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VA Code § 62.1-44.34:24 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.1 - State Water Control Law|§ 62.1-44.34:24. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise:"Council" means the Virginia Spill Response Council."Discharge" means spillage, leakage, pumping, pouring, seepage, emitting, dumping, emptying, injecting, escaping, leaching, fire, explosion, or other releases."Hazardous materials" means substances or materials which may pose unreasonable risks to health, safety, property, or the environment when used, transported, stored, or disposed of, which may include materials which are solid, liquid, or gas. Hazardous materials may include toxic substances, flammable and ignitable materials, explosives, corrosive materials, and radioactive materials and include (i) those substances or materials in a form or quantity which may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when transported, and which the Secretary of Transportation of the United States has so designated by regulation or order; (ii) hazardous substances as defined or designated by law or regulation of the Commonwealth or law or regulation of the United States government; and (iii) hazardous waste as defined or designated by law or regulation of the Commonwealth."Oil" means oil of any kind and in any form including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, oil mixed with waste, crude oils, and other liquid hydrocarbons regardless of specific gravity.1990, c. 598.
VA Code § 62.1-44.34:25 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.1 - State Water Control Law|§ 62.1-44.34:25. Virginia Spill Response Council created; purpose; membership

A. There is hereby created the Virginia Spill Response Council. The purpose of the Council is to (i) improve the Commonwealth's capability to respond in a timely and coordinated fashion to incidents involving the discharge of oil or hazardous materials which pose a threat to the environment, its living resources, and the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the Commonwealth and (ii) provide an ongoing forum for discussions between agencies which are charged with the prevention of, and response to, oil spills and hazardous materials incidents, and those agencies responsible for the remediation of such incidents.B. The Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources and the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, upon the advice of the director of the agency, shall select one representative from each of the following agencies to serve as a member of the Council: Department of Emergency Management, State Water Control Board, Department of Environmental Quality, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Department of Wildlife Resources, Department of Health, Department of Fire Programs, and the Council on the Environment.C. The Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources or his designee shall serve as chairman of the Council.1990, c. 598; 1991, c. 66; 2014, cc. 115, 490; 2020, c. 958; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.
VA Code § 62.1-44.34:26 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.1 - State Water Control Law|§ 62.1-44.34:26. Responsibilities of the Council

The Council shall have the following responsibilities:1. To foster the exchange of information between the federal, state, and local government;2. To enhance Virginia's participation in the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Region III Response Team;3. To review and evaluate the response to emergency situations and recommend changes to the Commonwealth of Virginia's Oil and Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Plan;4. To provide ongoing analysis of the most recent technical developments for the remediation of discharges; and5. To coordinate its activities with the Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel.1990, c. 598; 2011, cc. 594, 681.
VA Code § 62.1-44.34:27 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.1 - State Water Control Law|§ 62.1-44.34:27. Cooperation of agencies and institutions

Technical support shall be made available to the Council by the appropriate state agencies and educational institutions.1990, c. 598.
VA Code § 62.1-44.34:28 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.1 - State Water Control Law|§ 62.1-44.34:28. Council to submit annual report

The Council shall submit a report annually to the Secretaries of Natural and Historic Resources and Transportation and Public Safety, which includes (i) an evaluation of the emergency response preparedness activities undertaken and the emergency response activities conducted during the year and (ii) a description of the activities of the Council during the year.1990, c. 598; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.
VA Code § 62.1-44.37 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.2 - Conservation of Water Resources; State Water Control Board|§ 62.1-44.37. Resolution of conflicts as to water use; public hearings

The Board shall upon application of any state agency or political subdivision, and may upon its own motion, recommend a plan to resolve any conflict as to actual or proposed water use or other practice directly affecting water use that involves a potential or existing conflict between water use functions under the jurisdiction of different state agencies. If requested by any state agency or political subdivision directly affected, or at the Board's discretion, the Board shall hold public hearings on such question at which all persons concerned shall be heard.Code 1950, § 10-17.2; 1966, c. 561; 1972, c. 728.
VA Code § 62.1-44.38:2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.2 - Conservation of Water Resources; State Water Control Board|§ 62.1-44.38:2. Expired

Expired.
VA Code § 62.1-44.39 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.2 - Conservation of Water Resources; State Water Control Board|§ 62.1-44.39. Technical advice and information to be made available

The Board may make available technical advice and information on water resources to any agency or political subdivision of this Commonwealth, any committee, association or person interested in the conservation or use of water resources, any interstate agency or any agency of the federal government, all for the purpose of assisting in the preparation or effectuation of any plan or program concerning the use or control of the water resources of this Commonwealth in harmony with the state water resources policy or otherwise with the public interest in encouraging, promoting and securing the maximum beneficial use and control of the water resources of this Commonwealth.Code 1950, § 10-17.4; 1966, c. 561; 1972, c. 728.
VA Code § 62.1-44.40 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.2 - Conservation of Water Resources; State Water Control Board|§ 62.1-44.40. Governor and General Assembly to be advised; annual report

The Board shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before October 1 of each year on matters relating to the state's water resources policy and the status of the state's water resources, including ground water.Code 1950, § 10-17.5; 1966, c. 561; 1972, c. 728; 1984, c. 734; 2004, c. 650.
VA Code § 62.1-44.41 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.2 - Conservation of Water Resources; State Water Control Board|§ 62.1-44.41. Board authorized to speak and act for Commonwealth

(1) In all matters directly related to conservation or use of the Commonwealth's water resources, except as otherwise provided by law, the Board is authorized to speak and act for the Commonwealth in all relations with the federal government or with the government of other states or with interstate agencies or authorities directly concerning conservation or use of the Commonwealth's water resources.(2) In regard to such matters, the Board, or such person or state agency as may be designated by it, may appear and testify for the Commonwealth before any committee of the United States Congress or any branch or agency of the federal government or the legislature or any court or commission of any state.Code 1950, § 10-17.6; 1966, c. 561; 1972, c. 728.
VA Code § 62.1-44.42 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.2 - Conservation of Water Resources; State Water Control Board|§ 62.1-44.42. Cooperation with other agencies

(1) In order to assist the Board in carrying out its functions as provided by law, the Board may:(a) Call upon the other agencies and political subdivisions of this Commonwealth to furnish or make available to the Board information concerning the water resources of this Commonwealth which such state agencies or political subdivisions have acquired or may acquire in the performance of their functions.(b) Cooperate with the other agencies or political subdivisions of the Commonwealth in utilizing the services, records and other facilities of such agencies or political subdivisions to the maximum extent practicable.(2) All officers and employees of the Commonwealth or the political subdivisions of the Commonwealth shall cooperate with the Board in the discharge of its duties and in effectuating the water resources policy of the Commonwealth.(3) Upon receipt and approval by the Board of a claim therefor, any special or extraordinary expense incurred by any other agency or political subdivision of this Commonwealth in cooperating with the Board under subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be paid to such other agency or political subdivision of the Commonwealth.Code 1950, § 10-17.7; 1966, c. 561; 1972, c. 728.
VA Code § 62.1-44.43 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.2 - Conservation of Water Resources; State Water Control Board|§ 62.1-44.43. Additional powers of Board

In addition to other powers conferred by the foregoing sections, the Board shall have the following powers:(a) To administer all funds available to the Board for carrying out the purposes and duties prescribed in §§ 62.1-44.36 through 62.1-44.43;(b) To disburse funds to any department, commission, board, agency, officer or institution of the Commonwealth, or any political subdivision thereof for carrying out such purposes but in the disbursement of such funds the Board shall have no power to include, require or consider membership or nonmembership in any group, organization or political entity of whatsoever nature, and any formula for such distribution; except to the extent as may be required for qualification for such federal funds as may be involved in such distribution;(c) To apply to any appropriate agency or officer of the United States for participation in or the receipt of aid from federal programs respecting or related to conservation or development of the Commonwealth's water and related land resources;(d) To act either independently or jointly with any department, commission, board, agency, officer or institution of the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof in order to carry out the Board's powers and duties;(e) To accept gifts, bequests and any other things to be used for carrying out its purposes, powers and duties.Code 1950, § 10-17.8; 1966, c. 561; 1972, c. 728; 1973, c. 450.
VA Code § 62.1-44.44 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.2 - Conservation of Water Resources; State Water Control Board|§ 62.1-44.44. Construction of chapter

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as altering, or as authorizing any alteration of, any existing riparian rights or other vested rights in water or water use.Code 1950, § 10-17.9; 1966, c. 561; 1972, c. 728; 2013, cc. 756, 793.
VA Code § 62.1-44.113 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.6 - Potomac River Riparian Rights Act|§ 62.1-44.113. Short title

This chapter shall be known as the "Potomac River Riparian Rights Act."1979, c. 307.
VA Code § 62.1-44.114 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.6 - Potomac River Riparian Rights Act|§ 62.1-44.114. Use of Potomac River; riparian rights

The Commonwealth and its citizens shall have the right to such use of the Potomac River as may be necessary to the full enjoyment of their riparian ownership as provided at common law and in the Compact of 1785 with Maryland, and confirmed by the Black-Jenkins Determination of 1877 and Article VII, § 1 of § 28.2-1001, cited as the Potomac River Compact of 1958.1979, c. 307; 2005, c. 839.
VA Code § 62.1-44.115 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.6 - Potomac River Riparian Rights Act|§ 62.1-44.115. Review of uses by Water Control Board; report

The State Water Control Board shall annually review the uses and development of the waters of the Potomac River, and make such report thereon as it deems advisable to the Governor and to the General Assembly, together with such recommendations as the Board feels are necessary for the protection and full enjoyment of Virginia's riparian rights in such river.1979, c. 307.
VA Code § 62.1-44.116 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.6 - Potomac River Riparian Rights Act|§ 62.1-44.116. Assistance by Board in riparian disputes

In the event non-Virginia claimants question or seek to abridge the riparian use of the waters of the Potomac River by Virginia riparian owners, the State Water Control Board shall advise and assist such riparian owners in the proper exercise and protection of their rights, giving due consideration to the rights of others and to the wise use of the water, and the Board shall assist in the resolution of conflicts concerning such rights.1979, c. 307.
VA Code § 62.1-44.118 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.7 - Chesapeake Bay and Virginia Waters Clean-Up and Oversight Act|§ 62.1-44.118. Status reports on progress; legislative oversight

The Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources shall submit the impaired waters clean-up plan as described in § 62.1-44.117 no later than January 1, 2007, to the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations. Thereafter, a progress report on the implementation of the plan shall be submitted annually to these committees of oversight. The report shall be due on November 1 of each year. Water quality reporting requirements in subsection D of § 10.1-2127, subsection C of § 10.1-2128.1, and § 10.1-2134 shall be annually consolidated in the November 1 report. If there are questions as to the status of the clean-up effort, the chairman of any of these committees may convene his committee for the purpose of receiving testimony. The executive branch departments and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources may request a meeting of any of the committees to inform them as to the progress of the clean-up or to propose specific initiatives that may require legislative action.2006, c. 204; 2007, c. 637; 2011, c. 245; 2016, c. 127; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.
VA Code § 62.1-44.119 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.8 - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Initiatives|§ 62.1-44.119. (For contingent effective date, see § 62.1-44.119:1) Target date

In recognition of the ecological, cultural, economic, historical, and recreational value of the Chesapeake Bay, as well as the Commonwealth's commitment to the Chesapeake Bay Partnership and the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Agreement, the target date to achieve the water quality goals contained in Virginia's final Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan shall be December 31, 2025.2020, cc. 1185, 1186.
VA Code § 62.1-44.119:1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.8 - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Initiatives|§ 62.1-44.119:1. Effective date

The provisions of this chapter shall not become effective unless, on or after July 1, 2026, the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources jointly determine that the Commonwealth's commitments in the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan have not been satisfied by a combination of agricultural best management conservation practices, including the coverage of a sufficient portion of Chesapeake Bay cropland by nutrient management plans or the installation of a sufficient number of livestock stream exclusion practices.2020, cc. 1185, 1186; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.
VA Code § 62.1-44.120 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.8 - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Initiatives|§ 62.1-44.120. (For contingent effective date, see § 62.1-44.119:1) Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Chesapeake Bay cropland" means cropland in the Commonwealth located in the Chesapeake Bay watershed on which fertilizer, manure, sewage sludge, or another compound containing nitrogen or phosphorous is applied. "Chesapeake Bay cropland" does not include lands on which bovines are pastured."Department" means the Department of Conservation and Recreation."Nutrient management plan" means a plan prepared by a certified nutrient management planner pursuant to § 10.1-104.2 and regulations adopted thereunder."Operator" means any person who exercises managerial control over Chesapeake Bay cropland.2020, cc. 1185, 1186.
VA Code § 62.1-44.121 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.8 - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Initiatives|§ 62.1-44.121. (For contingent effective date, see § 62.1-44.119:1) Chesapeake Bay cropland; nutrient management plans

A. Any operator of 50 or more acres of Chesapeake Bay cropland shall maintain and implement an approved nutrient management plan.B. The Department shall review any nutrient management plan submitted pursuant to subsection A within 30 days of submission and shall determine whether such nutrient management plan was prepared by a certified nutrient management planner. If the Department determines that such plan was prepared by a certified nutrient management planner, the Department shall approve such plan. An approved nutrient management plan shall be revised and resubmitted for approval to the Department every five years thereafter. If the Department determines that such nutrient management plan was not prepared by a certified nutrient management planner, the Department shall provide to the person who is required to submit the nutrient management plan a list of items required to be corrected, and such person shall have 30 days to resubmit the plan.C. Any nutrient management plan required pursuant to subsection A shall be made available to the Department upon request.D. Any information collected by the Department pursuant to subsection B or C is excluded from the mandatory disclosure provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).2020, cc. 1185, 1186.
VA Code § 62.1-44.122 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.8 - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Initiatives|§ 62.1-44.122. (For contingent effective date, see § 62.1-44.119:1) Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Department" means the Department of Conservation and Recreation."Perennial stream" means a body of water depicted as perennial on the most recent U.S. Geological Survey 7-1/2-minute topographic quadrangle map (scale 1:24,000) or identified by a method, established in guidelines approved by the Department, that does not require field verification."Stream exclusion practice" means protection of a body of water by fencing, including temporary fencing, or another physical means sufficient to exclude livestock from such body of water. A stream exclusion practice may include designated livestock stream crossings that satisfy criteria established in guidelines adopted by the Department.2020, cc. 1185, 1186.
VA Code § 62.1-44.123 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 3.8 - Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Initiatives|§ 62.1-44.123. (For contingent effective date, see § 62.1-44.119:1) Bovine livestock stream exclusion

Any person who owns property in the Chesapeake Bay watershed on which 20 or more bovines are pastured shall install and maintain stream exclusion practices sufficient to exclude all such bovines from any perennial stream in the watershed.2020, cc. 1185, 1186.
VA Code § 62.1-64 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 5 - Potomac River Basin Commission|§ 62.1-64. Authority to execute compact to create Potomac Valley Conservancy District and Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin

The Governor is hereby authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a compact with the states of Maryland and West Virginia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, or with such of the same as shall, by their respective legislative bodies, enact legislation with like provisions to those of this chapter, but not with such of the same as shall not so enact such legislation, which compact shall be in form substantially as set out in § 62.1-65.Code 1950, § 62-62; 1968, c. 659.
VA Code § 62.1-66 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 5 - Potomac River Basin Commission|§ 62.1-66. Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia

There is hereby created a Commission of three members to be known as the Potomac River Basin Commission of Virginia, but the Commission shall not come into being unless and until the Governor shall have executed the compact hereinabove authorized.Code 1950, § 62-64; 1968, c. 659.
VA Code § 62.1-67 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors|Chapter 5 - Potomac River Basin Commission|§ 62.1-67. Appointment, terms and qualifications of members; alternate members

The Commission shall consist of three members as follows: one legislative member of the Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation who resides in the Potomac River drainage basin, appointed by the Joint Rules Committee; one nonlegislative citizen member at large who resides in the Potomac River drainage basin, appointed by the Governor; and the executive director of the State Water Control Board. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made for the respective unexpired terms. One of the members shall be designated by the Governor as chairman. The Governor and the Joint Rules Committee shall appoint alternate members for their appointees to the Commission, who shall reside in the Potomac River drainage basin, and each alternate shall have power to act in the absence of the person for whom he is alternate. The legislative member and executive director of the State Water Control Board shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office and the member appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of four years. The terms of each alternate shall run concurrently with the term of the member for whom he is alternate. All members may be reappointed.Code 1950, § 62-65; 1968, cc. 542, 659; 1979, c. 114; 1981, c. 308; 2006, cc. 516, 556.