Environmental Rules in Fauquier County, VA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Fauquier County, Virginia.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Fauquier County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Stormwater Management

Unincorporated Fauquier County runs its own Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program (VESMP) under Code § 11-3, adopted under state authority in Va. Code § 62.1-44.15:27. The program bars dumping anything but rain into the county's public storm drains, and county-issued permits govern how developers manage runoff on regulated projects.

Fauquier County Stormwater Management Program

Some Restrictions

Fauquier County Code §§ 11-3(a), 11-126.1

Pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:27 of the Code of Virginia, Fauquier County hereby establishes a Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program (VESMP) for land-disturbing activities and adopts the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Regulation that specify standards and specifications for VESMPs promulgated by the state water control board for the purposes set out in the introduction secti...

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Erosion Control

Before breaking ground on a regulated project in unincorporated Fauquier County, developers must submit an erosion and sediment control plan or an agreement in lieu of a plan to the VESMP administrator under Code § 11-4(c). Failing to install or maintain required erosion controls can draw a civil penalty of up to $32,500 per violation per day under § 11-127.

Fauquier County Erosion and Sediment Control Rules

Some Restrictions

Fauquier County Code §§ 11-4(c), 11-127(c)(7)-(8)

Except "state agency projects", or as set forth in section 11-5 of this chapter, no person shall engage in any land-disturbing activity until they have submitted to the VESMP administrator an erosion and sediment control plan or an agreement in lieu of a plan for the land-disturbing activity unless permits are acquired as set forth in the table below. ... Violations for which a penalty may be i...

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