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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 260 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Part VIII - Nutrient Enriched Waters › Section 9VAC25-260-350 - Designation of nutrient enriched waters

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A. The following state waters are hereby
				  designated as "nutrient enriched waters":
1.
				  Smith Mountain Lake and all tributaries* of the impoundment upstream to their
				  headwaters;
2.
				  (Repealed.)
3.
				  (Repealed.)
4. New River and its
				  tributaries, except Peak Creek above Interstate 81, from Claytor Dam upstream
				  to Big Reed Island Creek (Claytor Lake).
5. Peak Creek from its headwaters to its
				  mouth (confluence with Claytor Lake), including all tributaries to their
				  headwaters;
6. through 20.
				  (Repealed.)
21. Tidal freshwater Blackwater
				  River from the Norfolk and Western railway bridge at Burdette, Virginia, and
				  tidal freshwater Nottoway River from the Norfolk and Western railway bridge at
				  Courtland, Virginia, to the state line, including all tributaries to their
				  headwaters that enter the tidal freshwater portions of the Blackwater River and
				  the Nottoway River; and
22.
				  (Repealed.)
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 260 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Part IX - River Basin Section Tables › Section 9VAC25-260-360 - Section number and description columns

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A. Basin descriptions. The tables that follow
				  divide the state's surface waters into 10 river basins, some with subbasins:
				  Potomac River Basin (Potomac and Shenandoah Subbasins), James River Basin
				  (Appomattox River Subbasin), Rappahannock River Basin, Roanoke River Basin,
				  Yadkin River Basin, Chowan and Dismal Swamp Basin (Chowan and Albemarle Sound
				  Subbasins), Tennessee and Big Sandy Basins (Big Sandy, Clinch and Holston
				  Subbasins), Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean and Small Coastal Basin, York River
				  Basin and New River Basin. (See Figure 2.)
Figure 2.
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Each basin is further divided into sections. Each section
					 is assigned a class, represented by Roman Numerals I through VII, based on its
					 geographic location or, in the case of trout waters, on its use. Descriptions
					 of these classes are found in 9VAC25-260-50.
B. Potomac water supplies (raw water
				  intakes). The Leesburg and County of Fairfax intakes in the Potomac are in
				  Maryland waters and the board cannot adopt the public water supply criteria in
				  9VAC25-260-140 B to apply at the raw water intake points. However, applications
				  to discharge into, or otherwise alter the physical, chemical, or biological
				  properties of Virginia waters within an area five miles upstream of the intake
				  will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis to ensure that they will protect the
				  water supply. Basin sections where this would be applicable are shown with an
				  asterisk (*) in the basin and section description columns.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; 33 USC §
						1251 et seq. of the federal Clean Water Act; 40 CFR Part
						131.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 260 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Part IX - River Basin Section Tables › Section 9VAC25-260-415 - James River Basin (Lower) (Appomattox River Subbasin)

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SEC.
CLASS
SP. STDS.
SECTION DESCRIPTION
5
II
Appomattox River and its tidal tributaries from its
							 confluence with the James River to the end of tidal waters.
5a
II
PWS
Appomattox River and its tidal tributaries from its
							 mouth to 5 miles upstream of the Virginia-American Water Company's raw water
							 intake.
5b
III
PWS
Free flowing tributaries to section 5a.
5c
III
Appomattox River from the head of tidal waters, and
							 free flowing tributaries to the Appomattox River, to their headwaters, unless
							 otherwise designated in this chapter.
VII
Swamp waters in Section 5c
Skinquarter Creek from its confluence with the
							 Appomattox River upstream to river mile 5.27.
Deep Creek from the confluence with Winningham Creek
							 downstream to the confluence of Little Creek, a distance of.54 river miles.
5d
III
Swift Creek and its tributaries from the dam at
							 Pocahontas State Park upstream to Chesterfield County's raw water impoundment
							 dam.
5e
III
PWS
Swift Creek and its tributaries from Chesterfield
							 County's raw water impoundment dam to points 5 miles upstream.
5f
III
PWS
Appomattox River and its tributaries from Appomattox
							 River Water Authority's raw water intake located at the dam at Lake Chesdin to
							 the headwaters of the lake.
VII
Swamp waters in Section 5f
Winticomack Creek from its confluence with the
							 Appomattox River to its headwaters including unnamed tributaries at river miles
							 1.92, 3.15, 8.77, and 11.16.
Winterpock Creek and its tributaries (excluding
							 Surline Branch) from its confluence with Lake Chesdin upstream to river mile
							 8.47.
5g
III
PWS
The Appomattox River and its tributaries from
							 Farmville's raw water intake (approximately 2.5 miles above the Route 15/45
							 bridge) to points 5 miles upstream.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; 33 USC §
						1251 et seq. of the federal Clean Water Act; 40 CFR Part
						131.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 260 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Part IX - River Basin Section Tables › Section 9VAC25-260-480 - Chowan and Dismal Swamp (Albemarle Sound Subbasin)

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SEC.
CLASS
SP. STDS.
SECTION DESCRIPTION
1
II
Back Bay and its tributaries in the City of Virginia
							 Beach to the Virginia-North Carolina state line and the Northwest River and its
							 tidal tributaries from the Virginia-North Carolina state line to the free
							 flowing portion, unless otherwise designated in this chapter and North Landing
							 River and its tidal tributaries from the Virginia-North Carolina state line to
							 the Great Bridge Lock of the Intracoastal Waterway and Salem Canal up to its
							 intersection with Timberlake Road at N36°48'35.67"/W76°08'31.70".
							 Includes West Neck Creek to the Dam Neck Road bridge at
							 N36°47'20.00"/W76°04'12.10".
1a
III
The free flowing portions of streams in Section 1 and
							 tributaries of Stumpy Lake.
1b
III
PWS
Stumpy Lake (raw water supply for the City of Norfolk)
							 and feeder streams to points 5 miles upstream.
1c
II
PWS
Northwest River and its tributaries from the City of
							 Chesapeake's raw water intake to points 5 miles upstream and points 5 miles
							 downstream.
2
III
Intracoastal Waterway (portions not described in
							 Section 1).
VII
Swamp Waters in Section 2
Dismal Swamp Canal and tributaries from the Deep Creek
							 Locks downstream to the Virginia/North Carolina state line.
3
III
dd, ESW-3
Lake Drummond, including feeder ditches, and all
							 interstate tributaries of the Dismal Swamp between Virginia and North Carolina.
VII
Swamp Waters in Section 3
Feeder Ditch to Lake Drummond and tributaries.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; 33 USC §
						1251 et seq. of the federal Clean Water Act; 40 CFR Part
						131.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 260 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Part IX - River Basin Section Tables › Section 9VAC25-260-490 - Tennessee and Big Sandy River Basins (Big Sandy River Subbasin)

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SEC.
CLASS
SP. STDS.
SECTION DESCRIPTION
1
IV
All tributaries of Tug Fork in Virginia.
2
IV
All tributaries of Jacobs Fork and Dry Fork in
							 Virginia.
2a
IV
PWS
Crockett Cove, a tributary to Jacobs Fork, from
							 Bishop's raw water intake to its headwaters.
3
IV
Levisa Fork and its tributaries and Knox Creek and its
							 tributaries, unless otherwise designated in this chapter, from the
							 Virginia-Kentucky state line upstream to their headwaters.
V
Stockable Trout Waters in Section 3
vi
Dismal Creek from its mouth to its headwaters.
4
IV
Russell Fork and its tributaries, unless otherwise
							 designated in this chapter, from the Virginia-Kentucky state line upstream to
							 their headwaters.
V
Stockable Trout Waters in Section 4
***
Caney Creek from Long Branch Creek upstream 5.5 miles.
vi
Frying Pan Creek from 1.3 miles above its confluence
							 with Russell Fork 8.6 miles upstream (in vicinity of Bucu).
vi
North Fork Pound River from the town limits of Pound
							 upstream to the water supply dam.
***
Russell Fork from the confluence of Pound River to the
							 Virginia-Kentucky state line.
VI
Natural Trout Waters in Section 4
iii
Pound River from its confluence with Russell Fork
							 upstream to the John W. Flannagan Dam.
4a
IV
PWS
Pound River and its tributaries from the John W.
							 Flannagan Dam, including the Cranes Nest River and its tributaries to points 5
							 miles above the John W. Flannagan Water Authority's raw water intake.
4b
IV
PWS
North Fork Pound River and its tributaries from North
							 Fork Pound River Dam and the Town of Pound's raw water intake upstream to their
							 headwaters, unless otherwise designated in this chapter.
4c
(Deleted)
4d
IV
Phillips Creek from its mouth to its headwaters and
							 the North Fork Pound River from Wise County's swimming area around the mouth of
							 Phillips Creek to a point 1/2 mile upstream.
4e
IV
PWS
Russell Fork River and its tributaries from the
							 Kentucky state line 2.2 miles upstream (Elkhorn City, Kentucky raw water intake
							 including Grassy Creek from its confluence with Russell Fork northeast to the
							 Kentucky state line, Hunts Creek from its confluence with Grassy Creek to 1
							 mile upstream, Laurel Branch to its headwaters including Laurel Lake (Breaks
							 Interstate Park raw water intake).
V
Stockable Trout Waters in Section 4e
***
PWS
Russell Fork from the Kentucky state line 2.2 miles
							 upstream.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; 33 USC §
						1251 et seq. of the federal Clean Water Act; 40 CFR Part
						131.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 260 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Part IX - River Basin Section Tables › Section 9VAC25-260-550

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Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of
						Virginia; Clean Water Act (33 USC §
													1251 et seq.);
						40 CFR Part
						131.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 260 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Part IX - River Basin Section Tables › Form - FORMS (9VAC25-260)

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Site-Specific for Sewage Discharges Equal to or less then
					 1000 GPD Chlorine Standard Exception Form for Streams with Intermittent Flows
					 (eff. 1/89).
Site-Specific Chlorine Standard Exception Form for Streams
					 with Intermittent Flows.
Modified Disinfection Requirements Protocol.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 260 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS › Part IX - River Basin Section Tables › Section - DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (9VAC25-260)

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Chesapeake
					 Bay Program Analytical Segmentation Scheme - Revisions, Decisions and
					 Rationales 1983-2003, EPA 903-R-04-008, CBP/TRS 268/04, October 2004, US EPA
					 Region III Chesapeake Bay Office
Chesapeake
					 Bay Program Analytical Segmentation Scheme - Revisions, Decisions and
					 Rationales 1983-2003, EPA 903-R-05-004, CBP/TRS 278-06, 2005 Addendum, December
					 2005, US EPA Region III Chesapeake Bay Office
Ambient
					 Water Quality Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen, Water Clarity and Chlorophyll a
					 for the Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal Tributaries, EPA 903-R-03-002, April 2003
					 and 2004 Addendum, October 2004, US EPA Region III Chesapeake Bay
					 Office
Ambient
					 Water Quality Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen, Water Clarity and Chlorophyll a
					 for the Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal Tributaries, EPA 903-R-07-003, CBP/TRS
					 285/07 2007 Addendum, July 2007, US EPA Region III Chesapeake Bay
					 Office
Technical
					 Support Document for Identification of Chesapeake Bay Designated Uses and
					 Attainability, EPA 903-R-03-004, October 2003 and 2004 Addendum, October 2004,
					 US EPA Region III Chesapeake Bay Office
Ambient
					 Water Quality Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen, Water Clarity and Chlorophyll a
					 for the Chesapeake Bay and its Tidal Tributaries - 2007 Chlorophyll Criteria
					 Addendum, EPA 903-R-07-005, CBP/TRS 288/07, November 2007, U.S. EPA Region III
					 Chesapeake Bay Office
Ambient
					 Water Quality Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen, Water Clarity and Chlorophyll a
					 for the Chesapeake Bay and its Tidal Tributaries - 2008 Technical Support for
					 Criteria Assessment Protocols Addendum, EPA 903-R-08-001, CBP/TRS 290-08,
					 September 2008, U.S. EPA Region III Chesapeake Bay Office
Ambient
					 Water Quality Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen, Water Clarity and Chlorophyll a
					 for the Chesapeake Bay and its Tidal Tributaries - 2010 Technical Support for
					 Criteria Assessment Protocols Addendum, EPA 903-R-10-002, CBP/TRS 301-10, May
					 2010, U.S. EPA Region III Chesapeake Bay Office
Ambient
					 Water Quality Criteria for Dissolved Oxygen, Water Clarity and Chlorophyll a
					 for the Chesapeake Bay and Its Tidal Tributaries - 2017 Technical Addendum, EPA
					 903-R-17-002, CBP/TRS 320-17, November 2017, U.S. EPA Region III Chesapeake Bay
					 Office
Aquatic
					 Life Ambient Freshwater Quality Criteria-Copper, EPA-822-R-07-001, U.S. EPA,
					 Office of Water, February 2007 Revision
Final
					 Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum, EPA-822-R-18-001,
					 U.S. EPA, Office of Water, December 2018
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of
						Virginia; Clean Water Act (33 USC §
													1251 et seq.);
						40 CFR Part
						131.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 280 - GROUND WATER STANDARDS › Section 9VAC25-280-10 - Definitions

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The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Board" means State Water Control Board. When used outside
				  the context of the promulgation of regulations, including regulations to
				  establish general permits, "board" means the Department of Environmental
				  Quality.
"Criteria" means elements of the board's ground water quality
				  standards, expressed as constituent concentrations, levels, or narrative
				  statements, representing a quality of water that supports a particular use.
				  When criteria are met, ground water quality will generally protect the
				  designated use.
"Department" means the Department of Environmental
				  Quality.
"Ground water quality standards" means provisions of state
				  law that consist of a designated use or uses for the waters of the Commonwealth
				  and water quality criteria for such waters based upon such uses. Ground water
				  quality standards are to protect the public health or welfare, enhance the
				  quality of water and serve the purposes of the State Water Control Law (§
				  62.1-44.2 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 280 - GROUND WATER STANDARDS › Section 9VAC25-280-20 - Ground water standards; general requirements

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Except where otherwise specified, ground water quality
				  standards shall apply statewide and shall apply to all ground water occurring
				  at and below the uppermost seasonal limits of the water table. In order to
				  prevent the entry of pollutants into ground water occurring in any aquifer, a
				  soil zone or alternate protective measure or device sufficient to preserve and
				  protect present and anticipated uses of ground water shall be maintained at all
				  times. Zones for mixing wastes with ground water may be allowed, upon request,
				  but shall be determined on a case-by-case basis and shall be kept as small as
				  possible. It is recognized that natural ground water quality varies from area
				  to area. Virginia is divided into four physiographic provinces, namely the
				  Coastal Plain, Piedmont and Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, and Cumberland
				  Plateau. See Figure 1. Accordingly, the board has established certain ground
				  water standards specific to each individual physiographic
				  province.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 280 - GROUND WATER STANDARDS › Section 9VAC25-280-30 - Antidegradation policy for ground water

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If the concentration of any constituent in ground water is
				  less than the limit set forth by ground water standards, the natural quality
				  for the constituent shall be maintained; natural quality shall also be
				  maintained for all constituents, including temperature, not set forth in ground
				  water standards. If the concentration of any constituent in ground water
				  exceeds the limit in the standard for that constituent, no addition of that
				  constituent to the naturally occurring concentration shall be made. Variance to
				  this policy shall not be made unless it has been affirmatively demonstrated
				  that a change is justifiable to provide necessary economic or social
				  development, that the degree of waste treatment necessary to preserve the
				  existing quality cannot be economically or socially justified, and that the
				  present and anticipated uses of such water will be preserved and
				  protected.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 280 - GROUND WATER STANDARDS › Section 9VAC25-280-40 - Ground water standards applicable statewide

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CONSTITUENT
CONCENTRATION
Sodium
270 mg/l
Foaming Agents as methylene blue active
						  substances
0.05 mg/l
Petroleum hydrocarbons
1 mg/l
Arsenic
0.05 mg/l
Barium
1.0 mg/l
Cadmium
0.0004 mg/l
Chromium
0.05 mg/l
Copper
1.0 mg/l
Cyanide
0.005 mg/l
Lead
0.05 mg/l
Mercury
0.00005 mg/l
Phenols
0.001 mg/l
Selenium
0.01 mg/l
Silver
None
Zinc
0.05 mg/l
Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Insecticides
Aldrin/Dieldrin
0.003 [MICRO]g/l
Chlordane
0.01 [MICRO]g/l
DDT
0.001 [MICRO]g/l
Endrin
0.004 [MICRO]g/l
Heptachlor
0.001 [MICRO]g/l
Heptachlor Epoxide
0.001 [MICRO]g/l
Kepone
None
Lindane
0.01 [MICRO]g/l
Methoxychlor
0.03 [MICRO]g/l
Mirex
None
Toxaphene
None
Chlorophenoxy Herbicides
2,4-D
0.1 mg/l
Silvex
0.01 mg/l
Radioactivity
Total Radium (Ra-226 & Ra-228)
5 pCi/1
Radium 226
3 pCi/1
Gross Beta Activity*
50 pCi/1
Gross Alpha Activity (excluding Radon &
						  Uranium)
15 pCi/1
Tritium
20,000 pCi/l
Strontium-90
8 pCi/l
Manmade Radioactivity - Total Dose Equiv.**
4 mrem/yr
pCi/l = picoCurie per liter
mrem/yr = millirems per year
*The gross beta value shall be used as a screening value
				  only. If exceeded, the water must be analyzed to determine the presence and
				  quantity of radionuclides to determine compliance with the tritium, strontium,
				  and manmade radioactivity standards.
**Combination of all sources should not exceed total dose
				  equivalent of 4 mrem/year.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 280 - GROUND WATER STANDARDS › Section 9VAC25-280-50 - Ground water standards applicable by physiographic province

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CONSTITUENT
CONCENTRATION
Coastal Plain
Piedmont & Blue Ridge
Valley & Ridge
Cumberland Plateau
pH
6.5-9
5.5-8.5
6-9
5-8.5
Ammonia Nitrogen
0.025 mg/l
0.025 mg/l
0.025 mg/l
0.025 mg/l
Nitrite Nitrogen
0.025 mg/l
0.025 mg/l
0.025 mg/l
0.025 mg/l
Nitrate Nitrogen
5 mg/l
5 mg/l
5 mg/l
0.5 mg/l
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 280 - GROUND WATER STANDARDS › Section 9VAC25-280-60 - Ground water criteria; general requirements

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These ground water quality criteria apply primarily to
				  ground water constituents that occur naturally. Since natural ground water
				  quality can vary greatly from area to area for these constituents, enforceable
				  standards were not adopted. These criteria are intended to provide guidance in
				  preventing ground water pollution. Ground water criteria are not
				  mandatory.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 280 - GROUND WATER STANDARDS › Section 9VAC25-280-70 - Ground water criteria

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CONSTITUENT (mg/l)
GROUND WATER CRITERIA BY PHYSIOGRAPHIC
						  PROVINCE***
Coastal Plain
Piedmont & Blue Ridge
Valley & Ridge
Cumberland Plateau
Alkalinity
30-500
10-200
30-500
30-200
Total Diss. Solids
1000
250
500
500
Chloride
50*
25
25
25
Sulfate
50
25
100
150
Total Organic Carbon
10
10
10
10
Color units
15
15
15
15
Iron
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.01-10
Manganese
0.05
0.05
0.05
0.01-0.5
Sodium
100*
25
25
100
Fluoride
1.4**
1.4
1.4
1.4
Hardness
120
120
300
180
*It is recognized that naturally occurring concentrations
				  will exceed this limit in the eastern part of the Coastal Plain, especially
				  toward the shoreline and with increased depth.
**Except within the cretaceous aquifer: concentration up to 5
				  mg/l and higher.
***See Figure 1 for delineation of physiographic
				  provinces.
Figure 1
View
				  Image
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 280 - GROUND WATER STANDARDS › Section 9VAC25-280-80 - Modification, amendment, and cancellation of standards

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A. Under the authority of §
				62.1-44.15(3)(b) of the State Water Control Law, the board reserves the right
				at any time to modify, amend, or cancel any of the rules, policies, or
				standards set forth here.
B. Within
				three years after the effective date of this chapter, the department shall
				perform an analysis on this chapter and provide the board with a report on the
				results. The analysis shall include (i) the purpose and need for the chapter;
				(ii) alternatives that would achieve the stated purpose of this chapter in a
				less burdensome and less intrusive manner; (iii) an assessment of the
				effectiveness of this chapter; (iv) the results of a review of current state
				and federal statutory and regulatory requirements, including identification and
				justification of requirements of this chapter that are more stringent than
				federal requirements; and (v) the results of a review as to whether this
				chapter is clearly written and easily understandable by affected entities.
Upon review of the department's analysis, the board shall
				  confirm the need to (i) continue this chapter without amendment; (ii) repeal
				  this chapter; or (iii) amend this chapter. If the board's decision is to repeal
				  or amend this chapter, the board shall authorize the department to initiate the
				  applicable regulatory process to carry out the decision of the
				  board.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 370 - POLICY FOR THE PROTECTION OF WATER QUALITY IN VIRGINIA'S SHELLFISH GROWING WATERS › Section 9VAC25-370-10 - Socio-economic hearings management

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In the conduct of these hearings, as required by the board's
				  water quality standards on projects that may result in shellfish condemnations,
				  it will be the Department of Environmental Quality's policy to request
				  information from appropriate state agencies such as the Department of Health,
				  Virginia Marine Resources Commission, and the Virginia Institute of Marine
				  Science, from the Virginia Seafood Council membership and from private owners
				  and others as appropriate.
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 370 - POLICY FOR THE PROTECTION OF WATER QUALITY IN VIRGINIA'S SHELLFISH GROWING WATERS › Section 9VAC25-370-20 - Evaluation of applications

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In the Department of Environmental Quality's (department's)
				  decision-making process on applications for any new industries, sewage
				  treatment plants, housing developments, marinas, dredging, spoil disposal,
				  bulkheading, or any other new or expanded operations that would directly or
				  indirectly cause condemnations of shellfish growing areas, it will be the
				  department's policy, in giving adequate protection to viable shellfish
				  resources, to include an evaluation of reasonable potential as well as actual
				  productivity data for the affected areas.
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 370 - POLICY FOR THE PROTECTION OF WATER QUALITY IN VIRGINIA'S SHELLFISH GROWING WATERS › Section 9VAC25-370-30 - Coordination with other agencies

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In its continuing efforts of pollution abatement to protect
				  existing water quality and development of new programs as may be necessary for
				  restoration of currently condemned shellfish areas, it will be the policy of
				  the Department of Environmental Quality to integrate its programs with other
				  state and federal programs which would also have as their sole or partial
				  objective the continued viability of the Commonwealth's seafood and shellfish
				  resources.
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 380 - WETLANDS POLICY › Section 9VAC25-380-10 - General requirement and purpose

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A. The purpose of this policy is to establish
				the policy of the State Water Control Board in order to support the principles
				of the Wetlands Act, in dealing with water quality of the wetlands of the
				Commonwealth.
B. Further, this
				establishes the policy of the board to preserve the wetland ecosystems and to
				protect them from destruction by (i) reduction or elimination of deleterious
				point source or non-point source discharges to state waters which wash over
				wetlands, (ii) the treatment or control of these discharges, (iii) the
				development and construction of waste water treatment facilities, and (iv)
				other physical, chemical, or biological means.
Statutory Authority
§§ 62.1-44.15(10) and 62.1-44.36 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 380 - WETLANDS POLICY › Section 9VAC25-380-30 - Policy

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A. In its decision
				processes, it shall be the Department of Environmental Quality's policy to give
				particular cognizance and consideration to any proposal to the Department of
				Environmental Quality (department) that has the potential to damage wetlands,
				to recognize the irreplaceable value and man's dependence on them to maintain
				an environment acceptable to society, and to preserve and protect them from
				damaging misuses.
B. It shall be
				the department's policy to minimize alteration in the quantity or quality of
				the natural flow of water that nourishes wetlands and to protect wetlands from
				adverse dredging or filling practices, solid waste management practices,
				siltation, or the addition of pesticides, salts, or toxic materials arising
				from non-point source wastes and through construction activities, and to
				prevent violation of applicable water quality standards from such environmental
				insults.
C. It shall be the policy
				of the department not to approve the construction of waste water treatment
				facilities or other waste treatment-associated appurtenances which may
				interfere with the existing wetland ecosystem except where no other alternative
				of lesser environmental damage is found to be feasible. In the application for
				such facilities or appurtenances, where there is reason to believe that
				wetlands will be damaged, an assessment will be requested from the applicant
				that delineates the various alternatives that have been investigated for the
				control or treatment of the waste water, including the reasons for rejecting
				those alternatives not used. A full economic appraisal of all alternatives
				should be included to the extent possible.
D. To promote the most environmentally
				protective measures for the wetlands, it shall be the policy of the department
				to advise those applicants for waste treatment facilities that the selection of
				the most environmentally protective alternative should be made, and to advise
				those applicants for discharge permits for all other activities which may
				affect the wetlands that those activities should be carried in the most
				environmentally protective manner. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science,
				the Marine Resources Commission, and any other appropriate state or federal
				agency will be consulted to aid in the determination of the probable impact on
				the pertinent fish and wildlife resources of wetlands. In the event of
				projected significant adverse environmental impact, a public hearing on the
				wetlands issue may be held to aid in the selection of the most appropriate
				action, and the department may deny the issuance of a discharge permit, and may
				recommend against the furnishing of appropriate state or federal grant
				funds.
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 380 - WETLANDS POLICY › Section 9VAC25-380-40 - Implementation

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The Department of Environmental Quality will apply this
				  policy to the extent of its authorities in conducting all program activities,
				  including regulatory activities, research, development and demonstration,
				  technical assistance, and the administration of all state and federal grants
				  programs.
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 390 - WATER RESOURCES POLICY › Section 9VAC25-390-10 - Precepts

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The State Water Control Board finds that the Virginia water
				  resource policy must be based upon the following broad precepts of natural and
				  man-made law and must recognize natural conditions and the distribution and
				  growth of Virginia's population and industry:
1. Virginia's hydrographic conditions are
				diverse, ranging from "mountain streams" to open ocean;
2. Natural salinity varies from near zero to
				that of the open ocean;
3. Natural
				rainfall in Virginia is such that total fresh water production far exceeds any
				foreseeable needs; however, accidents of times and geography may produce
				short-term or geographic surpluses (flood) or deficits (drought);
4. Flood plains are the natural relief
				mechanism for surface streams;
5.
				Virginia has extensive groundwater resources but these resources are not
				uniformly distributed, and are subject to depletion and pollution through use
				and to saline intrusion in coastal areas;
6. Quality of surface flows is, to a degree,
				dependent upon quantities of flow, natural pollution sources and, in part,
				activities of man;
7. Water is a
				reusable multi-purpose resource;
8.
				Development and use of water resources should be based on sound
				planning;
9. Water resources use is
				affected by and affects land resource management and population and economic
				growth;
10. Use of groundwater and
				use of surface waters are interdependent functions;
11. Wastewater, in many cases, can be safely
				and economically reclaimed for a variety of beneficial uses, including
				agricultural and industrial uses;
12. Municipal and industrial demands for
				water are relatively "constant" whereas the quantities of unmanaged supplies,
				particularly surface waters, are variable;
13. For the maximum social and economic
				benefits to all the citizens of the Commonwealth, Virginia must act to protect
				its water resources and the ecosystems dependent upon them from unnecessary
				pollution, degradation or destruction. The needs of Virginia's citizens for
				water resources should be met in such a manner as to preserve these water
				related environments to the greatest possible degree;
14. State constitutional provisions, statutes
				and common law constrain water resources use;
15. Federal constitutional provisions and
				federal statutes constrain and influence water resources use at state level;
				and
16. Potential sites for
				reservoirs for flood control and water supply are limited and the need for
				their preservation must be recognized by the Commonwealth so that their use for
				these purposes, if it is consistent with ecological and scenic considerations,
				will not be precluded by uncontrolled development on these sites causing them
				to become too expensive for use as reservoirs.
Statutory Authority
§§ 62.1-44.15(10) and 62.1-44.38 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 390 - WATER RESOURCES POLICY › Section 9VAC25-390-20 - Responsibilities

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The board has established its Water Resources Policy in order
				  to fulfill its statutory responsibilities under §
									62.1-44.36
				  of the Code of Virginia, as follows:
1. Assure, insofar as possible, that
				domestic, municipal, industrial, agricultural, and other water quality and
				quantity needs are met at all times consistent with the responsibility of the
				Commonwealth to protect the natural values of Virginia's water resources, and
				to assure equitable allocation in times of shortage consistent with the
				requirements of Virginia law;
2.
				Protect wetlands in recognition of the dependence of these natural systems upon
				suitable water quality and in recognition of the contribution of these natural
				systems to natural values;
3.
				Recognize the importance of water transportation to the economy and recreation,
				and to assure the optimum use of the waterways of Virginia;
4. Recognize and foster the unique and
				diverse role of water in recreation;
5. To the maximum extent practicable,
				minimize hazards from floods to human life and to economic and natural
				values;
6. Assure that groundwater
				withdrawals do not, on the average, exceed recharge, and protect any existing
				common law or statutory rights to use of groundwaters;
7. Provide policy guidance on the allocation
				of groundwater in considering the issuance of groundwater permits within
				groundwater management areas under §
									62.1-254 of
				the Code of Virginia (Ground Water Management Act of 1992);
8. Exercise the responsibility of the
				Commonwealth within the framework of the existing common law riparian rights of
				land owners;
9. Evaluate the effect
				of projects and structures on:
a. Flexibility
				in future water resource use and project operation;
b. Cost effectiveness within the realistic
				alternatives available and within the constraints of public health and public
				safety;
c. Man-made historic and
				the natural environments;
d. The
				recommendations of other agencies with an interest in the projects and
				structures; and
e. Local, regional,
				and statewide land use plans and growth policies;
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 390 - WATER RESOURCES POLICY › Section 9VAC25-390-30 - Policies

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Governed by these precepts and in order to fulfill its
				  statutory responsibilities in the development of the Water Resources Policy,
				  the Department of Environmental Quality (department) will observe the following
				  specific policies in preparing Water Resource Management Plans, advising on the
				  adequacy and desirability of water resource projects, and authorizing specific
				  water resource projects or in commenting on projects which affect water
				  resources.
1. Natural water sources
				(groundwater and surface water).
a. Community,
				natural resource and transportation development should proceed in such a way
				that the adverse effect on run-off (rates, quality and quantity) and ground
				water recharge are minimized, that remedial structures (such as spreading
				basins and flow retarding structures) are incorporated as permanent features of
				developments and that adequate financial and legal provisions are made for the
				maintenance of such structures.
b.
				Total withdrawals from coastal zone aquifers should be limited to such a
				quantity as to prevent the intrusion of salinity beyond the limit determined
				acceptable for the beneficial uses of the aquifer.
c. Total withdrawals from a specific aquifer
				shall not exceed estimated recharge except for short (one or two year) periods
				of time: the divergence should not be so great as to affect unreasonably legal
				rights to withdrawal or to affect the capability of the aquifer to be recharged
				fully in the future.
d. Conjunctive
				use of groundwater and surface water is encouraged.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 390 - WATER RESOURCES POLICY › Section 9VAC25-390-40 - Modification

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The board may, from time to time and after public hearing,
				  adopt, modify, amend or rescind any policy contained herein. Such action may be
				  taken on the board's own motion or by virtue of a citizen action if presented
				  in a manner acceptable to the board. Nothing in this Water Resource Policy
				  statement in any way negates previous specific policy statements of the
				  board.
The Department of Environmental Quality will review this
				  policy triennially.
Statutory Authority: §§ 62.1-44.15 and 62.1-44.38
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 401 - SEWAGE TREATMENT IN THE DULLES AREA WATERSHED › Section 9VAC25-401-10 - Purpose and authority

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This chapter is established by the State Water Control Board
				  to regulate the discharge of sewage treatment effluent to surface waters in the
				  Dulles Area Watershed, which is located upstream of several major public water
				  supply intakes serving the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The Dulles Area
				  Watershed is composed of the southeastern portion of Loudoun County, the
				  northwestern portion of Fairfax County, and a small northwestern portion of
				  Arlington County. This regulation does not restrict or affect sewage treatment
				  plants within the Dulles Area Watershed that do not discharge to surface waters
				  within the watershed.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to authority vested in the
				  State Water Control Board by §§ 62.1-44.15(3a) and 62.1-44.15(13) of
				  the State Water Control Law.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 401 - SEWAGE TREATMENT IN THE DULLES AREA WATERSHED › Section 9VAC25-401-20 - Affected waters

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This regulation applies to all tributaries and their
				  headwaters of the Potomac River from, and including, Goose Creek in Loudoun
				  County to, and including, Pimmit Run in Arlington County. The mainstem of Goose
				  Creek west of State Route 15 and tributaries to that portion of Goose Creek,
				  and the mainstream of Little River west of State Route 15 and the tributaries
				  to that portion of Little River, are not subject to this
				  regulation.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 401 - SEWAGE TREATMENT IN THE DULLES AREA WATERSHED › Section 9VAC25-401-30 - Sewage treatment plant restrictions and requirements

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A. The number of sewage treatment plants
				discharging effluent to surface waters identified in
				9VAC25-401-20
				shall be no more than two, one to be under the authority of the Town of
				Leesburg and one under the authority of Loudoun County. The discharge from the
				treatment plants shall be in the Broad Run and Goose Creek Watersheds a minimum
				of 10 stream miles upstream from the Fairfax County Water Authority water
				supply intake on the Potomac River.
B. The following maximum effluent limitations
				shall apply for the sewage treatment plants prescribed in subsection A of this
				section:
Parameter
Monthly Average
COD
10.0 mg/l
TSS
1.0 mg/l
TKN
1.0 mg/l
Total Phosphorus
0.1 mg/l
Turbidity
0.5 NTU
E. coli
less than 2 per 100 ml
The above parameters and all other pollutants shall also be
				  monitored and limited as necessary in accordance with the VPDES Permit
				  Regulation.
The owners of the sewage treatment plants are responsible for
				  knowing nitrate concentrations in the vicinity of Fairfax County Water
				  Authority's intake on the Potomac River. Should nitrate concentrations at the
				  intake reach 5 mg/l, the owners shall evaluate measures they can take to
				  minimize impacts their discharge has on the nitrate concentrations and
				  implement those measures deemed feasible and effective.
C. Requirements for sewage treatment plants
				in subsection A of this section.
1. The
				design shall be such that expansions and maintenance of any unit can be
				accomplished without bypassing wastes to the receiving waters and without
				degrading treatment.
2. The
				mechanical and fluid system design shall be such that a single failure of a
				component or unit shall not interrupt plant operations that are required to
				meet the final effluent requirements in subsection B of this section.
3. There shall be one independent source of
				outside power supply and one on-site power supply. Both the off-site and
				on-site electrical distributions shall be such that the failure of any one
				given component (mechanical or electrical) in the distribution system shall not
				cause an interruption of electrical service to parts of the plant that are
				essential to meet the effluent requirements.
4. The treatment plants shall be staffed 24
				hours a day, seven days a week.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 401 - SEWAGE TREATMENT IN THE DULLES AREA WATERSHED › Section 9VAC25-401-40 - Exceptions

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The following exceptions to
				  9VAC25-401-30
				  A may be allowed on a case-by-case basis after review and approval by the
				  Department of Environmental Quality:
1. Existing sewage treatment plants. Existing
				sewage treatment plants located in the affected waters and not authorized by
				9VAC25-401-30
				A may continue to discharge to surface waters provided they were constructed
				prior to January 1975. Such discharges may continue only as long as the
				Department of Environmental Quality determines that it is not feasible for them
				to connect to a publicly owned sewage treatment plant. Expansions of these
				treatment works may be allowed as long as pollutant quantities or loadings are
				not increased.
2. Failing septic
				systems. Existing residential homes, industrial and commercial operations,
				public facilities, and any other operation where a septic drain field system
				has failed may discharge treated sewage effluent provided that the applicant
				demonstrates that it is not feasible to connect to a publicly owned sewage
				treatment plant and that there is no feasible alternative except to discharge.
				Discharge permits shall be issued in conformance with the State Water Control
				Law, the Virginia VPDES Permit Regulation (9VAC25-31), and the Water Quality
				Standards (9VAC25-260).
Statutory Authority: §
											62.1-44.15
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 401 - SEWAGE TREATMENT IN THE DULLES AREA WATERSHED › Section 9VAC25-401-50 - Stream monitoring

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The owners of the sewage treatment plants identified in
				  9VAC25-401-30 A shall develop and
				  implement an instream monitoring program. The purpose of the monitoring program
				  shall be to assess any impacts the discharge may have on down stream water
				  quality and the water quality at the Fairfax County Water Authority's intake in
				  the Potomac River. The owners of the sewage treatment plants shall consult with
				  the Fairfax County Water Authority in developing the monitoring
				  program.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 410 - OCCOQUAN POLICY › Section 9VAC25-410-20 - Long-range policy

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A. Number and
				general location of regional treatment plants.
1. The number of high-performance regional
				plants which shall be permitted in this watershed is not more than three, but
				preferably two, generally located as follows:
a. One plant in the Fauquier County/Warrenton
				area.
b. One plant in the Manassas
				area to serve the surrounding area in Prince William, Fairfax, and Loudoun
				counties.