{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.15-5.1","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 62.1-44.15:5.1","heading":"General permit for certain water quality improvement activities","body":"A. The Board shall coordinate the development of a general permit for activities such as bioengineered streambank stabilization projects and livestock stream crossings that: (i) are coverable by the Nationwide Permit Program (33 C.F.R. Part 330) of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and for which certification has not been waived by the Board; (ii) are conservation practices designed and supervised by a soil and water conservation district; (iii) meet the design standards of the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service; and (iv) are intended to improve water quality. The development of the general permit shall be exempt from Article 2 (§ 2.2-4006 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act.B. The development of the general permit shall be a coordinated effort between the Department of Environmental Quality, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission and such other agencies as may be needed to develop a single, unified, process that will expedite the implementation of the projects described in subsection A and unify and streamline the permitting process for such projects.C. A general permit pursuant to this section shall be promulgated as final by July 1, 1998.1997, c. 845.","path":["Title 62.1. WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS AND HARBORS","Chapter 3.1. STATE WATER CONTROL LAW","Article 2. CONTROL BOARD GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/62.1-44.15:5.1/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:04Z","sha256":"2a0d4851cd1d4c2d9b990be979a20c0cb17b7774e7311a4ee773bf1c4e739c5d","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.15-5.02","next":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.15-5.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}