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TMDL implementation efforts are currently occurring throughout Virginia in both rural and urban watersheds, with more TMDL implementation plans being completed all the time.
Examples of TMDL implementation efforts in rural watersheds include the north River watershed located in Rockingham County (northwest Virginia), the Middle Fork holston River watershed located in Washington County (Southwest Virginia), and the Blackwater River watershed located in Franklin County (Southwest Virginia). All include stream segments contaminated by fecal coliform bacteria. TMDL implementation began in these impaired watersheds in 2001, and water quality is improving. Data from these watersheds shows a decreasing trend in fecal coliform concentrations, oversight and management for TMDL implementation in these watersheds is provided by local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs). Land use in these watersheds is predominantly agriculture and forest, and livestock-exclusion stream fencing has been the primary corrective action implemented. other corrective actions include encouraging septic tank maintenance, eliminating straight pipes, repairing and replacing failing septic systems, planting cover crops, implementing nutrient management, installing vegetative cover on critical areas, establishing forested riparian buffers, reforesting, and constructing animal waste management facilities.
The purpose of a TMDL Implementation Plan is to provide a road map or strategy for improving water quality. For water quality to improve, best management practices and other corrective actions must be implemented in a systematic approach. Implementing a* wellthought-out TMDL Implementation Plan - one that incorporates the ideas, wisdom, and vision of local stakeholders - can result in improved water quality.
A public meeting is scheduled October 11, at 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library.
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