Overseeing the Water Resources of Loudoun County, VA
Reports and Letters Prepared by LWW
LWW regularly provides comment to report prepared by DEQ and DCR, open for public comments and letters of concern.|
Comments on DRAFT 2012 305(b)/303(d) Water Quality Assessment Integrated Report LWW provided comments on the four recreational use (bacteria) delistings in Loudoun County
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Date: April 27, 2012 |
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Nominations of Stream Monitoring 2012 The nominations are based on an overall assessment of priorities based on DEQ, citizen and County (2009) stream surveys. Three nominations for benthic assessments were submitted.
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Date: April 24, 2012 |
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DEQ Response to Nominations of Stream Monitoring to VA DEQ 2011 In response to the five sites nominated by LWW, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will establish two new stations, one on Tuscorara Creek of Town Branch and one on Elklick Branch in fall of 2012.
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Date: July 21, 2011
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Nominations of Stream Monitoring 2011 The nominations are based on an overall assessment of priorities based on DEQ, citizen and County (2009) stream surveys. Five nominations for benthic assessments were submitted.
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Date: April 29, 2011 |
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DEQ Response to Nominations of Stream Monitoring to VA DEQ 2010 In response to the four sites nominated by LWW, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will establish one new station on South Fork Broad Run and a new site on Limestone Branch near RT 15 and will be conducting benthic sampling at these four sites in 2010 or 2011.
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Date: July 28, 2010 Date: August 6, 2010 |
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Nominations of Stream Monitoring to VA DEQ 2010 In support of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) water quality monitoring, LWW submitted recommendations for stream monitoring based on citizen interpretation of data collected by DEQ and LWW
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DEQ Response to Nominations of Stream Monitoring 2009 In response to the five sites nominated by LWW, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will be conducting benthic sampling at four additional sites in 2010.
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Nominations of Stream Monitoring to VA DEQ 2009 In support of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) water quality monitoring, LWW submitted recommendations for stream monitoring based on citizen interpretation of data collected by DEQ and LWW.
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Letter of Committment to "Loudoun Strategic Watershed Management Solutions (SWMS)" As one of the stakeholder in SWMS, LWW has formally declared areas of continued commitment to support the watershed planning effort.
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Letter of concern regarding new schools construction near Big Spring In important issue attention regarding the potential purchase of the O'Connor property near Leesburg as a site for a new high school.
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DEQ Response to Nominations for Stream Monitoring 2005 In response to LWW nominations, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) reports where additional stream monitoring will be performed. DEQ will not be able to monitor all sites that were nominated due to staff resource limitations and site access. |
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(33 KB Adobe format) Date: April 28, 2006 From: DEQ Click
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Nominations for Stream Monitoring to VA DEQ 2005 In support of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) water quality monitoring LWW submitted recommendations for stream monitoring based on citizen interpretation of data collected by DEQ and LWW. |
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“Restoring Loudoun Streams” LCSA Water Forum Dec 12, 2005, Leesburg, VA |
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(2.6 MB Adobe format) Date: December 12, 2005 |
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“Citizen Data and TMDL Implementation Plans” Presentation at Volunteer Monitoring in Mid-Atlantic, Nov 2005, Canaan Resort, WV |
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(400 KB Adobe format) Date: Nov 4, 2005 |
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Citizen Checklist for TMDL Implementation Plan (IP) Development and
Review A 6-step checklist covering review of TMDL Implementation plans. |
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Date: February 21, 2005 |
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Comments on DEQ Water Quality Assessment Report 2004 The 305(b)/303(d) Integrated Report is required under the Federal Clean Water Act, and provides the Environmental Protection Agency and the public an update on the status of water quality in Virginia waters. The report reflects a tremendous amount of work done by regional DEQ officials to compile water quality and stream health information. It does a good job incorporating citizen data from Loudoun County submitted to DEQ, and it reflects changes in assessments based upon these citizen data. |
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Threatened and Impaired Waters 2004
In April 2004 the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) updated the designations of waters in Loudoun County that are impaired or threatened as required under the Federal Clean Water Act, Section 303(d). Impaired waters are unsuited for their intended use for aquatic life and recreation, and threatened waters are those that require additional monitoring to document an impairment. DEQ publishes these lists to help local communities establish priorities for stream water quality protection and restoration programs and projects. County agencies and citizen environmental stewardship groups have been monitoring Loudoun streams for several years. Loudoun Watershed Watch (LWW) has compiled these monitoring data from agencies and groups in Loudoun County. LWW is working to have more locally generated data included in DEQ reports.
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(203 KB Adobe format)
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Nominations for Stream Monitoring 2004 In support of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) water quality monitoring LWW submitted recommendation for stream monitoring based on citizen interpretation of data collected by DEQ and LWW.
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(72 KB Adobe format)
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Comments: 2004 Water Quality Assessment Guidance Manual Loudoun Watershed Watch (LWW) provided comments on the proposed 2004 Water Quality Assessment Guidance Manual (DEQ Assessment Guidance).
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(32 KB Adobe format)
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LWW Strategic Plan Loudoun Watershed Watch (LWW) has developed and routinely updates a strategic plan. This is a living document, originating in 2002.
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(24 KB Adobe format)
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