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Showing events in all regions from Feb 8, 2010 to May 31, 2010.
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Event time Description Event contact DEQ region
Feb 8, 2010, 9:30 a.m. RESCHEDULED to Feb. 11, due to inclement weather (new date, time and location): A meeting of the advisory panel established to assist DEQ in the reissuance and modification, if necessary, of the Virginia Pollution Abatement General Permit for Poultry Waste Management. Location: Department of Environmental Quality, Piedmont Regional Office, Innsbrook Corporate Center, 4949-A Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060. Betsy Bowles Piedmont
Feb 8, 2010, 6 p.m. A public meeting to discuss a pollutant study for Bleakhorn Creek, Knotts Creek, and Bennett Creek which are impaired for not supporting the shellfishing use. Location: Creekside Elementary School cafeteria, 1000 Bennetts Creek Park Road, Suffolk. Jennifer Howell Tidewater
Feb 11, 2010, 9:30 a.m. Rescheduled meeting: A meeting of the advisory panel established to assist DEQ in the reissuance and modification, if necessary, of the Virginia Pollution Abatement General Permit for Poultry Waste Management. Location: Virginia Department of Fire Programs VA Fire Marshall Academy - Training Room 1043 Technology Park Drive Glen Allen, VA 23059 (804)371-0220. Betsy Bowles Central Office
Feb 12, 2010, 10:30 a.m. The third meeting of the pollutant study technical advisory committee for Hunting Creek, Cameron Run, and Holmes Run which are impaired for bacteria. Location: City of Alexandria's City Hall; Sister Cities Conference Room 1101; 301 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Katie Conaway Northern Virginia
Feb 16, 2010, 1 p.m. A meeting of the advisory committee established to assist in the reissuance and amendment, if necessary, of the general Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for sewage discharges of 1,000 gallons per day or less. Location: Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219. George E. Cosby Central Office
Feb 17, 2010, 7:30 p.m. A final public meeting on a water quality study for Lawnes Creek located in both Isle of Wight and Surry counties impaired for not supporting the shellfishing use. Location: Blackwater Regional Library - Smithfield Branch located at 255 James St, Smithfield, VA. Jennifer Howell Tidewater
Feb 22, 2010, 6 p.m. A public meeting to provide information and discuss the current pollutant studies for waterbodies in the Tidewater region of Virginia. Location: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Tidewater Regional Office located at 5636 Southern Blvd, Virginia Beach. Jennifer Howell Tidewater
Feb 23, 2010, 9:30 a.m. A meeting of the technical advisory committee developing a recommended general permit for qualified energy generators using biomass. Location: Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Richmond, VA. Mary E. Major Central Office
Feb 23, 2010, 1 p.m. A public meeting on a water quality study for Pettit Branch located in Accomack County iimpaired for not supporting the aquatic life use. Location: Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission office located at 23372 Front Street Accomac, Virginia. Jennifer Howell Tidewater
Feb 23, 2010, 7 p.m. A public meeting on a water quality study for the Elizabeth River mainstem, branches and several tributaries to review sources of bacteria. Location: Hampton Roads Planning District Commission Board Room located at 723 Woodlake Dr, Chesapeake, VA. Jennifer Howell Tidewater
Feb 24, 2010, 2 p.m. A public meeting on water quality studies for Chuckatuck Creek, Kings Creek and Ballard Marsh Creek located in Isle of Wight and Suffolk counties impaired for not supporting the shellfishing use. Location: City of Suffolk Public Works Conference Room located at 440 Market Street 2nd Floor, Suffolk VA. Jennifer Howell Tidewater
Feb 24, 2010, 7 p.m. The final public meeting on the development of pollutant studies for the Spout Run watershed in Clarke County impaired due to violations of the state's water quality standard for bacteria and general (benthic) standard for aquatic life. Location: Boyce Fire Hall, 1 South Greenway Ave., Boyce, VA. Tara Sieber Valley
Feb 25, 2010, 7 p.m. A public hearing on a proposed Virginia Water Protection Permit for Forest Lakes Property Owners Association, Inc. Location: Forest Recreation Center, 1088 Rustic Village Road, Forest, Virginia 24551. Jesse Roberts Blue Ridge
Mar 2, 2010, 2 p.m. Final public meetings on a study to restore the recreational use areas of the Lower Mattaponi and Lower Pamunkey Rivers and the recreational use and shellfish growing area of the Upper York River near West Point. Location: The West Point Downtown Business Center at 621 Main Street, West Point, VA 23181. Margaret Smigo Piedmont
Mar 2, 2010, 6 p.m. Final public meetings on a study to restore the recreational use areas of the Lower Mattaponi and Lower Pamunkey Rivers and the recreational use and shellfish growing area of the Upper York River near West Point. These waterways are impaired due to bacterial violations. Location: West Point Downtown Business Center at 621 Main Street, West Point, VA 23181. Margaret Smigo Piedmont
Mar 3, 2010, 2 p.m. Final public meetings on a study to restore the recreational use areas of portions the Blackwater and its tributaries which are impaired due to bacterial violations. Location: Appomattox Regional Library (in the HMA Room) located at 209 East Cawson Street in Hopewell, VA 23860. Margaret Smigo Piedmont
Mar 3, 2010, 6 p.m. Final public meetings on a study to restore the recreational use areas of portions the Blackwater and its tributaries which are impaired due to bacterial violations. Location: Appomattox Regional Library (in the HMA Room) located at 209 East Cawson Street in Hopewell, VA 23860. Margaret Smigo Piedmont
Mar 4, 2010, 2 p.m. Final public meetings on a study to restore the recreational use areas of portions of Assamoosick Swamp and tributaries which are impaired due to bacterial violations. Locations: Newsome Human Services Building located at 20103 Princeton Road, Sussex, VA 23884. Margaret Smigo Piedmont
Mar 9, 2010, 10 a.m. A regular meeting of the State Advisory Board on Air Pollution. Location: Dominion Offices, Glen Allen, VA 23060. Alma Banks Piedmont
Mar 10, 2010, 9:30 a.m. A meeting to discuss changes to the Eastern Virginia Ground Water Management Area and the Ground Water Withdrawal Regulations. Location: James City - Williamsburg Community Center, 5301 Longhill Rd., Williamsburg, VA 23188-2700. Melissa Porterfield Central Office
Mar 16, 2010, 7 p.m. A public Hearing to receive comment on a draft permit for Nutri-Blend, Inc., of Richmond, VA to apply treated biosolids in Campbell County. Location: Rustburg High School Auditorium, 1671 Village Hwy, Rustburg, VA 24588. Kevin A. Crider Blue Ridge
Mar 16, 2010, 7:15 p.m. A public hearing to receive comments on a draft Virginia Pollution Abatement Permit for Recyc Systems, Inc. to land apply biosolids in Fauquier County. Location: Liberty High School auditorium, 6300 Independence Avenue, Bealeton, VA 22712. Beth Biller Northern Virginia
Mar 18, 2010, 9:30 a.m. The State Water Control Board meeting (first day). Location: General Assembly Building, House Room C, 9th and Broad Streets, Richmond, VA. Cindy Berndt Central Office
Mar 19, 2010, 9:30 a.m. The State Water Control Board meeting (the second day if necessary). Location: General Assembly Building, House Room C, 9th and Broad Streets, Richmond, VA. Cindy Berndt Central Office
Mar 26, 2010, 9:30 a.m. The State Air Pollution Control Board meeting. Location: General Assembly Building, House Room C, 9th and Broad Streets, Richmond, VA. Cindy M. Berndt Central Office
Mar 31, 2010, 10 a.m. Meeting of the Roanoke River Basin Bi-State Commission. The Roanoke River Basin Bi-State Commission was established as a bi-state commission composed of members from the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of North Carolina. Location: Franklin Center in Rocky Mount, Virginia. Tammy Stephenson Blue Ridge
Mar 31, 2010, 1 p.m. A meeting of the Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee. Location: Franklin Center in Rocky Mount, Virginia. Tammy Stephenson Blue Ridge
Apr 14, 2010, 10 a.m. A public hearing to receive comments on proposed amendments to the minor new source review program of the regulations for the control and abatement of air pollution. The public comment period begins on Feb. 1, 2010 and closes on May 3, 2010. Location: Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Second Floor Conferene Room, Richmond, VA 23219. Gary E. Graham Central Office
Apr 16, 2010, 10:30 a.m. A meeting of the Litter Control and Recycling Fund Advisory Board. Location: Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23218. Sheila Mary Barnett Central Office

Filtering events

By default, the public calendar page displays events in all regions for the next three months. However, if you are looking for events in a different date range, or would like to see only events in a particular region, you can apply filters to the event listing. To apply a date or region filter, click on the Click on the "Change region or date range" link to show the filter controls. Select a start and end date for the events you would like to display.

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Searching events

You can search DEQ public events using the search box just above the event listing. This allows you to quickly find events related to a particular topic. You can also combine the search fields with the date and region filters to further refine the list of events you see. To search for an entire phrase, enclose it in quotes. Some search examples:

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RSS feeds are available for all public calendar events, or public events in each DEQ region. All feeds include events for the next three months.

Custom RSS feeds

You can also create customized RSS feeds that show only events matching certain criteria. Events can be filtered by region and a customized search phrase. For instance, if you are interested in Chesapeake Bay-related events in the Tidewater, Piedmont, and Northern Virginia regions, you can create a custom RSS feed by following these steps:

  1. Click on the "Change region or date range" link to show the filter controls.
  2. Hold down the Ctrl key, and click Tidewater, Piedmont, and Northern Virginia, so that they are all highlighted.
  3. Click Apply. You will now see a list of all events in these three regions.
  4. In the search field, type "Chesapeake Bay."
  5. Click Go. A new event list will appear, showing only events in the three regions you chose that have "Chesapeake Bay" in the event description.
  6. The customized RSS feed is now available using the "RSS feed for this page" link at the top of the page.

You can perform this same process using any combination of Virginia regions and any search phrase you choose.