Virginia's Stormwater Management Act sets uniform technical criteria for post-construction stormwater controls that all localities operating Virginia Stormwater Management Programs must enforce on regulated land-disturbing activities.
Va. Code Section 62.1-44.15:24 et seq., implemented through 9VAC25-870, requires permit coverage for land-disturbing activities of one acre or more (or smaller in Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act areas). The State Water Control Board sets water-quality and quantity criteria, including phosphorus removal targets and channel-protection standards. Localities adopt VSMP ordinances but technical criteria are uniform statewide; DEQ retains review authority. Construction General Permit coverage is required before earth disturbance.
Disturbing land without VSMP permit coverage triggers civil penalties up to $32,500 per day per violation and stop-work orders.
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