Originally Posted by eyagow
Posted - 05/27/2005 : 3:14:00 PM
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A public meeting on the development of a TMDL implementation plan (IP) for the Stroubles Creek watershed will be held for interested stakeholders on June 1st in the Blacksburg Town Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 300 South Main Street from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. The subject of this IP is the portion of Stroubles Creek watershed from its headwaters in the Town of Blacksburg down to where Stroubles Creek meets Wall Branch, just upstream from Montgomery Farms in Montgomery County. The goal of the IP is to identify and quantify corrective actions necessary to reduce the nonpoint source loads specified in the TMDL study. IPs must include, not only corrective actions, but also measurable goals based on monitoring or implementation milestones, an implementation schedule, cost/benefit analysis, a monitoring plan, and a target date for achieving compliance with water quality standards. The focus of this meeting will be the presentation of details from the TMDL study and of information regarding current activities in the watershed.
The implementation planning process will proceed through the end of 2005 and will be overseen by a steering committee consisting of agencies, organizations, and citizens. During this meeting, interested persons will be encouraged to participate in working groups focused on agriculture, residential/urban, and government issues. Such working groups will help to insure that the information used in the IP is accurate and that the IP reflects the concerns/issues of the watershed stakeholders. Public participation and input will also be possible through additional public meetings. The meeting is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Virginia Tech Department of Biological Systems Engineering, and the Virginia Water Resources Research Center.
The following document contains the official public notice for the June 1st meeting:
http://www.tmdl.bse.vt.edu/uploads/File/forum/StroublesCreek_IP_Announcement_1st_Public_Meeting2.doc (32KB)
Information about the public meeting was also presented to the Blacksburg Town Council on April 27, 2005 at one of their working sessions, and the following informational handout was distributed to council members:
http://www.tmdl.bse.vt.edu/uploads/File/forum/Stroubles_Creek_Watershed_2-page_background.doc (4.5MB)