Total maximum daily loads (TMDLs).

TMDL #

Stream Name

TMDL Title

City/County

WBID

Pollutant

WLA1

Units

EDITOR'S NOTE: Rows numbered 1 through 141 in the TMDL table in subsection A of 9VAC25-720-60 are not amended; therefore, the text of those rows is not set out.

142.

Turkey Island Creek

Bacteria TMDL Development for the Turkey Island Creek and James River Westover to Claremont Watershed

Henrico, Charles City

G02R

E. coli

4.31E+11

cfu/year

143.

James River from Westover to Chippokes Point

Bacteria TMDL Development for the Turkey Island Creek and James River Westover to Claremont Watershed

Charles City, Prince George

G02R, G04R

E. coli

4.25E+13

cfu/year

144.

James River from Chippokes Point to Claremont

Bacteria TMDL Development for the Turkey Island Creek and James River Westover to Claremont Watershed

Prince George, Surry

G04E, G04R

E. coli

4.99E+13

cfu/year

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.

2GS means growing season.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Subsections B and C of 9VAC25-720-60 are not amended; therefore, the text of those sections is not set out.

VA.R. Doc. No. R16-4502; Filed October 13, 2015, 2:03 p.m.