The CVPDC has facilitated and provided guidance in a number of watershed projects including, development of studies and plans to restore and maintain water quality within local, regional, and state waterways.
Developing a strategy to restore identified substandard or “dirty” streams to required water quality standards begins with the development of the TMDL study. A TMDL is a numerical measure of a particular pollutant load a water body can hold and still meet water quality standards. After a TMDL has been developed, a strategy to meet the water quality measure, or a TMDL Implementation Plan (IP) is developed. A TMDL IP is a summation of activities or actions that over time will assist in meeting water quality standards.
TMDLs and TMDL Implementation Plans are developed through an extensive public outreach and stakeholder coalition process that include local citizens, farmers, local government officials and staff, and local and state agencies.
Currently the CVPDC, along with PDCs across the Commonwealth, is partnering with DEQ to advance strategies to meet the Commonwealth’s Chesapeake Bay Phase III WIP nutrient reduction goals. Throughout 2019 CVPDC will lead activities.
Past TMDL projects include:
