9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-720-120

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 9, December 16, 2024

Section 9VAC25-720-120 - York River Basin

A. Total maximum daily loads (TMDLs).

TMDL #	Stream Name	TMDL Title	City/County	WBID	Pollutant	WLA¹	Units
1.	Lower Pamunkey River	E. coli TMDL Development for The Pamunkey River and Tributaries, VA	Hanover, Louisa, King William, Caroline, Spotsylvania, New Kent	F13R, F13E, F14R, F14E	E. coli	5.38E+13	cfu/yr
2.	Middle Pamunkey River	E. coli TMDL Development for The Pamunkey River and Tributaries, VA	Hanover, Louisa, King William, Caroline, Spotsylvania, New Kent	F12R	E. coli	2.36E+13	cfu/yr
3.	Taylors Creek (VAN-F03R-01)	E. coli TMDL Development for The Pamunkey River and Tributaries, VA	Hanover, Louisa, King William, Caroline, Spotsylvania, New Kent	F03R	E. coli	3.66E+10	cfu/yr
4.	Northeast Creek	E. coli TMDL Development for The Pamunkey River and Tributaries, VA	Hanover, Louisa, King William, Caroline, Spotsylvania, New Kent	F09R	E. coli	2.34E+12	cfu/yr
5.	Totopotomoy Creek	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Pamunkey River Basin	Hanover	F13	E. coli	2.62E+10	cfu/year
6.	Newfound River	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Pamunkey River Basin	Hanover	F05	E. coli	2.89E+10	cfu/year
7.	South Anna River (VAN-F02R-01)	E. coli TMDL Development for The Pamunkey River and Tributaries, VA	Hanover, Louisa, King William, Caroline, Spotsylvania, and New Kent	F01R, F02R	E. coli	7.50E+12	cfu/yr
8.	South Anna River (VAN-F01R-01)	E. coli TMDL Development for The Pamunkey River and Tributaries, VA	Hanover, Louisa, King William, Caroline, Spotsylvania, and New Kent	F01R	E. coli	4.92E+12	cfu/yr
9.	South Anna River (VAP-F04R-01)	E. coli TMDL Development for The Pamunkey River and Tributaries, VA	Hanover, Louisa, King William, Caroline, Spotsylvania, and New Kent	F03R, F04R	E. coli	7.74E+12	cfu/yr
10.	South Anna River (VAP-F04R-02)	E. coli TMDL Development for The Pamunkey River and Tributaries, VA	Hanover, Louisa, King William, Caroline, Spotsylvania, and New Kent	F04R	E. coli	6.02E+12	cfu/yr
11.	Adams Creek	Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Poropotank River and Adams Creek	Gloucester	F26	Fecal coliform	4.48E+08	MPN/day
12.	Poropotank River and Morris Bay	Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Poropotank River and Adams Creek	Gloucester	F26	Fecal coliform	4.78E+09	MPN/day
13.	Felgates Creek	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Queen Creek, King Creek, and Felgates Creek Watersheds	York	F27	Fecal coliform	3.70E+10	MPN/day
14.	King Creek	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Queen Creek, King Creek, and Felgates Creek Watersheds	York	F27	Fecal coliform	4.37E+10	MPN/day
15.	Queen Creek	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Queen Creek, King Creek, and Felgates Creek Watersheds	York, Williamsburg	F26	Fecal coliform	9.69E+11	MPN/day
16.	Perrin River, upper	Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Sarah Creek and Perrin River	Gloucester	F27	Fecal coliform	N/A²	MPN/day
17.	Sarah Creek	Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - Sarah Creek and Perrin River	Gloucester	F27	Fecal coliform	N/A²	MPN/day
18.	Plentiful Creek	Bacteria TMDLs for York River Basin	Spotsylvania	F07	E. coli	3.57E+09	cfu/year
19.	Mountain Run	Bacteria TMDLs for York River Basin	Orange	F06	E. coli	1.22E+10	cfu/year
20.	Beaver Creek	Bacteria TMDLs for York River Basin	Orange	F06	E. coli	1.25E+10	cfu/year
21.	Terrys Run	Bacteria TMDLs for York River Basin	Orange	F07	E. coli	1.86E+10	cfu/year
22.	Pamunkey Creek and Tomahawk Creek	Bacteria TMDLs for York River Basin	Orange	F07	E. coli	9.05E+10	cfu/year
23.	Goldmine Creek	Bacteria TMDLs for York River Basin	Louisa	F06	E. coli	1.09E+11	cfu/year
24.	Lower Pamunkey River	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Upper York River, the Lower Pamunkey River, and the Lower Mattaponi River (Tidal) Watersheds	New Kent, King William	F14	Enterococci	1.34E+10	cfu/day
25.	Lower Mattaponi River	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Upper York River, the Lower Pamunkey River, and the Lower Mattaponi River (Tidal) Watersheds	King and Queen, King William	F24, F25	Enterococci	1.42E+10	cfu/day
26.	Upper York River	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Upper York River, the Lower Pamunkey River, and the Lower Mattaponi River (Tidal) Watersheds	New Kent, King William, King and Queen	F14, F24, F25, F26	Enterococci	2.76E+10	cfu/day
27.	Upper York River	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load Development for the Upper York River, the Lower Pamunkey River, and the Lower Mattaponi River (Tidal) Watersheds	New Kent, King William, King and Queen	F14, F24, F25, F26	Fecal coliform	1.14E+12	counts/day
28.	Taskinas Creek	TMDL Report for Chesapeake Bay Shellfish Waters: Ware Creek, Taskinas Creek, and Skimino Creek Bacterial Impairments	James City	F26	Fecal coliform	4.97E+08	MPN/day
29.	Skimino Creek	TMDL Report for Chesapeake Bay Shellfish Waters: Ware Creek, Taskinas Creek, and Skimino Creek Bacterial Impairments	James City	F26	Fecal coliform	1.34E+09	MPN/day
30.	Ware Creek	TMDL Report for Chesapeake Bay Shellfish Waters: Ware Creek, Taskinas Creek, and Skimino Creek Bacterial Impairments	James City	F26	Fecal coliform	1.36E+09	MPN/day
31.	Aberdeen Creek	Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - York River: Gloucester Point to Jones Creek	Gloucester	F26	Fecal coliform	N/A²	MPN/day
32.	Carter Creek	Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - York River: Gloucester Point to Jones Creek	Gloucester	F27	Fecal coliform	N/A²	MPN/day
33.	Cedarbush Creek	Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - York River: Gloucester Point to Jones Creek	Gloucester	F27	Fecal coliform	N/A²	MPN/day
34.	Jones Creek	Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - York River: Gloucester Point to Jones Creek	Gloucester	F26	Fecal coliform	N/A²	MPN/day
35.	Timberneck Creek	Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Report for Shellfish Areas Listed Due to Bacterial Contamination - York River: Gloucester Point to Jones Creek	Gloucester	F27	Fecal coliform	N/A²	MPN/day
36.	Upper Little River	E. coli TMDL Development for The Pamunkey River and Tributaries, VA	Hanover, Louisa, King William, Caroline, Spotsylvania, New Kent	F11R, F10R	E. coli	5.61E+12	cfu/yr
37.	Upper Pamunkey River and North Anna River	E. coli TMDL Development for The Pamunkey River and Tributaries, VA	Hanover, Louisa, King William, Caroline, Spotsylvania, New Kent	F12R, F09R	E. coli	3.25E+13	cfu/yr
38.	Brock Run	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River Watershed	Spotsylvania	F15	E. coli	3.09E+10	cfu/yr
39.	Chapel Creek	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River Watershed	King and Queen	F21	E. coli	1.25E+12	cfu/yr
40.	Doctors Creek	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River Watershed	Caroline	F22	E. coli	3.24E+11	cfu/yr
41.	Glady Run	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River Watershed	Spotsylvania	F16	E. coli	1.85E+11	cfu/yr
42.	Maracossic Creek	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River Watershed	Caroline, King and Queen	F22	E. coli	5.24E+12	cfu/yr
43.	Mat River	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River Watershed	Spotsylvania	F18	E. coli	1.94E+11	cfu/yr
44.	Matta River	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River Watershed	Spotsylvania, Caroline	F18	E. coli	2.14E+12	cfu/yr
45.	Mattaponi River	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River Watershed	Caroline	F17	E. coli	6.16E+12	cfu/yr
46.	Motto River	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River Watershed	Caroline	F19	E. coli	6.48E+10	cfu/yr
47.	Po River	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River Watershed	Spotsylvania, Caroline	F16	E. coli	1.46E+12	cfu/yr
48.	Polecat Creek	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River Watershed	Caroline	F20	E. coli	1.56E+11	cfu/yr
49.	Poni River	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River Watershed	Caroline	F17	E. coli	2.93E+12	cfu/yr
50.	Reedy Creek	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River Watershed	Caroline	F21	E. coli	2.08E+11	cfu/yr
51.	Root Swamp	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River Watershed	King and Queen	F22	E. coli	5.15E+11	cfu/yr
52.	Aylett Creek	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties, Virginia	King William	F23R	E. coli	2.42E+11	counts/year
53.	Courthouse Creek	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties, Virginia	King and Queen	F24R	E. coli	1.41E+11	counts/year
54.	Dickeys Swamp	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties, Virginia	King and Queen	F23R	E. coli	2.22E+11	counts/year
55.	Dogwood Fork	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties, Virginia	King and Queen	F23R	E. coli	1.79E+10	counts/year
56.	Dorrell Creek	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties, Virginia	King William	F21R	E. coli	5.75E+10	counts/year
57.	Garnetts Creek	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties, Virginia	King and Queen	F23R	E. coli	8.72E+10	counts/year
58.	Gravel Run	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties, Virginia	King and Queen	F21R	E. coli	1.10E+11	counts/year
59.	Herring Creek	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties, Virginia	King William	F21R	E. coli	6.30E+11	counts/year
60.	Market Swamp	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties, Virginia	King and Queen	F23R	E. coli	1.10E+11	counts/year
61.	Mattaponi River (nontidal)	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties, Virginia	King and Queen, King William	F21R	E. coli	1.00E+12	counts/year
62.	Mattaponi River (tidal)	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties, Virginia	King and Queen, King William	F23E	E. coli	1.87E+11	counts/year
63.	XDN-Garnetts Creek, unnamed tributary	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties, Virginia	King and Queen	F23R	E. coli	2.65E+10	counts/year
64.	XJG-Dickeys Swamp, unnamed tributary	Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development for the Mattaponi River and Tributaries Located in Caroline, Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties, Virginia	King and Queen	F23R	E. coli	2.01E+10	counts/year
Notes: ¹The total WLA can be increased prior to modification provided that DEQ tracks these changes for bacteria TMDLs where the permit is consistent with water quality standards for bacteria. ²There were no point source dischargers in the modeled TMDL area.

B. Stream segment classifications, effluent limitations including water quality based effluent limitations, and wasteload allocations.

TABLE B1 -- RECOMMENDED STREAM SEGMENTS IN THE YORK RIVER BASIN
Segment Number	Classification	Name of River (Description)*
8-1	E.L.	North Anna River (main and tributaries except Goldmine Creek and Contrary Creek) R.M. 68.4-0.0
8-2	E.L.	Goldmine Creek
8-3	W.Q.	Contrary Creek (main only) R.M. 9.5-0.0
8-4	E.L.	South Anna River (main and tributaries) R.M. 101.2-97.1
8-5	E.L.	South Anna River (main only) R.M. 97.1-77.4
8-6	E.L.	South Anna River (main and tributaries) R.M.77.4-0.0
8-7	E.L.	Pamunkey River (main and tributaries) R.M. 90.7-12.2
8-8	W.Q.	Pamunkey River (main only) R.M. 12.2-0.0
8-9	E.L.	Mattaponi River (main and tributaries) R.M.102.2-10.2
8-10	E.L.	Mattaponi River (main only) R.M.10.2-0.0
8-11	W.Q.	York River (main only) R.M. 30.4-22.4
8-12	E.L.	York River (main and tributaries except King Creek and Carter Creek) R.M. 22.4-0.0
8-13	E.L.	Carter Creek (main and tributaries) R.M. 5.4-2.0
8-14	E.L.	Carter Creek (main only) R.M. 2.0-0.0
8-15	E.L.	King Creek (main only) R.M. 5.6-0.0
8-16	W.Q.	Condemned shellfish areas- Timberneck, Queens, and Sarah Creeks and portions of the main stream of the York River.
Notes: *R.M.= River Mile, measured from the river mouth Source: Roy F. Western

TABLE B2 -- WASTELOAD ALLOCATIONS (IN LBS PER DAY)
POINT SOURCE	1977 WASTELOAD²		MAXIMUM⁷ DAILY LOAD		RECOMMENDED ALLOCATION			RAW WASTELOAD AT 1995		REQUIRED & REMOVAL EFFICIENCY 1995
POINT SOURCE	CBOD₅	UBOD¹	CBOD₅	UBOD	CBOD₅	UBOD	PERCENTRESERVE	CBOD₅	UBOD	CBOD₅	UBOD
Gordonsville	145	398	150	412	150	412	0	1950	2730	92	85
Louisa-Mineral	50	108	55	118	55	118	0	850	1150	93	90
Doswell	52	110	862⁸	1407⁸	690⁸	1125⁸	20	1080	1444	85⁴	71
Thornburg	63	150	68	162	68	162	0	1240	1690	94	90
Bowling Green	27	64	29	68	29	68	0	680	926	96	93
Ashland	160	303	235	559	188	447	20	2250	3825	92	88
Hanover (Regional STP)	170	437	280	820	280	820	0	5730	7930	96	90
Chesapeake Corp.	6400	8000	10445⁵	15000⁵	10445⁵	15000⁵	N/A	51700	64630	90	90
West Point	105	380	281³	1020	225	814	20	1000	1600	85⁴	66
Notes: ¹BOD is Ultimate Biochemical Oxygen Demand. Its concentration is derived by the following: BOD₅/0.80+ 4.5(TKN)=(UBOD). NOTE: The amount of TKN utilized depends on the location in the basin. ²Projected for 1977 based on population projections. ³Recommended allocation based on BPCTCA effluent guidelines applied to raw wasteloads at 2020. ⁴Minimum removal efficiency. ⁵Allocation based on BPCTCA effluent guidelines; amended by Minute 25, June 3-5, 1979 board meeting. ⁷Assimilative capacity. ⁸Amended by Minute 1, August 17, 1978, board meeting. Source: Roy F. Weston, Inc.

C. Nitrogen and phosphorus wasteload allocations to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers. The following table presents nitrogen and phosphorus wasteload allocations for the identified significant dischargers and the total nitrogen and total phosphorus wasteload allocations for the listed facilities.

Virginia Waterbody ID	Discharger Name	VPDES Permit No.	Total Nitrogen (TN) Wasteload Allocation (lbs/yr)	Total Phosphorus (TP) Wasteload Allocation (lbs/yr)
F20R	Caroline County Regional WWTP	VA0073504	9,137	609
F01R	Gordonsville STP	VA0021105	17,177	1,145
F04R	Ashland WWTP	VA0024899	36,547	2,436
F09R	Doswell WWTP	VA0029521	18,273	1,218
F09R	819 Virginia LLC	VA0029521	47,328	10,233
F27E	Nutrient Offset Fund	Formerly VA0003018	167,128	17,689
F27E	HRSD - York River STP	VA0081311	275,927 228,444¹	18,395
F14R	Parham Landing WWTP	VA0088331	36,547	2,436
F14E	WestRock CP LLC - West Point	VA0003115	259,177	56,038
F12E	Totopotomoy WWTP	VA0089915	182,734	12,182
F25E	HRSD - West Point STP	VA0075434	10,964	731
	TOTALS:		1,060,939	123,112
¹Effective January 1, 2026.

9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-720-120

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 14, eff. April 24, 2003; Errata, 19:18 VA.R. 2746, 2747 May 19, 2003; amended, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 7, eff. January 11, 2006; Errata, 22:12 VA.R. 2064 February 20, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 21, eff. August 7, 2008; Volume 25, Issue 12, eff. April 2, 2009; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 12, eff. 3/11/2015; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 18, eff. 6/3/2015; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 21, eff. 7/30/2015; Volume 32, Issue 24, eff. August 24, 2016; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 38, Issue 03, eff. 10/27/2021; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 38, Issue 12, eff. 3/2/2022; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 7, eff. 12/21/2022.

Subsections A and B of 9VAC25-720-120 are not amended; therefore, that text is not set out.

Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; 33 USC § 1313(e) of the Clean Water Act.