{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac50-70-20","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC50-70-20","heading":"Purpose and Authority","body":"Pursuant to Article 1.1 (§ 10.1-104.7 et seq.) of Title 10.1 of the Code of Virginia, this chapter is adopted to clarify and specify the criteria that must be included in a resource management plan and the processes by which a Certificate of RMP Implementation is issued and maintained. Except as provided for in 4VAC50-70-30, agricultural landowners or operators who fully implement and maintain the applicable components of their resource management plans, in accordance with the criteria for such plans set out in § 10.1-104.8 of the Code of Virginia and any requirements of this chapter, shall be deemed to be in full compliance with any load allocation contained in a TMDL established under § 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act addressing benthic, bacteria, nutrient, or sediment impairments; any requirements of the Virginia Chesapeake Bay TMDL Watershed Implementation Plan; and applicable state water quality requirements for nutrients and sediment.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 50. Virginia Soil And Water Conservation Board","Chapter 70. Resource Management Plans"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency50/chapter70/section20/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:28Z","sha256":"b0318fee302f55b726fee0bc8d69401bde69e040f024df45d6e6ee32750e6422","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac50-70-10","next":"us-va/4vac50-70-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}