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Dividing Creek Association
Board President: Jessie Dize Vice President: Nancy Flynn Secretary: Maurice Martin Secretary: June Turnage Treasurer: William Garvey
If you are interested in serving on the board in the future please contact a board member for your area
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Dividing Creek Association Project Manager: Richard Hinch (804) 435-7484 Quality Assurance Officer: Skip Kramb (804) 435-0697
If you are interested in becoming a member of this environmental group please contact either Richard or Skip for further details. Additional information on the group and what it does is available under the Water Quality Monitoring sidebar of this web site.
Organizational Meeting Minutes The meeting was held on Saturday, February 20th at 09:00AM at the Lancaster Community Library. In attendance were James Beckley, Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Environmental Quality, Quality Assurance Coordinator; Richard Hinch, DCA Citizen Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Project Manager; Skip Kramb, Quality Analyst and Team #3 Leader; Monitoring Team #1, George McMahon, Team Leader, Ran Marshall, Monitor; Team #2 Richard Hinch, Team Leader; Nancy Flynn, Team #4 Leader. Also in Attendance were Barry Anderson, Bill Burton, John and Helen Kelley, Paul Rockerfeller and a new member of the group Bill Whitney. James Beckley, VA-DEQ gave an overview of how the Commonwealth Fiscal situation has impacted the Citizen Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program, what the data collected by the DCA Citizen Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Group is being used for, who is using the data and why it is important to continue the monitoring program. James also pointed out that the DCA Program is one of the premier programs being conducted on the Chesapeake Bay and is comparable to VA-DEQ actually putting their own monitoring personnel out in the field. Our DCA Monitors are currently fully certified Level III Water Quality Monitors, the same level as VA-DEQ Monitoring Personnel and are utilizing Level III Monitoring Procedures and Equipment. In addition to James Beckley's discussion the following items were discussed. Two new Oakton pHTestr 30 pH probes will be added to our monitoring equipment inventory. This will provide each of our four teams with their own pH meter this year. As last year we will continue to share our 2 Oakton DO 300 Dissolved Oxygen Meters between the four teams. There will be a slight realignment of the Sampling sites this year. We will continue to monitor all but a couple of our main stream locations continuing to concentrate on the database we have established from the previous two years. It is thought that rather than monitoring the overall mainstream water quality we might better concentrate more on the possible sources of pollutants in the coves off of the main streams. It was decided that the monitoring frequency of one monitoring trip per month was sufficient for the level of monitoring required by the VA-DEQ who normally monitor quarterly. A short review of monitoring procedures was held and it was decided that a refresher training session would be helpfull. This would be held in conjunction with James Beckley's visit on March 20th to re-certify our monitoring equipment. This would also facilitate James certifying our new monitoring members at Commonwealth of Virginia Standards. A discussing on the need for additional monitors and administrative members. John and Helen Kelley, Bill Whitney and Barry Anderson all emphasized their desire to become active monitors and assist in the monitoring program. Also discussed was whether DCA should begin a monitoring program in the Bluff Point PUD Area of Indian Creek. It was decided that existing members of the Dividing Creek Association who are residents on Indian Creek and have shown a past interest in water monitoring should be contacted and encouraged to develop an Indian Creek Water Quality Monitoring Group with any assistance our group might be able to provide. Richard Hinch and Skip Kramb will follow up on this and report back to the DCA Group. In conclusion James Beckley pointed out the need to continue extensive E. coli Bacteria monitoring at periodic problem areas on all three of the DCA creeks we monitor. The meeting closed at 11:00AM with a follow-up meeting scheduled for Saturday, March 20th at 09:00. Location of the meeting is yet to be determined.
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Northumberland
County Activities Planning Commission The association is monitoring Northumberland County’s Planning Commission. All members are encouraged to attend the Planning Commission meetings regularly scheduled on the third Thursday of every month at 7:00 p. m. in the New Courthouse at 39 Judicial Place in Heathsville. Thursday, February 18, 2010,
at 7:00 P.M. All Members are urged to visit the
Northumberland
County Web Site at All association members are encouraged to attend all of the Northumberland County Board and Commission Meetings.
Northumberland County Board of Supervisors Members are encouraged to attend the Board of Supervisors meeting held in the New Northumberland Courthouse usually on the Second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Many decisions are being made that directly affect our area such as new property assessments, rezoning, Bay Act Compliance, and cross bay ferry service to name a few.
Scheduled Board of Supervisors Meetings for 2010 The next Board of Supervisors meeting will be held on Thursday, January 14, 2010, at 5:00 p.m.. followed by the open for public discussion meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Northumberland Courts Building at 39 Judicial Place in Heathsville.
All association members are encouraged to attend all of the Northumberland County Board and Commission Meetings.
Northumberland County Wetlands Board Association members are encouraged to attend the Wetland Board Meetings and be aware of changes that are proposed for our shorelines. The Wetlands Board's next meeting will be held on Monday, January 11, 2010, at 7:30 P.M. in the Board of Supervisors Room of the old Northumberland County Courthouse. No Notices of Public Hearing have been
posted for areas within the Dividing Creek Association Areas of
interest. All association members are encouraged to attend all of the Northumberland County Board and Commission Meetings.
Northumberland County Board of Zoning Appeals The Northumberland County Board of Zoning
Appeals will hold their next Public
Hughlett Point Duck Blind
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