Rappahannock Basin

• Upper Rappahannock River Basin - Final TMDL Report (01/2008)
• Rapidan River Basin - Final TMDL Report (12/2007)
• Study Area Map (.pdf - 333 KB)

Project Description
The purpose of this approximately one-year study initiative, completed between 2006 and 2007 via a comprehensive schedule of water quality monitoring, bacterial source tracking analysis and watershed modeling, was to develop a series of detailed Total Maximum Daily Load assessments, or TMDLs, as required for submittal to EPA.

This project was coordinated by:

• Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission
• Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation
• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
• Engineering Concepts, Inc.

The following organizations also contributed time and expertise integral to the project's success:

• Culpeper County
• Fauquier County
• Madison County
• Orange County
• Rappahannock County
• Greene County
• Albemarle County
• Spotsylvania County
• Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District
• John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District
• Virginia Department of Forestry
• Virginia Cooperative Extension
• Virginia Department of Health - Rappahannock-Rapidan District
• Virginia Department of Health - Thomas Jefferson District
• Piedmont Environmental Council
• RappFLOW
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

For more information regarding the Rappahannock River Basin TMDL Study, or any of the Commission's ongoing environmental projects, please contact the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission at 540-829-7450.

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Additional Information21 documents

Location5 documents

• Rappahannock River Basin Overview Map
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• Hazel River Watershed Map
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• Rappahannock River Watershed Map
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• Upper Rapidan River Watershed Map
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• Lower Rapidan River Watershed Map
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DEQ Impairment Summary Documents16 documents

• Hazel River (16.67 mi.)
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• Hughes River (3.68 mi.)
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• Rappahannock River (2.17 mi.)
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• Rush River (4.55 mi.)
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• Hazel River (3.32 mi.)
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• Marsh Run (8.16 mi.)
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• Browns Run (2.39 mi.)
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• Craig Run (3.61 mi.)
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• Rappahannock River (2.02 mi.)
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• Rappahannock River (2.85 mi.)
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• Blue Run (11.61 mi.)
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• Rapidan River (7.5 mi.)
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• Marsh Run (5.19 mi.)
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• Unnamed Tributary to Rapidan River (2.57 mi.)
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• Cedar Run (5.4 mi.)
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• Rapidan River (2.68 mi.)
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Technical Advisory Committee Meetings11 documents

July 27, 2006:  Culpeper Train Depot3 documents

• DEQ Presentation:  Regulatory Background and Overview of Upper Rappahannock River Basin TMDL Development Process
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• ECI Presentation: Rappahannock Watershed TMDLs Preliminary Data
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• CI Presentation: Rapidan Watershed TMDLs Preliminary Data,
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December 15, 2006:  Culpeper Train Depot6 documents

• Presentation
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• Handout: Hydrology Results
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• Handout: Rapidan River Source Assessment
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• Handout: Rappahannock River Source Assessment
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• Handout: Bacteria Source Tracking Report (October 2005)
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• Handout: Bacteria Source Tracking Report (December 2006)
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February 27, 2007:  Culpeper Train Depot2 documents

• DEQ Presentation
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• ECI Presentation
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Public Meetings6 documents

• Presentation: DEQ March Public Meetings
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• Presentation: DCR March Public Meetings
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• Presentation: ECI March 19 Meeting
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• Presentation: ECI March 22 Meeting
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• Presentation: ECI March 27 Meeting
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• Presentation: October Public Meetings
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