Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 50 - VIRGINIA SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD › Chapter 70 - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS › Section 4VAC50-70-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
"Assessment" means an onsite review of a management
				  unit.
"Best management practice" or "BMP" means structural and
				  nonstructural practices that manage soil loss, nutrient losses, or other
				  pollutant sources to minimize pollution of water resources and improve water
				  quality.
"Board" means the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation
				  Board.
"Corrective action agreement" means a written agreement that
				  guides the owner or operator in the steps needed and the specific remedies
				  required to return to compliance with the minimum standards of a resource
				  management plan.
"Department" means the Department of Conservation and
				  Recreation.
"Management unit" means one or more agricultural fields or
				  United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency tracts under the
				  control of the owner or operator and identified as the appropriate unit for RMP
				  implementation. The management unit may consist of multiple fields and tracts
				  or an entire agricultural operation.
"NRCS" means the United States Department of Agriculture
				  Natural Resources Conservation Service.
"Operator" means a person who exercises managerial control
				  over the management unit.
"Owner" means a person who owns land included in a management
				  unit.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership,
				  association, state, municipality, commission, or political subdivision of a
				  state, governmental body, any interstate body, or any other legal
				  entity.
"Perennial stream" means water bodies depicted as solid blue
				  lines on the most recent U.S. Geological Survey 7-1/2 minute topographic
				  quadrangle map (scale 1:24,000); or a body of water that flows in a natural or
				  man-made channel year-round during a year of normal precipitation as a result
				  of groundwater discharge or surface runoff. Such stream exhibits the typical
				  biological, hydrological, and physical characteristics commonly associated with
				  the continuous conveyance of water. However, determinations based on
				  site-specific characteristics shall be made or confirmed by the RMP
				  developer.
"Resource management plan" or "RMP" means a plan developed
				  and implemented pursuant to the standards established by this chapter.
"Review authority" means a soil and water conservation
				  district or the department where applicable that is authorized under this
				  chapter to determine the adequacy of a resource management plan and perform
				  other duties specified by this chapter.
"RMP developer" means an individual who meets the
				  qualifications established by this chapter to prepare or revise a resource
				  management plan.
"Soil and water conservation district" or "district" means a
				  political subdivision of the Commonwealth organized in accordance with the
				  provisions of Chapter 5 (§ 10.1-500 et seq.) of Title 10.1 of the Code of
				  Virginia.
"Technical Review Committee" or "TRC" means a committee
				  established by a soil and water conservation district board to review RMPs and
				  provide recommendations to the soil and water conservation district board
				  regarding RMPs. A TRC may include, but not be limited to, the following
				  members: soil and water conservation district directors, associates, and
				  personnel; Virginia Cooperative Extension personnel; department nutrient
				  management specialists; and such other technical resources available to the
				  district.
"Total maximum daily load" or "TMDL" means a calculation of
				  the maximum amount of a pollutant that a waterbody can receive and still meet
				  water quality standards and an allocation of that amount to the pollutant's
				  sources. A TMDL includes wasteload allocations for point source discharges and
				  load allocations for nonpoint sources or natural background, or both, and must
				  include a margin of safety and account for seasonal
				  variations.
Statutory Authority: § 10.1-104.8 of the Code of
					 Virginia.