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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

9VAC25-260-480: Chowan and Dismal Swamp (Albemarle Sound Subbasin)

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  1. Title 9. Environment
  2. Agency 25. State Water Control Board
  3. Chapter 260. Water Quality Standards
  4. Part IX. River Basin Section Tables

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.

Collected 2026-09-14T04:49:15Z. Source file · JSON

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