TMDL Implementation Plan Development for Stroubles Creek

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TMDL Implementation Plan Development for
Stroubles Creek
First Public Meeting June 1, 2005
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Stroubles IP Support Team

• Brian Benham, Tess Wynn, Gene Yagow
• Center for TMDL and Watershed Studies
• Biological Systems Engineering Department
• Tamim Younos
• Virginia Water Resources Research Center
• Theresa Carter
• Virginia Department of Conservation and
  Recreation, Dublin
• Jason Hill
• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality,
  Roanoke

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Overview

• TMDL Process
• Stroubles Creek TMDL
• Changes in Stroubles Creek watershed
• TMDL Implementation Plan (IP)
• Public Participation
• Project Timeline

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Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

• Maximum amount of a given pollutant that a stream
  can assimilate without negatively affecting the
  designated beneficial uses of that stream.

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TMDL Process

• Impairment
• TMDL Study
• IP Development
• Implementation and Monitoring
• Non-Impaired

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Stroubles Creek TMDL

• Benthic impairment
• Stressor analysis indicated
• sediment as the most probable stressor
• with influence from nutrients and organic matter.
• TMDL developed for sediment
• Final TMDL Public Meeting Oct. 9, 2003
• TMDL Study Approved Jan. 28, 2004

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Sediment TMDL Reductions

• Agricultural sources 77
• Urban sources 54
• Channel erosion 77

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Extent of Impairment
Benthic 4.98 mi.
Bacteria 7.08 mi.
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Contributing Pollutants

• Sediment
• Construction sites
• Runoff from agricultural areas
• Livestock access to streams
• Stream bank erosion/riparian cover
• Storm water peak flows from increasing impervious
  areas
• Channelization

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• Nutrients
• Manure
• Cropland fertilization
• Lawn fertilization
• Organic Matter
• Leaf input
• Livestock manure
• Grass clippings and yard waste
• Commercial waste disposal
• Trash

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• Bacteria
• Livestock manure
• Runoff from manured areas
• Pet waste
• Improper waste treatment
• Ducks and geese
• Trash

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Changes in the WatershedSince Completion of TMDL
Study

• Development continues
• VTs new conference center
• VT stadium additions
• VT completion of work on dairy barn and horse
  center
• Blacksburg downtown mall
• Blacksburg residential development
• Planning is on-going
• Phase II MS4 Programs
• Virginia Tech Master Plan
• Blacksburg 2046 Comprehensive Plan

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Storm Water Management Programs

• Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)
  Permits
• Town of Blacksburg
• Virginia Tech
• Virginia Department of Transportation

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TMDL Implementation Guidance
Implementation Guidance Manual

• Document that details actions or strategies that
  must be undertaken to achieve load reductions to
  ensure that water quality standards are met.

http//www.deq.state.va.us/tmdl/implans/ipguide.pd
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Important Aspects of an IP

• Stakeholder-driven
• Required by state law (WQMIRA)
• An approved IP makes the watershed eligible for
  grants from various sources
• Goal is to restore water quality so that it meets
  state standards

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IP Development Focus Group Tasks

• Quantify location and extent of identified
  problems
• Identify appropriate BMPs to address identified
  problems
• Determine BMP and technical assistance costs
• Identify potential funding sources
• Set measurable milestones and prioritize
  resources
• Develop strategy to encourage stakeholder
  participation in implementing needed changes

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Quantify Extent of BMP Needs
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Identify Appropriate BMPs
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Cost/Benefit Analysis

• Assess implementation costs
• BMPs or other management measures
• Technical and administrative assistance
• Evaluate environmental benefit
• Identify/evaluate economic benefits
• Identify funding sources

Source VADCR Blackwater River TMDL
Implementation Plan
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Potential Funding ource

• Potential funding sources for best management
  practices (BMPs) selected during Implementation
  Plan development
• USDA Programs - CREP/EQIP
• WQIA projects
• Section 319 Funds
• State Revolving Loan Funds
• Cost-Share Program
• Tax Credits

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Measurable Goals/Timeline

• Prioritize implementation resources
• Implementation milestones stakeholders
• Interim water quality goals modeling
• 5 10 year time frame to meet water quality
  standard

Example
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Public Participation

• Public Meetings
• Informational
• Solicit public participation
• Provide a forum for public comment
• Steering Committee
• Direct the overall process
• Review output from Focus Groups
• Coordinate transition to implementation
• Focus Groups
• Address community issues/concerns

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Public Meetings
Public Notice indicates contamination fro m fecal
matter. As a result o f this listing and court
a ca Total Maximum Daily Load (TM completed to
d ater quali in these streams. The TMDL study
indicated that the reductio ns needed
were 98-100s, 100 reduction in loads 0-10
reduction in.

• Outreach/notification
• Mailings, newspapers articles, radio, flyers
• Two Public meetings
• June, 2005
• January, 2006
• Public comment period (30 days)

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Focus Groups

• Sediment
• Nutrients
• Organic matter
• Hydrologic modification
• Bacteria

• Agriculture/Rural
• Residential/Urban
• Public Works

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Steering Committee

• Includes
• DCR, DEQ, Focus Group representatives, NRCS,
  Dept. of Health, local govt., SWCD, stakeholders
• Responsibilities
• Coordinate and evaluate recommendations from the
  Focus Groups
• Assist in identifying and securing funding for
  implementation
• Guide and review the final Implementation Plan to
  be written by the contractor
• Initiate implementation upon completion of the
  plan

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Agriculture/Rural Focus Group

• Identified problems
• Lack of streamside vegetation
• Livestock access to streams
• Agricultural runoff

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Residential/Urban Focus Group

• Identified problems
• Lack of riparian vegetation
• Increasing development and peak flows from storm
  water runoff
• Enforcement of ES regulations with residential
  construction
• Improper disposal of grass clippings and trash
• Stream channel modifications

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Public Works Focus Group

• Identified problems
• Lack of riparian vegetation
• Increasing development and peak flows from storm
  water runoff
• Enforcement of ES regulations at construction
  sites
• Sewer overflows
• Downtown business wastewater disposal
• Stream channel modifications
• Pollutant buildup on impervious surfaces

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Stakeholder Interaction Schematic
Agriculture /Rural
Support Team
Focus Group
Steering
Committee
(Representatives
from
Focus Groups)
Residential /Urban
Public Works
Focus Group
Focus Group
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TMDL Implementation Plan Schedule

• June 2005 First public meeting
• June Dec. 2005 Focus Groups/Steering
• Committee meet as needed
• August - Identify and quantify BMPs needed to
  address the TMDL load for Stroubles Creek
• September Assess technical needs and complete
  cost/benefit analysis
• December - Complete monitoring plan, identify
  funding sources, and develop implementation
  guidelines
• January 2006 Complete draft Stroubles Creek TMDL
  IP
• February 2006 Final public meeting
• April 2006 Begin implementation

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Opportunity to participate

• The development of the Implementation Plan should
  be a cooperative endeavor that attains consensus.
• All stakeholders will have opportunities to
  participate through Focus Groups and/or the
  Steering Committee.

Steering Committee
Agriculture Focus Group
Public Works Focus Group
Residential Focus Group
LOCAL CITIZEN INPUT IS CRITICAL !
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Contacts

• Theresa Carter, Department of Conservation and
  Recreation
• phone [phone]
• e-mail theresa.carter_at_dcr.virginia.gov
• Jason Hill, Department of Environmental Quality
• phone [phone]
• e-mail jrhill_at_deq.virginia.gov
• Gene Yagow, Virginia Tech
• phone [phone]
• e-mail eyagow_at_vt.edu

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Questions/Discussion
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Meeting Schedule

• Date____________
• Time________am/pm
• Date____________
• Time________am/pm

June
July