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Catoctin Creek TMDL Implementation Plan Development June 24, 2004

Catoctin Creek TMDL Implementation Plan Development June 24, 2004. Acknowledgements. Steering Committee Members Working Group Members & Loudoun Soil & Water Conservation District VADCR, VADEQ staff Loudoun County Government staff. T otal M aximum D aily L oad.

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Catoctin Creek TMDL Implementation Plan Development June 24, 2004

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  1. Catoctin Creek TMDL Implementation Plan Development June 24, 2004

  2. Acknowledgements Steering Committee Members Working Group Members & Loudoun Soil & Water Conservation District VADCR, VADEQ staff Loudoun County Government staff

  3. Total Maximum Daily Load Maximum amount of pollutant that a water body can assimilate without surpassing state water quality standard.

  4. Presentation Outline Review of TMDL Development Public Participation Assessment of Needs Cost/Benefit Analysis Implementation

  5. Catoctin Creek TMDL Summary • All livestock excluded from streams • All straight pipes identified and corrected • Wildlife direct deposition reductions required • Anthropogenic bacteria sources addressed first

  6. Catoctin TMDL Summary (cont.)Bacterial Source Tracking (BST) results

  7. Public Participation • Public Meetings • Steering Committee Meetings • Working Groups • Agricultural • Residential • Environmental • Governmental

  8. Public Participation (cont.) • Summary • Types of BMPs • Education and Technical Assistance • Concerns with participation • Funding • Timeline

  9. Assessment of Needs • Identification of BMPs • Quantification of BMPs • Spatial Analysis • Input from LSWCD • BMP Database Analysis • Technical Assistance and Education • Input from LSWCD

  10. Assessment of NeedsAgricultural BMPs • Livestock Exclusion • 81 miles of perennial streams • 32 miles of streamside fencing • 83 Full Livestock Exclusion Systems • 43 Horse Exclusion Systems • 76 Hardened Crossings

  11. Assessment of NeedsResidential BMPs • 20 Straight Pipes to be Corrected

  12. Assessment of NeedsTechnical Assistance • Agricultural • LSWCD • 5 technical man-years • Residential • VDH • 2.5 technical man-years

  13. Estimated Total Cost Agricultural BMPs$913,000 Residential BMPs$430,000 Technical Assistance $400,000 TOTAL $1.72 million

  14. Livestock System Water Source $3,000 – $15,000 1,000 ft Streamside Fencing $4,000 – $8,000 TOTAL $7,000 – $23,000

  15. Private Sewage System Septic System Repair $100 - $2,000 Septic System Replacement $7,000 Alternative System $9,000 – $36,000

  16. Benefit Analysis • Water Quality Benefits • Human Health • Environmental Benefit • Economic Benefit • Local Economy & Community • Horse Owners/Boarders • Agricultural Producers • Homeowners

  17. Funding Sources • Many funding sources: • 319 Incremental Funding • EQIP • SE/R-CAP • VADEQ Agricultural Loan Program • VADEQ Small Business Loan Program

  18. Funding SourcesLivestock System: Example Scenario 1 VA State Cost-Share Program: System Cost $7,000 Design Cost (LSWCD assistance) $1,900 100% Assistance Funded (319 Incremental Funds) -$1,900 75% Cost-Share -$5,250 25% Tax Credit -$438 Cost to Landowner $1,312

  19. Funding SourcesLivestock System: Example Scenario 2 System Cost $7,000 Design Cost (LSWCD assistance) $1,900 0% Assistance Funded (319 Incremental Funds) -$0 0% Cost-Share -$0 0% Tax Credit -$0 Cost to Landowner $ 8,900 If regulatory authority or court action forces participation:

  20. Funding SourcesResidential Septic System: Example Scenario 1 System Cost $7,000 60% Cost-Share -$4,200 Cost to Landowner $2,800 VA State Cost-Share Program: For Household with Moderate Income 60-80% of Statewide Median Income

  21. Funding SourcesResidential Septic System: Example Scenario 2 System Cost $7,000 0% Cost-Share -$0 Cost to Landowner $7,000 If regulatory authority or court action forces participation:

  22. Milestones • Implementation Milestones • 20% of needed systems installed each year • Water Quality Milestones • Determined through modeling • Monitoring

  23. 5-Year TimelineImplementation and Technical Assistance

  24. 5-Year TimelineCost ($ Thousands)

  25. TargetingAgricultural • Areas Selected Using Spatial Analysis • Modeling • Example: 50% livestock exclusion in North Fork Catoctin Creek • without targeting: 26% violation of standard • with targeting: 16% violation of standard

  26. Monitoring • VADEQ • Currently funded • Ongoing • Loudoun Watershed Watch (LWW) • Citizen based group • Bacteria and benthic monitoring • To document implementation progress

  27. Education & Outreach • LSWCD • Newsletter specific to farmers • One-on-one communication • VDH • Operation and maintenance of septic systems • VCE • Responds to specific needs of Virginia citizens • LWW • E-mail newsletter • Displays at local events • Updated website www.loudounwatershedwatch.org

  28. Stakeholder’s Role in Implementation • Participation • Watershed Residents • Loudoun Watershed Watch • Loudoun Soil and Water Conservation District • Loudoun County • VA Department of Conservation and Recreation • VA Department of Environmental Quality • VA Department of Health • VA Cooperative Extension • VA Department of Agricultural & Consumer Services • United States Environmental Protection Agency • USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service

  29. Send written comments to: Additional contacts Charlie Lunsford, Central office DCR (804) 786-3199 clunsford@dcr.state.va.us Contacts • Kate Bennett, VADEQ • 13901 Crown Court • Woodbridge, VA 22193 • (703) 583-3800 • kebennett@deq.state.va.us By July 24th • Marc Aveni, Local office DCR • (540) 347-6422 • maveni@dcr.state.va.us

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