9VAC25-720 Water Quality Management Planning Regulation

REGULATIONS

Vol. 28 Iss. 23 - July 16, 2012

TITLE 9. ENVIRONMENT

STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD

Chapter 720

Final Regulation

REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The following regulatory action is exempt from the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 4 c of the Code of Virginia, which excludes regulations that are necessary to meet the requirements of federal law or regulations provided such regulations do not differ materially from those required by federal law or regulation. The State Water Control Board will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision.

Title of Regulation: 9VAC25-720. Water Quality Management Planning Regulation (amending 9VAC25-720-90, 9VAC25-720-100).

Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; 33 USC § 1313(e) of the federal Clean Water Act.

Effective Date: August 15, 2012.

Agency Contact: John Kennedy, Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, P.O. Box 10009, Richmond, VA 23240, telephone [phone], or email [e-mail].

Summary:

The amendments include three total maximum daily load (TMDL) wasteload allocations and one TMDL modification. The amendments are to the Tennessee/Big Sandy River Basin and Chowan River Basin.

9VAC25-720-90. Tennessee-Big Sandy River Basin.

A. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDLs).

TMDL #	Stream Name	TMDL Title	City/County	WBID	Pollutant	WLA	Units
1.	Guest River	Guest River Total Maximum Load Report	Wise	P11R	Sediment	317.92	LB/YR
2.	Cedar Creek	Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for Cedar Creek, Hall/Byers Creek and Hutton Creek	Washington	O05R	Sediment	1,789.93	LB/YR
3.	Hall/Byers Creek	Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for Cedar Creek, Hall/Byers Creek and Hutton Creek	Washington	O05R	Sediment	57,533.49	LB/YR
4.	Hutton Creek	Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for Cedar Creek, Hall/Byers Creek and Hutton Creek	Washington	O05R	Sediment	91.32	LB/YR
5.	Clinch River	Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Upper Clinch River Watershed	Tazewell	P01R	Sediment	206,636	LB/YR
6.	Lewis Creek	Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Lewis Creek Watershed	Russell	P04R	Sediment	40,008	LB/YR
7.	Black Creek	General Standard Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Black Creek, Wise County, Virginia	Wise	P17R	Manganese	2,127	KG/YR
8.	Dumps Creek	General Standard Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Dumps Creek, Russell County, Virginia	Russell	P08R	Total Dissolved Solids	1,631,575	KG/YR
9.	Dumps Creek	General Standard Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Dumps Creek, Russell County, Virginia	Russell	P08R	Total Suspended Solids	316,523	KG/YR
10.	Beaver Creek	Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Beaver Creek Watershed	Washington	O07R	Sediment	784,036	LB/YR
11.	Stock Creek	General Standard (Benthic) Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Stock Creek	Scott	P13R	Sediment	0	T/YR
12.	Lick Creek	Lick Creek TMDLs for Benthic Impairments-Dickenson, Russell and Wise Counties	Dickenson, Russell and Wise	P10R	Sediment	63	T/YR
13.	Cigarette Hollow	Lick Creek TMDLs for Benthic Impairments-Dickenson, Russell and Wise Counties	Dickenson, Russell and Wise	P10R	Sediment	0.4	T/YR
14.	Laurel Branch	Lick Creek TMDLs for Benthic Impairments-Dickenson, Russell and Wise Counties	Dickenson, Russell and Wise	P10R	Sediment	3.9	T/YR
15.	Right Fork	Lick Creek TMDLs for Benthic Impairments-Dickenson, Russell and Wise Counties	Dickenson, Russell and Wise	P10R	Sediment	1.3	T/YR
16.	Middle Fork Holston River	Bacteria and Benthic Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Middle Fork Holston River	Washington, Smyth	O05R	Sediment	100.4	T/YR
17.	Wolf Creek	Bacteria and Benthic Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Wolf Creek	Washington	O06R	Sediment	301.6	T/YR
18.	North Fork Holston River	Mercury Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the North Fork Holston River, Virginia	Scott, Washington, Smyth, Bland, Tazewell, Russell	O10R	Total Mercury	11.9	G/YR

B. Non-TMDL waste load allocations.

Water Body	Permit No.	Facility Name	Receiving Stream	River Mile	Outfall No.	Parameter Description	WLA	Units WLA
VAS-Q13R	VA0061913	Pound WWTP	Pound River	33.26	001	CBOD5, JUN-NOV	28	KG/D
						CBOD5, DEC-MAY	47	KG/D
						TKN, JUN-NOV	28	KG/D
VAS-Q14R	VA0026565	Clintwood WWTP	Cranes Nest River	9.77	001	BOD5	30	KG/D
VAS-O06R	VA0026531	Wolf Creek Water Reclamation Facility	Wolf Creek	7.26	001	CBOD5	249.8	KG/D
VAS-P01R	VA0026298	Tazewell WWTP	Clinch River	346.26	001	CBOD5, JUN-NOV	76	KG/D
VAS-P03R	VA0021199	Richlands Regional WWTF	Clinch River	317.45	001	BOD5, JUN-NOV	273	KG/D
VAS-P06R	VA0020745	Lebanon WWTP	Big Cedar Creek	5.22	001	BOD5	91	KG/D
VAS-P11R	VA0077828	Coeburn Norton Wise Regional WWTP	Guest River	7.56	001	CBOD5, JUN-NOV	303	KG/D
						CBOD5, DEC-MAY	379	KG/D
VAS-P15R	VA0029564	Duffield Industrial Park WWTP	North Fork Clinch River	21.02	001	BOD5	36	KG/D
VAS-P17R	VA0020940	Big Stone Gap Regional WWTP	Powell River	177.38	001	CBOD5, JUN-NOV	110	KG/D

9VAC25-720-100. Chowan River -- Dismal Swamp River Basin.

TMDL #	Stream Name	TMDL Title	City/County	WBID	Pollutant	WLA	Units
1.	Unnamed Tributary to Hurricane Branch	Benthic TMDL for Hurricane Branch Unnamed Tributary, Virginia	Nottoway	K16R	Sediment	60.9	T/YR
2.	Spring Branch	Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Spring Branch	Sussex	K32R	Phosphorus	145.82	KG/YR
3.	Albemarle Canal/North Landing River	Total Maximum Daily Load Development for Albemarle Canal/North Landing River, A Total Phosphorus TMDL Due to Low Dissolved Oxygen Impairment	Chesapeake, Virginia Beach	K41R	Phosphorus	989.96	KG/YR
4.	Northwest River Watershed	Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Northwest River Watershed, A Total Phosphorus TMDL Due to Low Dissolved Oxygen Impairment	Chesapeake, Virginia Beach	K40R	Phosphorus	3,262.86	KG/YR

VA.R. Doc. No. R12-3256; Filed June 27, 2012, 10:37 a.m.