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.
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: September 2, 2020.
Agency Contact: Kelly Meadows, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4291, or email kelly.meadows@deq.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The amendments add (i) one new total maximum daily load (TMDL) wasteload allocation in the Potomac-Shenandoah River Basin and (ii) 10 new TMDL wasteload allocations in 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 218 in this TMDL table in subsection A of 9VAC25-720-50 are not amended; therefore, the text of those rows is not set out. |
219. | North Fork Catoctin Creek | A TMDL and Watershed Management Plan to Address Sediment in North Fork Catoctin Creek Located in Loudoun County, Virginia | Loudoun | A02R | Sediment | 99.1 | 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 172 in this TMDL table in subsection A of 9VAC25-720-60 are not amended; therefore, the text of those rows is not set out. |
173. | Blue Run | Benthic TMDL Development for the North Fork Rivanna River Watershed and Tributaries Located in Albemarle, Greene, and Orange Counties | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | H27R | Sediment | 20,750 | lbs/year |
174. | Marsh Run | Benthic TMDL Development for the North Fork Rivanna River Watershed and Tributaries Located in Albemarle, Greene, and Orange Counties | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | H27R | Sediment | 5,210 | lbs/year |
175. | Preddy Creek | Benthic TMDL Development for the North Fork Rivanna River Watershed and Tributaries Located in Albemarle, Greene, and Orange Counties | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | H27R | Sediment | 105,600 | lbs/year |
176. | Preddy Creek North Branch | Benthic TMDL Development for the North Fork Rivanna River Watershed and Tributaries Located in Albemarle, Greene, and Orange Counties | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | H27R | Sediment | 47,940 | lbs/year |
177. | Quarter Creek | Benthic TMDL Development for the North Fork Rivanna River Watershed and Tributaries Located in Albemarle, Greene, and Orange Counties | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | H27R | Sediment | 11,020 | lbs/year |
178. | Standardsville Run | Benthic TMDL Development for the North Fork Rivanna River Watershed and Tributaries Located in Albemarle, Greene, and Orange Counties | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | H27R | Sediment | 6,105 | lbs/year |
179. | Swift Run | Benthic TMDL Development for the North Fork Rivanna River Watershed and Tributaries Located in Albemarle, Greene, and Orange Counties | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | H27R | Sediment | 89,130 | lbs/year |
180. | Unnamed tributary to Flat Branch | Benthic TMDL Development for the North Fork Rivanna River Watershed and Tributaries Located in Albemarle, Greene, and Orange Counties | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | H27R | Sediment | 27,890 | lbs/year |
181. | Blue Run | Benthic TMDL Development for the North Fork Rivanna River Watershed and Tributaries Located in Albemarle, Greene, and Orange Counties | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | H27R | Total Phosphorus | 21.8 | lbs/year |
182. | Standardsville Run | Benthic TMDL Development for the North Fork Rivanna River Watershed and Tributaries Located in Albemarle, Greene, and Orange Counties | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | H27R | Total Phosphorus | 4.6 | lbs/year |
Notes:
1The total WLA can be increased prior to modification provided that the Department of Environmental Quality 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 subsections is not set out.
VA.R. Doc. No. R20-6437; Filed July 9, 2020, 3:53 p.m.