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Code of Virginia
Title 62.1. Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors
9/22/2023

Title 62.1. Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors (2023 Updates)

  • Chapter 3.1. State Water Control Law
    • Article 1. General Provisions
    • § 62.1-44.3
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Definitions
      § 62.1-44.3
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Definitions
      § 62.1-44.5
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Prohibition of waste discharges or other quality alterations of state waters except as authorized by permit; notification required
      § 62.1-44.5
      (Effective July 1, 2024) 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
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Powers and duties; civil penalties
    • Article 2.2. Virginia Water Resources and Wetlands Protection Program
    • § 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. Stormwater Management Act
    • § 62.1-44.15:24
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Definitions
      § 62.1-44.15:24
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Definitions
      § 62.1-44.15:25
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Further powers and duties of the State Water Control Board
      § 62.1-44.15:25.1
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Additional local authority
      § 62.1-44.15:25
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Further powers and duties of the State Water Control Board
      § 62.1-44.15:27
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Establishment of Virginia Stormwater Management Programs
      § 62.1-44.15:27.1
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Virginia Stormwater Management Programs administered by the Board
      § 62.1-44.15:27
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Virginia Programs for Erosion Control and Stormwater Management
      § 62.1-44.15:28
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Development of regulations
      § 62.1-44.15:28
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Development of regulations
      § 62.1-44.15:29.1
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Stormwater Local Assistance Fund
      § 62.1-44.15:30
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Education and training programs
      § 62.1-44.15:30
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Training and certification
      § 62.1-44.15:33
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Authorization for more stringent ordinances
      § 62.1-44.15:33
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Authorization for more stringent ordinances
      § 62.1-44.15:34
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Regulated activities; submission and approval of a permit application; security for performance; exemptions
      § 62.1-44.15:34
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Regulated activities; submission and approval of a permit application; security for performance; exemptions
      § 62.1-44.15:35
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Nutrient credit use and additional offsite options for construction activities
      § 62.1-44.15:35
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Nutrient credit use and additional offsite options for construction activities
      § 62.1-44.15:37
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Monitoring, reports, investigations, inspections, and stop work orders
      § 62.1-44.15:37
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Notices to comply and stop work orders
      § 62.1-44.15:40
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Information to be furnished
      § 62.1-44.15:40
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Information to be furnished
      § 62.1-44.15:41
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Private rights; liability
      § 62.1-44.15:41
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Liability of common interest communities
      § 62.1-44.15:42
      (Repealed effective July 1, 2024) Enforcement by injunction, etc.
      § 62.1-44.15:43
      (Repealed effective July 1, 2024) Testing validity of regulations; judicial review
      § 62.1-44.15:44
      (Repealed effective July 1, 2024) Right to hearing
      § 62.1-44.15:45
      (Repealed effective July 1, 2024) Hearings
      § 62.1-44.15:46
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Appeals
      § 62.1-44.15:46
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Appeals
      § 62.1-44.15:47
      (Repealed effective July 1, 2024) Appeal to Court of Appeals
      § 62.1-44.15:48
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Penalties, injunctions, and other legal actions
      § 62.1-44.15:49
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Enforcement authority of MS4 localities
      § 62.1-44.15:49
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Enforcement authority of MS4 localities
      § 62.1-44.15:50
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Cooperation with federal and state agencies
      § 62.1-44.15:50
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Cooperation with federal and state agencies
    • Article 2.4. Erosion and Sediment Control Law
    • § 62.1-44.15:51
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Definitions
      § 62.1-44.15:51.1
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Applicability
      § 62.1-44.15:51
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Definitions
      § 62.1-44.15:52
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program
      § 62.1-44.15:52
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program
      § 62.1-44.15:53
      Certification of program personnel
      § 62.1-44.15:54
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Establishment of Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program
      § 62.1-44.15:54
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program
      § 62.1-44.15:55
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Regulated land-disturbing activities; submission and approval of erosion and sediment control plan
      § 62.1-44.15:55
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Regulated land-disturbing activities; submission and approval of erosion and sediment control plan
      § 62.1-44.15:56
      (Repealed effective July 1, 2024) State agency and federal entity projects
      § 62.1-44.15:57
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Approved plan required for issuance of grading, building, or other permits; security for performance
      § 62.1-44.15:57
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Approved plan required for issuance of grading, building, or other permits; security for performance
      § 62.1-44.15:58
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Monitoring, reports, and inspections
      § 62.1-44.15:58
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Monitoring, reports, and inspections
      § 62.1-44.15:60
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Right of entry
      § 62.1-44.15:60
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Right of entry
      § 62.1-44.15:61
      (Repealed effective July 1, 2024) Cooperation with federal and state agencies
      § 62.1-44.15:62
      Judicial appeals
      § 62.1-44.15:63
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Penalties, injunctions and other legal actions
      § 62.1-44.15:63
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Penalties, injunctions and other legal actions
      § 62.1-44.15:64
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Stop work orders by Department; civil penalties
      § 62.1-44.15:64
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Stop work orders by Board; civil penalties
      § 62.1-44.15:65
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Authorization for more stringent regulations
      § 62.1-44.15:65
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Authorization for more stringent ordinances
    • Article 2.5. Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
    • § 62.1-44.15:69
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Powers and duties of the Board
      § 62.1-44.15:69
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Powers and duties of the Board
      § 62.1-44.15:71
      (Repealed effective July 1, 2024) Program compliance
      § 62.1-44.15:74
      Local governments to designate Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas; incorporate into local plans and ordinances; impose civil penalties
    • Article 4.02. Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program
    • § 62.1-44.19:14
      Watershed general permit for nutrients
      § 62.1-44.19:20
      (Contingent expiration date) Nutrient credit certification
      § 62.1-44.19:20
      (Contingent effective date — See Editor's note) Nutrient credit certification
      § 62.1-44.19:22
      Enforcement and penalties
    • Article 6. Offenses and Penalties
    • § 62.1-44.31
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Violation of special order or certificate or failure to cooperate with Board
      § 62.1-44.31
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Violation of order or certificate or failure to cooperate with Board
      § 62.1-44.32
      (Effective until July 1, 2024) Penalties
      § 62.1-44.32
      (Effective July 1, 2024) Penalties
  • Chapter 3.2. Conservation of Water Resources; State Water Control Board
    • § 62.1-44.38
      Plans and programs; registration of certain data by water users; advisory committees; committee membership for federal, state, and local agencies; water supply planning assistance
      § 62.1-44.38:1
      Comprehensive water supply planning process; state, regional, and local water supply plans
  • Chapter 3.8. Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Initiatives
  • Chapter 5.3. Rappahannock River Basin Commission
    • § 62.1-69.25
      (Effective until January 1, 2024) Definitions
      § 62.1-69.25
      (Effective January 1, 2024) Definitions
      § 62.1-69.29
      (Effective until January 1, 2024) Membership; terms; vacancies
      § 62.1-69.29
      (Effective January 1, 2024) Membership; terms; vacancies
      § 62.1-69.30
      (Effective until January 1, 2024) Chairman and vice-chairman; quorum; meetings
      § 62.1-69.30
      (Effective January 1, 2024) Chairman and vice-chairman; quorum; meetings
  • Chapter 22. Virginia Water Facilities Revolving Fund
    • § 62.1-229
      Loans to local governments or other entities