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 Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017)
 Title 9. Environment
 Agency 25. State Water Control Board
 Chapter 670. Virginia Water Protection General Permit for Facilities and Activities Ofutility and Public Service Companies Regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatorycommission or the State Corporation Commission and Other Utility Lineactivities

  Section 20. Purpose; delegation of authority  

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  • A. 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 board. Coverage, coverage with conditions, or application denial by the board 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.

    B. The director or his designee may perform any act of the board provided under this chapter, except as limited by § 62.1-44.14 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 17, Issue 22, eff. October 1, 2001; amended, Virginia Register Volume 21, Issue 08, eff. January 26, 2005; Volume 22, Issue 21, eff. August 1, 2006; Volume 32, Issue 21, eff. August 2, 2016.

Statutory Authority

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