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DEQ Office of Water Supply Update March 2017 Update Virginia's Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) Update: Local Engagement Program for the Chesapeake Bay Clean Up In light of the strong emphasis on local engagement for the Phase III WIP, Virginia has developed and begun implementing a local engagement program that will continue throughout the Phase III WIP development process and beyond. The components of the local engagement program include: . Ongoing meetings of the Chesapeake Bay Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG). This group is comprised of representatives of the agricultural, conservation, development and industrial communities as well as representatives of local governments and soil & water quality conservation districts. The state will be providing updates to this group and eliciting their comments on all aspects of Phase III WIP planning, including the local engagement program. Outreach to local government, soil & water conservation district and stakeholder association meetings to provide continuous updates throughout the Phase III WIP process. Initial regional outreach meetings to local governments and soil & water conservation districts throughout the Chesapeake Bay Watershed portion of the state (currently on-going). Facilitated work sessions for local governments, soil & water conservation districts and stakeholders. These work sessions will involve training on the various tools available for the development and prioritization of pollutant reducing strategies and how to report Best Management Practices (BMPs). On-going assistance to local governments and stakeholders and outreach. For more information, visit the webpage below or contact Joan Salvati at [email protected],(804) 698- 4230. http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/ChesapeakeBay/ChesapeakeBayTMDL.aspx DEQ Office of Water Supply Update: Virginia Water Withdrawal Reporting Regulation: DEQ appreciates the assistance of the VASWCD and Districts as we continue to register farms to report water withdrawals. DEQ is wrapping up 2016 withdrawal data collection and QA/QC. Program Contacts for Withdrawal Reporting: Tammy Stephenson: [email protected], (540) 562-6828 Sara Jordan: [email protected], (540) 574-7901 Potomac River Basin-Wide Comprehensive Water Resources Plan: The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) is developing a water resources plan for the entire Potomac basin which stretches across parts of four states (Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia) as well as the District of Columbia. Stakeholder participation is essential for the successful development and implementation of the plan. ICPRB has established an advisory committee, comprised of about two dozen diverse stakeholders representing various interests and geographic regions. The third advisory committee meeting was held on March 2, 2017. In addition to the advisory committee, the ICPRB maintains a "Keep Informed" list that will have opportunity to comment on the plan and receive updates about the Potomac Comprehensive Plan process as milestones are achieved. To join the effort, contact [email protected] at ICPRB and request to be added to the “Keep Informed” list for the basin-wide plan. The Groundwater Withdrawal Regulation (9 VAC 25-610-10 et seq.) requires a permit for withdrawals in a groundwater management area of over 300,000 gallons in a month of groundwater. With the knowledge that there likely are groundwater users who withdrawal enough to require a permit but have not applied, the DEQ is initiating a Compliance Assistance Framework. The Framework applies to all unpermitted users in the Eastern Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) and the Eastern Shore GWMA who submit an application and permit fee (no fee for agricultural withdrawals) for a new Groundwater Withdrawal Permit between April 1st, 2017 and December 15, 2017. After December 15, 2017, any unpermitted groundwater users withdrawing more than 300,000 gallons in any one month may be subject to compliance and enforcement actions. Program Contacts for the Compliance Assistance Framework: Ryan Green: [email protected], 804-698-4258 Erinn Tisdale: [email protected], 804-698-4066 Virginia Nonpoint Source Program Update: DEQ Watershed Program Contacts: Regional TMDL Nonpoint Source Coordinators: Valley Regional Office (VRO), Harrisonburg: [email protected], (540) 574-7850 Northern Regional Office (NRO), Woodbridge: [email protected], (703) 583-3835 Blue Ridge Regional Office (BRO), Roanoke: [email protected], (540) 562-6738 Piedmont Regional Office (PRO), Glen Allen: [email protected], (804) 527-5058 Southwest Regional Office (SWRO), Abingdon: [email protected], (276) 676-4803 Tidewater Regional Office (TRO), VA Beach: [email protected], (757) 518-2153 Central Office (CO): Liz McKercher, Watershed Program Manager: [email protected], (804) 698-4291 Nicole Sandberg, 319(h) Grant Manager: [email protected], (804) 698-4043 Lars Bolton, NPS Grant and Data Coordinator: [email protected], (804) 698-4006 Ram Gupta, TMDL Coordinator, [email protected], (804) 698-4184 Ashley Wendt, TMDL Implementation Analyst, [email protected], (804) 698-4042 Current Water Quality Improvement Fund Projects Project Sponsor Project Title Culpeper SWCD Expanding Culpeper SWCD Residential On-Site Septic Cost Share Program Middle Peninsula Planning Middle Peninsula Septic Repair Program District Commission Newport News (City) Deep Creek Shoreline Restoration Newport News (City) Richneck Regional Water Quality Retrofit and Flood Control Shenandoah Valley SWCD Rockingham County Septic Assistance Program Thomas Jefferson SWCD Thomas Jefferson Regional Residential Septic System Management Program: Building on a Targeted Approach Town of White Stone Install Central Sewer to Replace Failing Drainfields Virginia Department of Mines, Elkins Branch Landslide Emergency Minerals and Energy Current 319(h) TMDL Implementation Projects Sponsor (DEQ Region) Project Area Culpeper SWCD (NRO) Upper Rapidan River Upper Hazel River Upper York River Upper Robinson & Little Dark Run Evergreen SWCD (SWRO) Upper Middle Fork Holston River Hanover Caroline SWCD (PRO) Chickahominy River Headwaters SWCD (VRO) Middle River New River SWCD (SWRO) Chestnut Creek Peter Francisco SWCD (CO) Slate River and Rock Island Creek (1) Slate River and Rock Island Creek (2) Piedmont SWCD (PRO) Spring Creek Et Al Watershed Residential Septic Flat and Nibbs Creek Shenandoah Valley (VRO) Linville Creek Tazewell SWCD & Upper TN River Upper Clinch River Roundtable (SWRO) Thomas Jefferson SWCD (VRO) Hardware River Tye River Tri-County Action Agency (BRO) Lower Banister River Virginia Tech (BRO) Stroubles Creek Pending 319(h) TMDL Implementation Projects Sponsor (DEQ Region) Project/Project Area Lord Fairfax SWCD (VRO) Livestock Exclusion Holston River SWCD (SWRO) Livestock Exclusion North Fork Holston - Washington County Clinch Valley SWCD (SWRO) Livestock Exclusion Big Walker SWCD (SWRO) Livestock Exclusion Culpeper SWCD (NRO) Upper Hazel River TMDL Upper York River TMDL Chesapeake Bay Foundation South River and Christians Creek (VRO) Natural Bridge SWCD (VRO) Buffalo, Colliers Creek Blue Ridge SWCD (BRO) Blackberry Creek and Smith River LENIWISCO PDC (SWRO) North Fork Holston - Scott County TMDL implementation projects support agricultural, residential septic and urban BMP activities in impaired watersheds. They are supported mainly by Federal 319(h) funds, but some have received supplemental state funding from either the Water Quality Improvement Fund or the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund. DEQ reports annually on progress in TMDL implementation watersheds. Final progress reports are posted to: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/WaterQualityInformationTMDLs/TMDL/TMDLImplementation/TMD LImplementationProjects.aspx The 2016 progress reports will be posted after EPA approval. Two reports pending approval, the Lower Banister and the Stroubles Creek, follow: LOWER BANISTER RIVER WATERSHED Project Location and Background The Banister River watershed is located in the Roanoke River Basin in Pittsylvania and Halifax Counties, Virginia. The watershed is approxi- mately 197,913 acres in size, and land use is predominantly forested and hay/pasture. The Lower Banister River and its tributaries (Sandy and Polecat Creeks) were listed as impaired on Virginia’s 1996 Section 303(d) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Priority List and Report due to violations of the State’s Water Quality Stand- ards for fecal coliform bacteria. The Banister River TMDL was completed in September 2007, and a TMDL implementation plan was complet- ed for the watershed in October 2012. The im- plementation project started in July 2013. Table 1: Lower Banister River Watershed BMP Summary July 2013—June 2016 In- Implementation Highlights Control Measure Units Goal stalled % Agricultural The Lower Banister River TMDL residential septic implementa- tion project, which covers only the Halifax County portion of the Stream Exclusion Fencing F 322 18 6 implementation watershed, is administered by Tri-County Com- munity Action Agency (TCCAA) in partnership with Halifax Soil Stream Exclusion Fencing S 633,600 56,710 9 and Water Conservation District (HSWCD, District) and Virginia Vegetated Buffer A 55 35 64 Cooperative Extension. The HSWCD also administers an agricul- tural cost-share program throughout the watershed. The table
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