12VAC5-611 Onsite Sewage Regulations

NOTICES OF INTENDED REGULATORY ACTION

Vol. 25 Iss. 3 - October 13, 2008

TITLE 12. HEALTH

STATE BOARD OF HEALTH

Chapter 611

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Health intends to consider repealing the following regulations: 12VAC5-610, Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations and promulgating 12VAC5-611, Onsite Sewage Regulations. The purpose of the proposed action is to adopt new performance-based regulations pertaining to locating, designing, constructing and operating onsite sewage systems and repeal existing regulations.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§32.1-12 and 32.1-164 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comments: Public comments may be submitted until 5 p.m. on November 12, 2008.

Agency Contact: Donald Alexander, Director, Division of Sewage and Water Services, Department of Health, 109 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone [phone], FAX [phone], or email [e-mail].

VA.R. Doc. No. R09-1634; Filed September 23, 2008, 10:03 a.m.