Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 880 - GENERAL VPDES PERMIT FOR DISCHARGES OF STORMWATER FROM CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES › Section 9VAC25-880-70 - General permit

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Any operator whose registration statement is accepted by the
				  department will receive the following general permit and shall comply with the
				  requirements contained in this general permit and be subject to all
				  requirements of 9VAC25-875.
Any operator with a stormwater discharge associated with a
				  small construction activity of a single-family detached residential structure,
				  within or outside a common plan of development or sale, is authorized to
				  discharge under the following general permit and shall comply with the
				  requirements contained in this general permit and be subject to all
				  requirements of 9VAC25-875.
General Permit No.: VAR10
Effective Date: July 1, 2024
Expiration Date: June 30, 2029
GENERAL VPDES PERMIT FOR DISCHARGES OF STORMWATER FROM
				  CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE VIRGINIA EROSION AND
				  STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND THE VIRGINIA EROSION AND STORMWATER
				  MANAGEMENT ACT
In compliance with the provisions of the Clean Water Act, as
				  amended, and pursuant to the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act and
				  regulations adopted pursuant thereto, operators of construction activities are
				  authorized to discharge to surface waters within the boundaries of the
				  Commonwealth of Virginia, except those specifically named in State Water
				  Control Board regulations that prohibit such discharges.
The authorized discharge shall be in accordance with the
				  registration statement filed with the Department of Environmental Quality, this
				  cover page, Part I - Discharge Authorization and Special Conditions, Part II -
				  Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, and Part III - Conditions Applicable to
				  All VPDES Permits as set forth in this general permit.
For stormwater discharge associated with a small
				  construction activity of a single-family detached residential structure, within
				  or outside a common plan of development or sale, the authorized discharge shall
				  be in accordance with this cover page, Part I - Discharge Authorization and
				  Special Conditions, Part II - Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, and Part
				  III - Conditions Applicable to All VPDES Permits as set forth in this general
				  permit.
Part I
DISCHARGE AUTHORIZATION AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS
A. Coverage under this general permit.
1. During the period beginning with the date
				of coverage under this general permit and lasting until the general permit's
				expiration date, the operator is authorized to discharge stormwater from
				construction activities.
2. This
				general permit also authorizes stormwater discharges from construction support
				activities located on-site or off-site provided that:
a. The support activity is directly related
				to the construction site that is required to have general permit coverage for
				discharges;
b. The support activity
				is neither a commercial operation nor serves multiple unrelated construction
				sites;
c. The support activity does
				not operate beyond the completion of the last construction activity it
				supports;
d. The support activity
				is identified in the registration statement at the time of general permit
				coverage or reported in a modified registration statement once the need for the
				support activity is known;
e.
				Appropriate control measures are identified in a stormwater pollution
				prevention plan and implemented to address the discharges from the support
				activity; and
f. All applicable
				state, federal, and local approvals are obtained for the support
				activity.