Notice of Release of the Final 2016 § 305(b)/303(d) Water Quality Assessment Integrated Report

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will release the Final 2016 § 305(b)/303(d) Water Quality Assessment Integrated Report on April 2, 2018.

The Integrated Report combines both the § 305(b) Water Quality Assessment and the § 303(d) Report on Impaired Waters. The draft report was available for public comment August 7, 2017, through September 6, 2017. Comments were received from the public and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA approved the final report on March 6, 2018.

The final report, public comment-response document, and map images are available for download on the DEQ website at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water
/WaterQualityInformationTMDLs/WaterQualityAssessments/2016305b303dIntegratedReport.aspx. Copies are available at no charge on CD-ROM (limit one per person) by contacting Cleo Baker by telephone at (804) 698-4191 or via email at cleo.baker@deq.virginia.gov. These CD-ROMs include the entire final report, all of its appendices, and summary maps developed from the 2016 assessment.

Questions regarding the report can be directed to Sandra Mueller, Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Water Monitoring and Assessment, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, by telephone at (804) 698-4324 or via email at sandra.mueller@deq.virginia.gov.

Contact Information: Sandra Mueller, Office of Water Monitoring and Assessment, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4324, or email sandra.mueller@deq.virginia.gov.