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City of Newport News
Back River and Warwick River Bacteria TMDL Action Plan
2024-2029 Permit Cycle
3. Programs and Strategies to Reduce Bacteria
The City of Newport News implements a comprehensive set of practices and programs, driven by
permit requirements, interagency agreements, and regional initiatives, that collectively
contribute to reducing bacterial discharges into impaired waterways.
Updated action plans must include an evaluation of the results achieved by the previous action
plan, and any adaptive management strategies incorporated into updated action plans based on
action plan evaluation. All strategies and best management practices (BMPs) included in this
plan are carryovers from the original version that have been deemed successful and worth
continuing; new enhancements are clearly denoted below. The City will provide status updates
on the implementation and outcomes of all actions and enhancements proposed in this plan in
its annual MS4 reports submitted to DEQ. As was done with earlier versions of this plan, if
programmatic components are considered irrelevant and worth replacing, the plan will be
updated accordingly.
The City expects that the implementation of the actions outlined in this plan will enable it to
achieve its assigned bacteria waste load allocations to the maximum extent practicable by June
30, 2029, when the MS4 Permit expires. The effectiveness of these programmatic actions will be
evaluated through trends in ambient water quality data by DEQ, rather than a direct
demonstration of numeric wasteload allocation attainment. DEQ publishes the “305(b)/303(d)
Water Quality Assessment Integrated Report” biennially on its website. This report provides
statewide water quality status updates and will serve as a reference to document progress
toward improving impairments in the Back River and Warwick River watersheds. It is worth
noting, however, that many sources contribute to a waterway’s impairment, and even if the City
achieves its WLAs, the waterbodies may remain impaired due to other contributors.
3.1 Legal Authorities
The City of Newport News retains the legal authority to regulate activities that contribute to
bacterial discharges through a combination of ordinances and inter-agency agreements. The
bacteria TMDL Action Plan for the Back River and Warwick River watersheds is a component of
the City’s MS4 Program Plan for the 2024–2029 permit cycle.
Applicable ordinances include:
• Chapter 6 – Animals and Fowl
• Chapter 33 – Sewers and Sewage Disposal
• Chapter 33.02 – Site Regulations
• Chapter 37.1 – Stormwater ManagementJump to an indexed page (17 of 17)