Virginia’s Region 2000 Local Government Council and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will host a public meeting on Thursday, December 3, 2009 in Rustburg, Virginia to provide information and hear public comment on a water quality study for a portion of Beaver Creek and its tributaries which drain from portions of Campbell County.

The Dec. 3 meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Agricultural Building, 163 Kabler Lane, Rustburg, Virginia. Kabler Lane is located just off of Route 24/Village Highway, across from the Campbell County Administrative Offices.

Virginia agencies are working to identify sources of bacteria contamination in a portion of Beaver Creek within the James River Watershed in Central Virginia. This stream is listed on the Federal 303 D list of impaired waters and has been targeted for the development of a Total Maximum Daily Load, TMDL, study. 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 for a specified pollutant have to be reduced to the TMDL amount.

This will be the first of two public meetings that will be held during the TMDL study. Attendees will be receive an overview of what a TMLD is and how it is developed, an overview of initial data about the streams and surrounding watersheds, and how they can provide comment and input to the study over the coming year. In addition, attendees will be given an overview of how the TMDL development is used within the state.

For more information, please contact Kelly Hitchcock, Senior Planner, Virginia’s Region 2000 Local Government Council at 434-845-5678 ext 218.