DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Crab Creek Water Quality Improvement Plan Working Group Meeting

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will hold a working group meeting for the Crab Creek (Montgomery County) water quality improvement plan on Tuesday, March 13, 2014. The Agricultural Working Group and the Residential/Urban Working Group will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Christiansburg Town Hall, 100 East Main Street, Christiansburg, VA.

The purpose of the meeting is to gather input from stakeholders on the types and amounts of agricultural, residential, and urban practices needed to reduce sediment and bacteria pollution in Crab Creek to a level that meets water quality goals and how stakeholders can collaborate on a coordinated approach for achieving water quality goals.

Fecal bacteria levels (e.g., E. coli) in Crab Creek exceed state water quality standards designed to protect primary contact recreation (e.g., swimming, wading, kayaking, etc.). Additionally, Crab Creek does not meet Virginia's general standard for water quality, due to an excessive accumulation of sand, silt, and clay on the streambed that is harmful to aquatic life.

In response to these impairments, DEQ developed total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for E. coli and sediment in Crab Creek in 2004. A TMDL describes the amount of pollution that a water body can receive and still meet water quality standards. The Fecal Bacteria and General Standard TMDL Development for Crab Creek document can be located on DEQ's website at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/portals/0/
DEQ/Water/TMDL/apptmdls/newrvr/crabcr.pdf.

Virginia's 1997 Water Quality Monitoring, Information, and Restoration Act (WQMIRA) directs the State Water Control Board (SWCB) to develop and implement a plan to achieve fully supporting status for impaired waters (§§ 62.1-44.19:4 through 62.1-44.19:8 of the Code of Virginia). The working group meeting to be held on March 13, 2014, is part of the process for developing the water quality improvement plan (i.e., TMDL Implementation Plan) for Crab Creek.

Questions or information requests can be addressed to:

Patrick Lizon, TMDL/Watershed Field Coordinator, Department of Environmental Quality, Southwest Region, 355-A Deadmore Street, Abingdon, VA 24210, telephone (276) 676-4803, or email patrick.lizon@deq.virginia.gov.

Diana Hackenburg, TMDL/Watershed Field Coordinator, Department of Environmental Quality, Blue Ridge Region, 3019 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, VA 24019, telephone (540) 562-6738, or email diana.hackenburg@deq.virginia.gov.

In the case of inclement weather, please contact Diana Hackenburg for more information. If the meeting needs to be rescheduled, it will occur on Thursday, March 20, 2014, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Christiansburg Town Hall.

Water Quality Improvement Plan for Cripple Creek (Smyth and Wythe Counties) and Elk Creek (Grayson County)

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is providing interested persons an opportunity to comment on the draft water quality improvement plan for reducing agricultural and residential sources of fecal bacteria in Cripple Creek (Smyth and Wythe Counties) and Elk Creek (Grayson County). A meeting on this draft plan was canceled due to inclement weather and was rescheduled for February 11, 2014. The public comment period provides an opportunity for citizens and interested parties to submit comments on the plan.

Elk Creek and segments of Cripple Creek do not meet state water quality standards for fecal bacteria (e.g., E. coli). Elevated levels of E. coli indicate an increased risk of illness for people who come in contact with water in the affected streams. Identified sources of E. coli in these watersheds include failing septic systems, discharges of untreated human waste (e.g., straight pipes), and livestock waste.

Public comment period: The public comment period will end on March 13, 2014.

Questions, information requests, and comments should be addressed to Patrick Lizon, Watershed Field Coordinator, Department of Environmental Quality, 355-A Deadmore Street, Abingdon, VA 24210, telephone (276) 676-4803, or email patrick.lizon@deq.virginia.gov.

Water Quality Study for the James River Watershed

Purpose of notice: To seek public comment and announce a public meeting on a water quality study by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the James River watershed in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Public meeting time and location: Tuesday, March 4, 2014, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Randolph College 2500 Rivermont Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia. The meeting will be located in the Nichols Theater, located in the Student Center.

Description of study: Virginia agencies are working to identify sources of fecal bacteria contamination in stream segments from the James River watershed in Central Virginia. This contamination exceeds water quality standards and thus impairs or decreases the quality of the water.

The streams segments that will be included in the study are: 10.53 miles James River, 20.8 miles Ivy Creek, 5.89 miles Tomahawk Creek, 6.89 miles Burton Creek, 3.43 miles unnamed tributary to Burton Creek, 10.54 miles Judith Creek, 5.44 miles Fishing Creek, 10.3 miles Blackwater Creek, 8.5 miles Beaver Creek, 7.72 miles Harris Creek, 4.69 miles Dreaming Creek, 3.04 miles Opossum Creek, 6.37 miles Williams Run, 5.17 miles Graham Creek, and 9.46 miles Pedlar River.

During the study, DEQ will develop a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for the impaired waters. A TMDL is the total amount of a pollutant a water body can contain and still meet water quality standards. To restore water quality, contamination levels have to be reduced to the TMDL amount.

Public comment period: The public comment period on the materials presented at the public meeting will extend from March 4, 2014, to April 3, 2014.

How to comment: DEQ accepts written comments by email, fax, or postal mail. Written comments should include the name, address, and telephone number of the person commenting, and be received during the comment period. DEQ also accepts written and oral comments at the public meeting announced in this notice. For additional information, or to submit comments, contact Paula Nash, Department of Environmental of Quality, Blue Ridge Regional Office, 7705 Timberlake Road, Lynchburg, VA 24502, telephone (434) 582-6216, or email paula.nash@deq.virginia.gov.

Water Quality Improvement Plan Revision for Reducing Excessive Sediment Accumulation within the Guest River (Wise County)

The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable will host a public meeting at which the draft version of the revised water quality improvement plan for reducing excessive sediment accumulation within the Guest River (Wise County, VA) and fecal bacteria contamination within the following tributaries of the Guest River: Crab Orchard Creek, Sepulcher Creek, Little Toms Creek, and Toms Creek will be presented. The public meeting will be held on March 3, 2014, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Norton Community Center located at 201 East Park Avenue NE, Norton, VA from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The back-up date in case the meeting is canceled due to bad weather is March 10, 2014 (same location and time).

The development of this plan is required by Virginia's 1997 Water Quality Monitoring, Information, and Restoration Act (§§ 62.1-44.19:4 through 62.1-44.19:8 of the Code of Virginia). The public meeting provides an opportunity for citizens and interested parties to ask questions, provide comments, and will begin a 30-day period during which written public comments on the plan will be accepted. The draft water quality improvement plan will be available on DEQ's website the day after the public meeting at http://www.deq.state.va.us/Programs/Water/WaterQualityInformationTMDLs/ TMDL/PublicNotices.aspx.

The Guest River does not meet Virginia's general standard for water quality due to an excessive accumulation of sand, silt, and clay on the streambed that is harmful to aquatic life. Fecal bacteria levels (e.g., E. coli) in Crab Orchard Creek, Sepulcher Creek, Little Toms Creek, and Toms Creek exceed state water quality standards designed to protect primary contact recreation (e.g., swimming, wading, kayaking, etc.). Due to these water quality impairments, total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for E. coli and sediment have been developed by DEQ. A TMDL describes the amount of pollution that a water body can receive and still meet water quality standards. The sediment TMDL study for the Guest River was completed in 2003, and the TMDL study for fecal bacteria in the Guest River tributaries listed above was completed in 2004. These studies can be located on DEQ's website at http://www.deq.state.va.us/Programs/Water/WaterQualityInformationTMDLs/TMDL/TMDLDevelopment/ApprovedTMDLReports.aspx.

Public comment period: The public comment period on the materials presented at the public meeting will extend from March 3, 2014, to April 3, 2014.

Please contact Adam Wells, Guest River Coordinator with questions about the public meeting at telephone (276) 926-5527 or email guestriverproject@gmail.com. Comments or questions associated with the draft water quality improvement plan for the Guest River watershed should be addressed to Patrick Lizon, TMDL/Watershed Field Coordinator, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 355-A Deadmore Street, Abingdon, VA 24210, telephone (276) 676-4803, or email patrick.lizon@deq.virginia.gov.

STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD

Proposed Enforcement Action for Bexley Properties, LLC

An enforcement action has been proposed for Bexley Properties, LLC for alleged violations of the Virginia Ground Water Management Act of 1992 at the Bexley Mobile Home Park Water System located in Prince George County. Corrective action is pending, and the consent order requires payment of a civil charge. A description of the proposed action is available at the Department of Environmental Quality office named below or online at www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Enforcement/PublicNotices.aspx. Previn Smith will accept comments by email at previn.smith@deq.virginia.gov or postal mail at Department of Environmental Quality, Central Office, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, from February 25, 2014, to March 27, 2014.

Proposed Consent Special Order for Centerpointe Crossing, LLC

An enforcement action has been proposed for Centerpointe Crossing, LLC for alleged violations at Centerpointe Crossing Subdivision, Chesterfield County. The State Water Control Board proposes to issue a consent special order to Centerpointe Crossing, LLC to address noncompliance with State Water Control Law. A description of the proposed action is available at the Department of Environmental Quality office named below or online at www.deq.virginia.gov. Gina Pisoni will accept comments by email at gina.pisoni@deq.virginia.gov, FAX at (804) 527-5106, or postal mail at Department of Environmental Quality, Piedmont Regional Office, 4949-A Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060, from February 24, 2014, to March 28, 2014.

Proposed Consent Special Order for Greenwood Motor Lines, Inc.

An enforcement action has been proposed for Greenwood Motor Lines, Inc. for violations in Montgomery County. The special order by consent will address and resolve violations of environmental law and regulations. A description of the proposed action is available at the Department of Environmental Quality office named below or online at www.deq.virginia.gov. Jerry Ford, Jr. will accept comments by email at jerry.ford@deq.virginia.gov or postal mail at Department of Environmental Quality, Blue Ridge Regional Office, 3019 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, VA 24019, from February 24, 2014, to March 26, 2014.

VIRGINIA CODE COMMISSION

Notice to State Agencies

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ERRATA

STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD

Title of Regulation: 9VAC25-151. General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit for Discharges of Storm Water Associated with Industrial Activity.

Publication: 30:11 VA.R. 1467-1550 January 27, 2014

Correction to Final Regulation:

Page 1523, 9VAC25-151-180, Table 180-2, first column, line 10, before "Magnesium" replace "Recoverable" with "[ Recoverable ]"

VA.R. Doc. No. R13-3382; Filed February 5, 2014 9:42 a.m.