Code of Virginia
Title 62.1. Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors
Title 62.1. Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors
11/12/2024
Title 62.1. Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors (2024 Updates)
- Chapter 3.1. State Water Control Law
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 62.1-44.3
- Definitions
- § 62.1-44.5
- Prohibition of waste discharges or other quality alterations of state waters except as authorized by permit; notification required
- Article 2. Control Board Generally
- § 62.1-44.15
- Powers and duties; civil penalties
- Article 2.1. Permit Fees
- § 62.1-44.15:8
- Conformance with federal requirements
- Article 2.2. Virginia Water Resources and Wetlands Protection Program
- § 62.1-44.15:22
- (For contingent expiration date, see Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 100) Water withdrawals and preservation of instream flow
- § 62.1-44.15:22
- (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 100) Water withdrawals and preservation of instream flow
- Article 2.3. Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act (VEMSA)
- § 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- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.15:27
- Virginia Programs for Erosion Control and Stormwater Management
- § 62.1-44.15:27.1
- Virginia Stormwater Management Programs administered by the Board
- § 62.1-44.15:28
- Development of regulations
- § 62.1-44.15:29
- Virginia Stormwater Management Fund
- § 62.1-44.15:29.1
- Stormwater Local Assistance Fund
- § 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- Repealed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
- § 62.1-44.15:37
- Notices to comply and stop work orders
- § 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- Repealed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- Repealed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- Repealed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
- § 62.1-44.15:50
- Cooperation with federal and state agencies
- Article 2.4. Erosion and Sediment Control Law for Localities Not Administering a Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program
- § 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
- § 62.1-44.15:56
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.15:57
- Approved plan required for issuance of grading, building, or other permits; security for performance
- § 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
- § 62.1-44.15:66
- No limitation on authority of Department of Energy
- Article 2.5. Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
- § 62.1-44.15:69
- Powers and duties of the Board
- § 62.1-44.15:71
- Repealed
- § 62.1-44.15:74
- Local governments to designate Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas; incorporate into local plans and ordinances; impose civil penalties
- Article 4. Regulation of Sewage Discharges
- § 62.1-44.19:3
- Prohibition on land application, marketing and distribution of sewage sludge without permit; ordinances; notice requirement; fees
- Article 4.01. Water Quality Monitoring, Information and Restoration Act
- § 62.1-44.19:9
- Transmission of toxics information
- § 62.1-44.19:10
- Assessment of sources of toxic contamination
- Article 4.02. Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program
- § 62.1-44.19:22
- Enforcement and penalties
- Article 5. Enforcement and Appeal Procedure
- § 62.1-44.22
- Private actions
- § 62.1-44.23
- Enforcement by injunction, etc.
- § 62.1-44.25
- Right to hearing
- § 62.1-44.26
- Hearings
- § 62.1-44.29
- Judicial review
- Article 6. Offenses and Penalties
- § 62.1-44.31
- Violation of order or certificate or failure to cooperate with Board
- § 62.1-44.32
- Penalties
- Article 13. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
- § 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
- Chapter 5.3. Rappahannock River Basin Commission
- § 62.1-69.25
- Definitions
- § 62.1-69.29
- Membership; terms; vacancies
- § 62.1-69.30
- Chairman and vice-chairman; quorum; meetings
- Chapter 20. Miscellaneous Offenses
- § 62.1-196.1
- Prohibiting high-PAH pavement sealants; civil penalty
- Chapter 21.1. Wastewater Infrastructure Policy
- § 62.1-223.2
- (Expires July 1, 2030) Wastewater Infrastructure Policy Working Group
- Chapter 25. Ground Water Management Act of 1992
- § 62.1-263
- Criteria for issuance of permits
- § 62.1-266
- Ground water withdrawal permits
