{"data":{"id":"us-va/9vac25-260-480","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"9VAC25-260-480","heading":"Chowan and Dismal Swamp (Albemarle Sound Subbasin)","body":"SEC.\n\nCLASS\n\nSP. STDS.\n\nSECTION DESCRIPTION\n\n1\n\nII\n\nBack 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\".\n\n1a\n\nIII\n\nThe free flowing portions of streams in Section 1 and   tributaries of Stumpy Lake.\n\n1b\n\nIII\n\nPWS\n\nStumpy Lake (raw water supply for the City of Norfolk) and   feeder streams to points 5 miles upstream.\n\n1c\n\nII\n\nPWS\n\nNorthwest River and its tributaries from the City of   Chesapeake's raw water intake to points 5 miles upstream and points 5 miles   downstream.\n\n2\n\nIII\n\nIntracoastal Waterway (portions not described in Section 1).\n\nVII\n\nSwamp Waters in Section 2\n\nDismal Swamp Canal and tributaries from the Deep Creek Locks   downstream to the Virginia/North Carolina state line.\n\n3\n\nIII\n\ndd, ESW-3\n\nLake Drummond, including feeder ditches, and all interstate tributaries   of the Dismal Swamp between Virginia and North Carolina.\n\nVII\n\nSwamp Waters in Section 3\n\nFeeder Ditch to Lake Drummond and tributaries.","path":["Title 9. Environment","Agency 25. State Water Control Board","Chapter 260. Water Quality Standards","Part IX. River Basin Section Tables"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title9/agency25/chapter260/section480/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:15Z","sha256":"1f2c7dfd34f58a3ed76ec2c31066edb57bc63da117b80613fe5ff5116a5bc3e1","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/9vac25-260-470","next":"us-va/9vac25-260-490"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}