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Draft and Approved Implementation Plans

The goal of TMDL implementation is to restore water quality in impaired watersheds. To gage progress toward this goal, DEQ tracks Best Management Practice (BMP) installations and continues to monitor water quality in the impaired watersheds.

Draft TMDL Implementation Plans

The table below lists draft TMDL implementation plans completed to date. It contains TMDLs being revised to address public comments. To view a TMDL document (in PDF format), click on the highlighted segment.

Watershed/Report	City/County	Watershed ID	Impairment/ Pollutant	End of Public Comment Period
North Fork Holston River Watershed	Scott, Washington, Smyth, Russell, Bland, Tazewell	O09R, O10R, O11R, O12R, O13R	Bacteria, Sediment	5/20/2013
Smith River and Mayo River watersheds	Patrick, Henry, Floyd, Franklin	L43R, L50R	Bacteria	4/28/2013
Middle Fork Holston River and Wolf Creek	Wythe, Smyth, Washington	O05R, O06R	Bacteria	4/27/2013
Three Creek, Darden Mill Run, Mill Swamp public document and technical report	Southampton, Sussex, Greensville, Brunswick	K27R, K28R, K30R	Bacteria	4/22/2013
Piankatank River, Gywnns Island, Milford Haven	Mathews, Middlesex, Gloucester	C03E	Bacteria	3/29/2013
Chickahominy River and Tributaries	Henrico, Hanover, Charles City	G06R	Bacteria	3/11/2013
Spout Run	Clarke	B57R	Bacteria, Sediment	1/4/2013
Moores Creek, Lodge Creek, Meadow Creek, and Schenks Branch	Albemarle County, City of Charlottesville	H28R	Sediment	10/22/2012
Turley Creek and Long Meadow Run	Rockingham	B14R, B45R	Sediment, Nitrogen	7/10/2012
Rockfish River Watershed public document and technical report	Nelson	H15R, H16R	Bacteria, Sediment	6/18/2012
Kings Creek	Northampton	C15E	Bacteria	3/25/2011
Clinch River, Upper Watershed	Tazewell	P01R, P02R, P03R	Bacteria, Sediment, Total Dissolved Solids	-

Final TMDL Implementation Plans

DEQ and partner agencies are making progress towards the goal of improving water quality in the Commonwealth. The table below lists TMDL Implementation Plans completed to date. To view a TMDL document (in PDF format), click on the highlighted segment. To see what progress has been made to date, scroll down to view TMDL Implementation status reports.

Impaired Segment	City/County	Pollutant	Other Documents	SWCB Approval
Back Bay Watershed	Virginia Beach	Bacteria	.	12/13/2010
Back Creek	Pulaski	Bacteria, Sediment	.	7/31/2008
Banister River, Lower	Halifax, Pittsylvania	Bacteria	.	.
Beaver Creek and Little Creek	Bristol, Washington	Bacteria, Sediment	.	7/31/2008
Big Otter River Watershed	Bedford, Campbell	Bacteria	.	3/23/2007
Blackwater River	Franklin	Bacteria	2006 Progress report, 2005 Progress report	6/17/2004
Blackwater River (Lower), Maggodee Creek, Gills Creek	Franklin	Bacteria	Comments	9/27/2006
Bluestone River	Tazewell, Bluefield	Bacteria, Sediment	.	12/13/2010
Carter Run, Great Run, Deep Run, Thumb Run	Fauquier, Stafford	Bacteria	.	5/2006
Catoctin Creek	Loudoun	Bacteria	.	6/28/2005
Chowan River Watershed	Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward, Southampton, Sussex, Isle of Wight, Surry	Bacteria	Booklets for the subwatersheds: Blackwater and Raccoon River study areas, Nottoway River study area	3/23/2007
Cooks Creek and Blacks Run	Rockingham, Harrisonburg	Bacteria, Aquatic Life	Fact sheet	4/28/2009
Craig Run, Browns Run, and Marsh Run	Fauquier	Bacteria.	.	6/29/2012
Cub Creek, Turnip Creek, Buffalo Creek, and UT to Buffalo Creek	Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte	Bacteria	.	12/13/2010
Dodd Creek	Floyd	Bacteria	.	6/27/2007
Dumps Creek	Russell	TSS, TDS	.	4/28/2009
Falling River	Campbell, Appomattox	Bacteria	.	4/28/2009
Flat, Nibbs, Deep, and West Creeks	Amelia, Nottoway	Bacteria	.	12/13/2010
Four Mile Run	Arlington, Alexandria	Bacteria	Comments	6/17/2004
Greenvale, Paynes, and Beach Creeks	Lancaster	Bacteria	.	12/13/2010
Guest River	Wise, Scott, Dickenson	Bacteria, Sediment	.	6/28/2005
Hoffler Creek	Suffolk, Portsmouth	Bacteria	.	12/7/2012
Hawksbill Creek and Mill Creek	Page	Bacteria	.	4/28/2009
Hays, Moffatts, Walker, and Otts Creeks	Augusta, Rockbridge	Bacteria	.	6/29/2012
Hazel River, Upper	Rappahannock	Bacteria		12/7/2012
Holmans Creek	Rockingham, Shenandoah	Bacteria, Sediment	.	6/28/2005
James River and Tributaries	Chesterfield, Powhatan, Richmond, Henrico, Goochland	Bacteria	.	.
James River and Ivy, Tomahawk, Burton, Judith, Fishing, Blackwater, and Beaver Creeks	Lynchburg, Campbell, Bedford, Amherst	Bacteria	.	6/29/2012
Knox Creek and Pawpaw Creek	Buchanan	Bacteria, Sediment	Summary booklet	7/31/2008
Lewis Creek	Russell	Sediment	.	6/29/2012
Little Dark Run and Robinson River	Madison, Culpeper	Bacteria	.	6/29/2012
Little River Watershed Technical Report, Public Document	Floyd, Montgomery	Bacteria, Benthic, Temperature	Comment/Response Document	3/25/2013
Looney Creek	Botetourt	Bacteria	.	4/28/2009
Lynnhaven River, Broad and Linkhorn Bay	Virginia Beach	Bacteria	.	3/23/2007
Middle Fork Holston River	Washington	Bacteria	Progress report	6/17/2004
Middle River Watershed	Augusta	Bacteria, Sediment	.	12/10/2009
Mill Creek	Northampton	Dissolved Oxygen, pH		12/7/2012
Mill Creek	Montgomery	Bacteria	.	6/27/2007
Mill Creek and Powhatan Creek	James City	Bacteria	.	6/29/2012
Moores Creek	Albemarle, Charlottesville	Bacteria	.	6/28/2005
Mossy Creek, Long Glade Run, and Naked Creek	Rockingham, Augusta	Bacteria, Sediment	Summary booklet Comments	12/13/2010
Nansemond River, Upper	Suffolk, Isle of Wight	Bacteria		12/7/2012
North Landing Watershed (including Milldam, Middle West Neck, and Nanney Creeks)	Virginia Beach	Bacteria	.	12/13/2010
North River	Rockingham	Bacteria, Nitrate	Muddy Creek and Dry River: Progress report, Success story. Mill Creek and Pleasant Run: Progress report	6/17/2004
Occohannock Creek	Accomack, Northampton	Bacteria	.	12/13/2010
Opequon Creek Watershed	Frederick, Winchester	Bacteria, Sediment	Comments	3/23/2007
Pigg River and Old Womans Creek	Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania	Bacteria	.	12/13/2010
Reed Creek	Wythe	Bacteria	.
Slate River and Tributaries	Buckingham	Bacteria	.	6/29/2012
Smith Creek and Public Document	Rockingham, Shenandoah	Bacteria, Sediment	.	12/13/2010
South River and Christians Creek	Augusta	Bacteria, Sediment, Phosphorus	.	6/29/2012
Spring Creek, Briery Creek, Bush River, Little Sandy River, and Saylers Creek	Prince Edward, Amelia	Bacteria	.	4/28/2009
Straight Creek and Tributaries	Lee	Bacteria, Sediment, Total Dissolved Solids	.	.
Stroubles Creek	Blacksburg, Montgomery	Aquatic Life	Comments Fact sheet	9/27/2006
Upper Banister River and Tributaries	Pittsylvania	Bacteria	.	12/7/2012
Upper Clinch River	Tazewell	Sediment	.	7/31/2008
Willis River Watershed	Cumberland, Buckingham	Bacteria	.	3/23/2007
Upper York River Watershed	Louisa, Orange, Spotsylvania	Bacteria	.	3/25/2013