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City of Newport News
Back River and Warwick River Bacteria TMDL Action Plan
2024-2029 Permit Cycle
training. During the 2024-2029 permit cycle, enhanced training will be developed and
implemented which will include joint SSO response procedures between Codes Compliance,
Engineering, and Public Works staff.
3.9 Assessments of City Facilities
During the 2024-2029 permit cycle, City staff will reevaluate its inventory of City-owned and
operated facilities that may be significant bacterial sources, guided by Table 3: “Potential Bacteria
Sources by Facility and Land Use in Newport News.” This includes, but is not limited to, dog parks,
parks with equine or other animal activities, golf courses with large Canada goose populations,
and other recreational or municipal sites with high potential bacterial loading. If warranted,
facilities will be incorporated into Engineering’s High Risk Bacteria Facility inspection program
(see Section 3.4 – Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program). Engineering staff will
coordinate with the facility contacts to jointly determine if additional monitoring or adaptive
management (outreach, wildlife control measures, strategic vegetation, goose exclusion netting,
etc.) is necessary to reduce bacteria discharges from these facilities.
4. Public Comment
4.1 Public Comment Process for Draft Action Plan
Public outreach efforts directed residents to a dedicated webpage (www.nnva.gov/2638/TMDL-
Action-Plans) that hosted the Draft TMDL Bacteria Action Plan. Citizens and other community
stakeholders were invited to submit comments via email to NewportNewsTMDL@nnva.gov.
The public comment period extended July 2 through July 17, 2025, and was promoted through
the following channels:
• Rotational slide on NNTV
• Posts on the City of Newport News’s social media platforms including Facebook (15,484
followers), Instagram (5,457 followers), Threads (987 followers), and Twitter/X (9,100
followers)
• Newport News Now article (32,775 subscribers)
As a result of public comments received, additional information was added to Section 3.6 – Urban
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