Chapter 3.1. State Water Control LawRead Chapter
- Article 1. General ProvisionsRead all
- § 62.1-44.2
- Short title; purpose
- § 62.1-44.3
- Definitions
- § 62.1-44.3:1
- Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
- § 62.1-44.4
- Control by Commonwealth as to water quality
- § 62.1-44.5
- Prohibition of waste discharges or other quality alterations of state waters except as authorized by permit; notification required
- § 62.1-44.6
- Chapter supplementary to existing laws
- § 62.1-44.6:1
- Permit rationale
- Article 2. Control Board GenerallyRead all
- § 62.1-44.7
- Board continued
- § 62.1-44.8
- Number, appointment and terms of members
- § 62.1-44.9
- Qualifications of members
- § 62.1-44.10
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.11
- Meetings
- § 62.1-44.12
- Records of proceedings; special orders, standards, policies, rules and regulations
- § 62.1-44.13
- Inspections and investigations, etc.
- § 62.1-44.14
- Chairman; Executive Director; employment of personnel; supervision; budget preparation
- § 62.1-44.15
- Powers and duties; civil penalties
- § 62.1-44.15:01
- Further duties of Board; localities particularly affected
- § 62.1-44.15:02
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.15:03
- Disposal of fill; notice to locality
- § 62.1-44.15:1
- Limitation on power to require construction of sewerage systems or sewage or other waste treatment works; ammonia criteria
- § 62.1-44.15:1.1
- Special orders; penalties
- § 62.1-44.15:1.2
- Lake level contingency plans
- § 62.1-44.15:2
- Extraordinary hardship program
- § 62.1-44.15:3
- When application for permit considered complete
- § 62.1-44.15:4
- Notification of local governments and property owners
- § 62.1-44.15:4.1
- Listing and notice of confirmed oil releases and discharges
- § 62.1-44.15:5
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.15:5.01
- Coordinated review of water resources projects
- § 62.1-44.15:5.02
- Low-flow protections in Potomac River
- § 62.1-44.15:5.1
- General permit for certain water quality improvement activities
- § 62.1-44.15:5.2
- General permits for ready-mix concrete plant discharges
- § 62.1-44.15:5.3
- Requirements to test for PFAS chemicals; publicly owned treatment works
- Article 2.1. Permit FeesRead all
- § 62.1-44.15:6
- Permit fee regulations
- § 62.1-44.15:7
- Permit Program Fund established; use of moneys
- § 62.1-44.15:8
- Conformance with federal requirements
- Article 2.2. Virginia Water Resources and Wetlands Protection ProgramRead all
- § 62.1-44.15:20
- Virginia Water Protection Permit
- § 62.1-44.15:21
- Impacts to wetlands
- § 62.1-44.15:22
- Water withdrawals and preservation of instream flow
- § 62.1-44.15:23
- Wetland and stream mitigation banks
- § 62.1-44.15:23.1
- Wetland and Stream Replacement Fund established
- Article 2.3. Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act (Vesma)Read all
- § 62.1-44.15:24
- Definitions
- § 62.1-44.15:25
- Further powers and duties of the State Water Control Board
- § 62.1-44.15:25.1
- Additional local authority
- § 62.1-44.15:26
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.15:26.1
- Termination of Construction General Permit coverage
- § 62.1-44.15:27
- Virginia Programs for Erosion Control and Stormwater Management
- § 62.1-44.15:27.1
- Virginia Stormwater Management Programs administered by the Board
- § 62.1-44.15:27.2
- Rural Tidewater localities; water quantity technical criteria; tiered approach
- § 62.1-44.15:27.3
- Acceptance of signed and sealed plan in lieu of local plan review
- § 62.1-44.15:27.4
- Department acceptance of plans in lieu of plan review
- § 62.1-44.15:28
- Development of regulations
- § 62.1-44.15:28.1
- Pollutant removal by dredging
- § 62.1-44.15:29
- Virginia Stormwater Management Fund
- § 62.1-44.15:29.1
- Stormwater Local Assistance Fund
- § 62.1-44.15:29.2
- Stormwater Local Assistance Fund, estimate of requests
- § 62.1-44.15:30
- Training and certification
- § 62.1-44.15:31
- Standards and specifications for state agencies, federal entities, and other specified entities
- § 62.1-44.15:32
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.15:33
- Authorization for more stringent ordinances
- § 62.1-44.15:34
- Regulated activities; submission and approval of a permit application; security for performance; exemptions
- § 62.1-44.15:35
- Nutrient credit use and additional offsite options for construction activities
- § 62.1-44.15:36
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.15:37
- Notices to comply and stop work orders
- § 62.1-44.15:37.1
- Inspections; land-disturbing activities of natural gas pipelines; stop work instructions
- § 62.1-44.15:38
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.15:39
- Right of entry
- § 62.1-44.15:40
- Information to be furnished
- § 62.1-44.15:41
- Liability of common interest communities
- § 62.1-44.15:42
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.15:46
- Appeals
- § 62.1-44.15:47
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.15:48
- Penalties, injunctions, and other legal actions
- § 62.1-44.15:49
- Enforcement authority of MS4 localities
- § 62.1-44.15:49.1
- MS4 industrial and high-risk programs
- § 62.1-44.15:50
- Cooperation with federal and state agencies
- Article 2.4. Erosion and Sediment Control Law for Localities Not Administering a Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management ProgramRead all
- § 62.1-44.15:51
- Definitions
- § 62.1-44.15:51.1
- Applicability
- § 62.1-44.15:52
- Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program
- § 62.1-44.15:53
- Certification of program personnel
- § 62.1-44.15:54
- Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program
- § 62.1-44.15:55
- Regulated land-disturbing activities; submission and approval of erosion and sediment control plan
- § 62.1-44.15:55.1
- Department review of erosion and sediment control plans for solar projects
- § 62.1-44.15:56
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.15:56.1
- Department acceptance of plans in lieu of plan review
- § 62.1-44.15:57
- Approved plan required for issuance of grading, building, or other permits; security for performance
- § 62.1-44.15:58
- Monitoring, reports, and inspections
- § 62.1-44.15:58.1
- Inspections; land-disturbing activities of natural gas pipelines; stop work instructions
- § 62.1-44.15:59
- Reporting
- § 62.1-44.15:60
- Right of entry
- § 62.1-44.15:61
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.15:62
- Judicial appeals
- § 62.1-44.15:63
- Penalties, injunctions and other legal actions
- § 62.1-44.15:64
- Stop work orders by Board; civil penalties
- § 62.1-44.15:65
- Authorization for more stringent ordinances
- § 62.1-44.15:66
- No limitation on authority of Department of Energy
- Article 2.5. Chesapeake Bay Preservation ActRead all
- § 62.1-44.15:67
- Cooperative state-local program
- § 62.1-44.15:68
- Definitions
- § 62.1-44.15:69
- Powers and duties of the Board
- § 62.1-44.15:70
- Exclusive authority of Board to institute legal actions
- § 62.1-44.15:71
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.15:72
- Board to develop criteria
- § 62.1-44.15:73
- Local government authority
- § 62.1-44.15:74
- Local governments to designate Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas; incorporate into local plans and ordinances; impose civil penalties
- § 62.1-44.15:75
- Local governments outside of Tidewater Virginia may adopt provisions
- § 62.1-44.15:76
- Local government requirements for water quality protection
- § 62.1-44.15:77
- Effect on other governmental authority
- § 62.1-44.15:78
- State agency consistency
- § 62.1-44.15:79
- Vested rights protected
- Article 2.6. Additional Upland Conditions for Water Quality CertificationRead all
- § 62.1-44.15:80
- Findings and purpose
- § 62.1-44.15:81
- Application and preparation of draft certification conditions
- § 62.1-44.15:82
- Public notice of draft certification conditions
- § 62.1-44.15:83
- Requests for public hearing, hearings, and final decisions procedures
- § 62.1-44.15:84
- Requests for modification or revocation; public notice
- Article 3. Regulation of Industrial EstablishmentsRead all
- § 62.1-44.16
- Industrial wastes
- § 62.1-44.16:1
- Local enforcement of industrial waste permits
- § 62.1-44.17
- Other wastes
- § 62.1-44.17:1
- Permits for confined animal feeding operations
- § 62.1-44.17:1.1
- Poultry waste management program
- Article 3.1. Toxics Discharge ReductionRead all
- § 62.1-44.17:2
- Definitions
- § 62.1-44.17:3
- Toxic substances reduction in state waters; report required
- § 62.1-44.17:4
- Evaluation of toxics removal and remediation technology
- Article 4. Regulation of Sewage DischargesRead all
- § 62.1-44.18
- Sewerage systems, etc., under supervision of Board and Department of Environmental Quality; Board to regulate design specification and plans
- § 62.1-44.18:1
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.18:2
- When Board may prohibit discharge; permits
- § 62.1-44.18:3
- Permit for private sewerage facility; financial assurance; violations; waiver of filing
- § 62.1-44.19
- Approval of sewerage systems and sewage treatment works
- § 62.1-44.19:1
- Prohibiting sewage discharge under certain conditions in Virginia Beach
- § 62.1-44.19:2
- Additional requirements on sewage discharge in the Cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach
- § 62.1-44.19:3
- (Effective until January 1, 2027) Prohibition on land application, marketing, and distribution of sewage sludge without permit; ordinances; notice requirement; fees
- § 62.1-44.19:3
- (Effective January 1, 2027) Prohibition on land application, marketing, and distribution of sewage sludge without permit; ordinances; notice requirement; fees
- § 62.1-44.19:3.1
- Certification of sewage sludge land applicators
- § 62.1-44.19:3.2
- Local enforcement of sewage sludge regulations
- § 62.1-44.19:3.3
- Septage disposal
- § 62.1-44.19:3.4
- Notification of local governing bodies
- § 62.1-44.19:3.5
- Attendance by licensed operator
- Article 4.01. Water Quality Monitoring, Information and Restoration ActRead all
- § 62.1-44.19:4
- Definitions
- § 62.1-44.19:5
- Water quality monitoring and reporting
- § 62.1-44.19:6
- Citizen right-to-know provisions
- § 62.1-44.19:7
- Plans to address impaired waters
- § 62.1-44.19:8
- Control of discharges to toxic-impaired water
- § 62.1-44.19:9
- Transmission of toxics information
- § 62.1-44.19:10
- Assessment of sources of toxic contamination
- § 62.1-44.19:11
- Citizen water quality monitoring program
- Article 4.02. Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange ProgramRead all
- § 62.1-44.19:12
- Legislative findings and purposes
- § 62.1-44.19:13
- Definitions
- § 62.1-44.19:14
- Watershed general permit for nutrients
- § 62.1-44.19:15
- New or expanded facilities
- § 62.1-44.19:16
- Technology-based standards and effluent limitations
- § 62.1-44.19:17
- Virginia Nutrient Credit Exchange Association authorized; duties; composition; appointment; terms
- § 62.1-44.19:18
- Nutrient allocation compliance and reporting
- § 62.1-44.19:19
- Program audits
- § 62.1-44.19:20
- Nutrient credit certification
- § 62.1-44.19:21
- Nutrient credit use by regulated entities
- § 62.1-44.19:21.1
- Sediment credit use by regulated MS4s
- § 62.1-44.19:21.2
- Nutrient and sediment credit generation and transfer; public body
- § 62.1-44.19:22
- Enforcement and penalties
- § 62.1-44.19:23
- Appeals
- Article 5. Enforcement and Appeal ProcedureRead all
- § 62.1-44.20
- Right to entry to obtain information, etc.
- § 62.1-44.21
- Information to be furnished to Board
- § 62.1-44.22
- Private actions
- § 62.1-44.23
- Enforcement by injunction, etc.
- § 62.1-44.23:1
- Intervention of Commonwealth in actions involving surface water withdrawals
- § 62.1-44.24
- Testing validity of regulations; judicial review
- § 62.1-44.25
- Right to hearing
- § 62.1-44.26
- Hearings
- § 62.1-44.27
- Rules of evidence in hearings
- § 62.1-44.28
- Decisions of the Board in hearings pursuant to §§ 62.1-44.15 and 62.1-44.25
- § 62.1-44.29
- Judicial review
- § 62.1-44.30
- Appeal to Court of Appeals
- Article 6. Offenses and PenaltiesRead all
- § 62.1-44.31
- Violation of order or certificate or failure to cooperate with Board
- § 62.1-44.32
- Penalties
- Article 7. Pollution from BoatsRead all
- § 62.1-44.33
- Board to adopt regulations; tidal waters no discharge zones
- § 62.1-44.34
- Repealed
- Article 8. Discharge of Oil into WatersRead all
- § 62.1-44.34:1
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.34:7
- Repealed
- Article 9. Storage TanksRead all
- § 62.1-44.34:8
- Definitions
- § 62.1-44.34:9
- Powers and duties of Board
- Article 10. Petroleum Storage Tank FundRead all
- § 62.1-44.34:10
- Definitions
- § 62.1-44.34:11
- Virginia Petroleum Storage Tank Fund
- § 62.1-44.34:12
- Financial responsibility
- § 62.1-44.34:13
- Levy of fee for Fund maintenance
- Article 11. Discharge of Oil into WatersRead all
- § 62.1-44.34:14
- Definitions
- § 62.1-44.34:15
- Oil discharge contingency plans
- § 62.1-44.34:15.1
- Regulations for aboveground storage tanks
- § 62.1-44.34:16
- Financial responsibility for vessels and facilities
- § 62.1-44.34:17
- Exemptions
- § 62.1-44.34:18
- Discharge of oil prohibited; liability for permitting discharge
- § 62.1-44.34:19
- Reporting of discharge
- § 62.1-44.34:19.1
- Registration of aboveground storage tanks
- § 62.1-44.34:19.2
- Recordkeeping and access to records and facilities
- § 62.1-44.34:20
- Enforcement and penalties
- § 62.1-44.34:21
- Administrative fees
- § 62.1-44.34:22
- Applicability of Administrative Process Act
- § 62.1-44.34:23
- Exceptions
- Article 12. Virginia Spill Response CouncilRead all
- § 62.1-44.34:24
- Definitions
- § 62.1-44.34:25
- Virginia Spill Response Council created; purpose; membership
- § 62.1-44.34:26
- Responsibilities of the Council
- § 62.1-44.34:27
- Cooperation of agencies and institutions
- § 62.1-44.34:28
- Council to submit annual report
- Article 13. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl SubstancesRead all
- § 62.1-44.34:29
- Definitions
- § 62.1-44.34:30
- PFAS assessments for identification of sources of PFAS in public water supplies
- § 62.1-44.34:31
- Self-reporting of PFAS manufacture and use for PFAS assessment
- § 62.1-44.34:32
- Monitoring of PFAS sources for PFAS assessments
- § 62.1-44.34:33
- PFAS Expert Advisory Committee; report
- § 62.1-44.34:34
- Occoquan Reservoir PFAS Reduction Program
- Article 14. Hazardous Substance Facility Response PlansRead all
- § 62.1-44.34:35
- Definitions
- § 62.1-44.34:36
- Evidence of hazardous substance facility response plan required
- § 62.1-44.34:37
- Reporting of hazardous substance discharge
- § 62.1-44.34:38
- Recordkeeping and access to records and facilities
- § 62.1-44.34:39
- Enforcement; civil penalties
