Community Input Meeting Today at 6pm

Office of the County Administrator/Public Affairs and Communications

County to Host Community Input Meetings on Watershed Implementation Plan
Loudoun County residents are encouraged to attend upcoming community meetings to provide input on the county’s response to Phase II of Virginia’s Watershed Implementation Plan (Phase II WIP).

Watershed Implementation Plans are roadmaps for reducing the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment that enters the Chesapeake Bay from its watershed. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required each state with waters draining into the Chesapeake Bay to submit a Watershed Implementation Plan. Additionally, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation requested that localities, including Loudoun County, submit a plan outlining how local pollution reduction goals for nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment could be met.

Residents will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide input on the Loudoun pollution reduction plan during three open house-style meetings in May. The open houses will be identical in format and content, but are being held in different locations for the convenience of the public.

• Thursday, May 9, 2013, from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Ashburn Library, 43316 Hay Road, Ashburn

• Tuesday, May 14, 2013, from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Cascades Library, 21030 Whitfield Place, Potomac Falls

• Thursday, May 16, 2013, from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Purcellville Town Hall, 221 South Nursery Avenue, Purcellville

If you require any type of reasonable accommodation, as a result of a physical, sensory, or mental disability, to participate in any of these meetings, please contact Robin Geiger at 703-771- 5511. Three days’ notice is requested.

Detailed information on Phase II WIP is available on the Loudoun County website at www.loudoun.gov/wip.
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