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Title 9 - ENVIRONMENTAgency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 670 - VIRGINIA WATER PROTECTION GENERAL PERMIT FOR FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES OF UTILITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES REGULATED BY THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION OR THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION AND OTHER UTILITY LINE ACTIVITIES
Section 9VAC25-670-20 - Purpose

9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-670-20

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Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 9, December 16, 2024
Section 9VAC25-670-20 - Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to establish VWP General Permit Number WP2 under 9VAC25-210 to govern permanent and temporary impacts related to the construction and maintenance of utility lines. Applications for coverage under this VWP general permit shall be processed for approval, approval with conditions, or denial by the department. Coverage, coverage with conditions, or application denial by the department shall constitute the VWP general permit action and shall follow all provisions in the State Water Control Law (§ 62.1-44.2 et seq. of the Code of Virginia), except for the public comment and participation provisions, from which each VWP general permit action is exempt.

9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-670-20

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 17, Issue 22, eff. October 1, 2001; amended, Virginia Register Volume 21, Issue 8, eff. January 26, 2005; Volume 22, Issue 21, eff. August 1, 2006; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 21, eff. 8/2/2016; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 4, eff. 11/9/2022.

Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; § 401 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC § 1251 et seq.).