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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9. Environment
Agency 25. State Water Control Board
Chapter 900. Certification of Nonpoint Source Nutrient Credits
11/21/2024

9VAC25-900-30. Purpose and applicability.

A. The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards and procedures pertaining to the certification of nutrient credits that will be placed on the registry for exchange.

B. This chapter applies to all persons who submit an application for and to all persons that receive a certification of nutrient credits from the department in accordance with the Act and this chapter.

C. Nutrient credits from stormwater nonpoint nutrient credit-generating projects in receipt of a Nonpoint Nutrient Offset Authorization for Transfer letter from the department prior to September 1, 2020, shall be considered certified nutrient credits and shall not be subject to further nutrient credit certification requirements or to the credit retirement requirements of this chapter. However, such projects shall be subject to all other provisions of this chapter, including registration of nutrient credits under 9VAC25-900-90 and the requirements of Part IV (9VAC25-900-140 et seq.) of this chapter including inspection, reporting, and enforcement.

D. This chapter does not apply to the certification of point source nutrient credits that may be generated from effective nutrient controls or removal practices associated with the types of facilities or practices historically regulated by the board or department, such as water withdrawal and treatment and wastewater collection, treatment, and beneficial reuse.

E. This chapter does not apply to stream or wetland restoration projects constructed prior to July 1, 2005, as no usable nutrient reductions are deemed to be generated from these projects and, therefore, no nutrient credits can be certified.

Statutory Authority

§ 62.1-44.19:20 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 23, eff. September 1, 2020; Errata, 36:25 VA.R. 2379 August 3, 2020; amended, Virginia Register Volume 38, Issue 26, eff. September 14, 2022.

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