James River TMDL Redevelopment Kickoff Public Meeting

Region 2000 Local Government Council828 Main Street, 12th Floor

Lynchburg, VA

March 4, 2014

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Why are we here? Implement

Control Measures

Water Quality Monitoring

Assessments 303 (d) Impaired

Waters List

305 (b) WQA Report

Stream Monitoring

Biomonitoring

Lake Monitoring

Water Quality Standards

Watershed Plans

TMDLStudies

Identify Pollutant Sources Stakeholder

Participation

Best Management Practices

Sewage Treatment Plant upgrades

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What Happens When a Stream is Impaired?

Water quality standards not met

Water quality standards met

Study

Implementation Plan

Polluted• Identifies sources of pollution• Calculates amounts from each source• Estimates necessary pollutant reductions

• Identifies permit controls or best management practices needed to make necessary pollutant reductions

Implementation

Clean

• The State begins a formal process to clean up that water body (a TMDL)

Monitoring

We are here

TotalMaximum

Daily

Load

Agenda Meeting Description & TMDL Process.......................……….. Paula Nash,

DEQ

Stakeholder Introductions……………...................Kelly Hitchcock, Region 2000

TMDL Redevelopment Process Description ..........................Craig Lott, DEQ

Project Catalyst, Lynchburg City Long Term Control Plan ……....... Jim Talian, Lynchburg City

Transition to pending TMDL Study ................................................. Craig Lott

TMDL Source Assessment & Hydrologic Modeling Calibration …... Jim Kern, MapTech

Discussion Facilitation ............................................................Kelly Hitchcock

Wrap Up and confirmation of future scheduling ...........................Craig, Lott

Meeting Introductions

Kelly Hitchcock, Region 2000

James River Lynchburg Bacteria TMDL BackgroundOriginal TMDL, completed August, 2007

and approved by both EPA (12-4-2007) and State Water Control Board (7-31-2008).

Modification #1 completed December 3, 2009and approved by EPA December 3, 2009.

Draft Modification #2 (and Draft Beaver Creek TMDL addition) completed May 2010.

Bacteria TMDL Redevelopment Process DescriptionFormerly completed TMDLs may be reopened

for various reasons such as, to consider the effects of additional Waste Load Allocations or significant land use changes.

When changes to the TMDL are initiated by a permittee, such as the City of Lynchburg, the costs of remodeling may be passed along to the permittee.

Bacteria TMDL Redevelopment Process DescriptionWho’s responsible?

How many changes should be made?

Do TMDL Goals change?

Bacteria TMDL Redevelopment Process DescriptionWho’s responsible? The delegated regulatory authority to

develop, review, edit, provide public participation, and submit a TMDL to EPA and the SWCB remains the responsibility of the Department of Environmental Quality.

How many changes should be made? During the ‘redevelopment’ process, updates to other aspects of the original modeling, equations, and report may be made as appropriate to reflect changes, such as the bacteria water quality standards and assessments, mapping, nonpoint source load allocations, waste load allocations, hydrologic features, and land use.

Do TMDL Goals change? The process although initiated by a slightly different path, has the same state and federal regulatory expectations to achieve Water Quality Standards and receive EPA and State Water Control Board approval as any other TMDL.

LTCP Changes ConsideredTMDL Modification #2 included a simple

modeling scenario that considered whether bacteria Water Quality Standards might still be met if some limited discharge of mixed stormwater and sewage in combined sewer overflow events were to remain in the James River.

Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan proposal, a Catalyst for TMDL Redevelopment

Jim Talian, Lynchburg City

TMDL Considerations for Changes in CSO Plan

Jim Kern, MapTech

TMDL Redevelopment ScheduleTMDL Hydrologic Modeling CompletionTAC Meeting #1Public Meeting #1

Tuesday, March 4TAC Meeting #2

Draft TMDLPublic Meeting #2

Draft TMDL 30 day Public Comment Period

SWCB SubmissionEPA Submission + Review

Questions?SEND/E-MAIL/FAX your comments to:Paula Nash, TMDL CoordinatorDEQ, Blue Ridge Regional Office7705 Timberlake RoadLynchburg, VA 24502 Phone: 434-582-6216 Fax: 434-845-3493Paula.Nash@ deq.virginia.gov

http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/WaterQualityInformationTMDLs/TMDL/TMDLDevelopment/DocumentationforSelectTMDLs.aspx