8:45What is a TMDL? (Definitions, water quality standards and impairments, TMDL over view, history, National TMDL planning process) (EPA representative: Jeff Grubbs, Tom Henry, Don Brady ? - Don Wells is lining up a speaker)
9:30Overview of the Virginia TMDL planning process with focus on point sources, plan requirements, public participation, agency responsibilities, development of impaired water lists, etc.)DEQ Representative (Ron Gregory or Charlie Martin) - Stu Wilson will line up speaker
10:00Overview of Virginia TMDL planning process for nonpoint sources - DCR Representative (Stu Wilson)
10:15Discussion Break
10:30 Evolving National TMDL Policy/Regulation - state and federal, e.g. FACA recommendations, nutrients, etc (EPA representative: Jeff Grubbs, Tom Henry, Don Brady? - Don Wells is lining up a speaker)
11:00DEQ Response/Comments: DEQ Representative (Ron Gregory or Charlie Martin) - Stu Wilson will line up speaker
11:05DCR Response/Comments: Stu Wilson
11:10TMDL Development Tools – BASINS Demonstration (Gene Yagow and Theo Dillaha)
12:00Awards Luncheon (Lisa Sizemore, Mary Leigh Wolfe)
1:30Overview of Virginia TMDL Projects: priority list, RFP process, RFP schedule (Mark Bennett)
1:45The Muddy Creek Fecal Coliform TMDL (Mark Bennett)
2:15The Muddy Creek Nitrate TMDL (Shaw Yu - Theo will contact)
2:45Mountain Run Fecal Coliform TMDL (Gene Yagow)
3:15USGS TMDL Development Project (USGS Representative : Doug Moyer - Stu Wilson will contact)
3:45Overcoming TMDL Development Difficulties (Benthic TMDLs and Data Uncertainty) (Mark Bennett)
4:15Summary and Conclusions (Theo Dillaha?)
4:30Adjourn
Planning
Committees:
Overall
Meeting Chairperson
Wade Biddix (wade.biddix@va.usda.gov)
Technical
Program Committee Members:
Mark Bennett (mrb@dcr.state.va.us)
Theo Dillaha (dillaha@vt.edu)
Mark Landry (m-landry@vt.edu)
Don Wells (dwells1943@aol.com)
Stu Wilson (swilson@dcr.state.va.us)
Gene Yagow (eyagow@vt.edu)
Local
Arrangements:
Wade Biddix (wade.biddix@va.usda.gov)
Ron Wisniewski (ron.wisniewski@vafrederic.fsc.usda.gov)
Awards
Luncheon:
Lisa Sizemore (lisa.sizemore@va.usda.gov)
Mary Leigh Wolfe (mlwolfe@vt.edu)