Chapter 260. Water Quality Standards  


Section 5. Definitions
Section 10. Designation of uses
Section 20. General criteria
Section 30. Antidegradation policy
Section 40. Stream flow
Section 50. Numerical criteria for dissolved oxygen, pH, and maximum temperature***
Section 55. [Repealed]
Section 60. Rise above natural temperature
Section 70. Maximum hourly temperature change
Section 80. Thermal discharges into lakes and impoundments
Section 90. Thermal variances
Section 100. [Deleted]
Section 110. Halogen ban
Section 120. [Repealed]
Section 140. Criteria for surface water
Section 150. [Repealed]
Section 155. Ammonia surface water quality criteria
Section 160. Fecal coliform bacteria; shellfish waters
Section 170. Bacteria; other recreational waters
Section 180. [Deleted]
Section 185. Criteria to protect designated uses from the impacts of nutrients and suspended sediment in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries
Section 186. Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits and schedules of compliance
Section 187. Criteria for man-made lakes and reservoirs to protect aquatic life and recreational designated uses from the impacts of nutrients
Section 190. [Repealed]
Section 230. [Repealed]
Section 250. Procedural requirements for variances due to natural conditions, temperature and §316(a) thermal variances
Section 260. Modification, amendment, and cancellation of standards
Section 270. Shellfish buffer zones; public hearing
Section 275. Protection of Eastern Shore tidal waters for clams and oysters
Section 280. Analytical procedures
Section 290. [Repealed]
Section 300. Classification of tributary streams
Section 310. Special standards and requirements
Section 320. [Repealed]
Section 330. Purpose
Section 340. [Repealed]
Section 350. Designation of nutrient enriched waters
Section 360. Section number and description columns
Section 370. Classification column
Section 380. Special standards column
Section 390. Potomac River Basin (Potomac River Subbasin)
Section 400. Potomac River Basin (Shenandoah River Subbasin)
Section 410. James River Basin (Lower)
Section 415. James River Basin (Lower) (Appomattox River Subbasin)
Section 420. James River Basin (Middle)
Section 430. James River Basin (Upper)
Section 440. Rappahannock River Basin
Section 450. Roanoke River Basin
Section 460. Yadkin River Basin
Section 470. Chowan and Dismal Swamp (Chowan River Subbasin)
Section 480. Chowan and Dismal Swamp (Albemarle Sound Subbasin)
Section 490. Tennessee and Big Sandy River Basins (Big Sandy River Subbasin)
Section 500. Tennessee and Big Sandy River Basins (Clinch River Subbasin)
Section 510. Tennessee and Big Sandy River Basins (Holston River Subbasin)
Section 520. Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean and small coastal basins
Section 530. York River Basin
Section 540. New River Basin
Section 550. Designations of authority
Appendix 9998. FORMS (9VAC25-260)
Appendix 9999. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (9VAC25-260)