Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
Agency 50. Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board |
Chapter 20. Impounding Structure Regulations |
Section 59. Reporting
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For the purposes of categorizing and reporting information to national and other dam safety databases, impounding structure size shall be classified as noted in Table 2.
Table 2
Impounding Structure RegulationsMaximum Impounding Capacity (Ac-Ft)
Height (Ft)
Large ≥ 50,000
≥ 100
Medium ≥ 1,000 & < 50,000
≥ 40 & < 100
Small ≥ 15 & < 1,000
≥ 6 & < 40
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 24, Issue 25, eff. September 26, 2008.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-605 of the Code of Virginia.