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Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:01 PM
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The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP) will conduct the first of two public meetings on
draft Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for selected
streams in the Cheat Watershed at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug.
3 at Camp Dawson’s Armed Forces Reserve Center in Kingwood,
Preston County.

The Armed Forces Reserve Center is located approximately
one mile west from the intersection of Route 7 and River
Road. Route 7 also is known as Main Street and Veterans
Memorial Highway. The meeting was originally listed for a
different location at Camp Dawson (240 Army Road) but was
moved to the Reserve Center.

The second meeting for draft Cheat Watershed TMDLs is set
for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 4 at Blackwater Falls State
Park in Davis.

The public meetings are intended to present a general
discussion of the TMDL development process and to answer
questions regarding the proposed TMDLs.

A TMDL is a plan of action used to clean up streams not
meeting water quality standards. Each of the streams under
TMDL development has been identified as violating state
water quality standards and the federal Clean Water Act
requires TMDL development for them. TMDLs are being
developed for fecal coliform bacteria, aluminum, iron,
manganese, pH and biological impairments for selected
streams.

The DEP invites public comment on all aspects of the draft
TMDLs. The comment period began July 26 and extends through
Aug. 23, 2010. Written comments may be submitted by U.S.
Mail and electronic mail. The preferred form for comment
submissions is e-mail or disk in order to expedite the
review and response process. Written comments should be
postmarked no later than Aug. 23, 2010.
Comments should be sent to: Steve Young, West Virginia
Department of Environmental Protection, 601 57th Street,
Charleston, WV 25304.
E-mail: stephen.a.young@wv.gov
Draft documents may be viewed at:
www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/watershed/TMDL/grpa/Pages/default.aspx