{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.15-76","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 62.1-44.15:76","heading":"Local government requirements for water quality protection","body":"Local governments shall employ the criteria promulgated by the Board to ensure that the use and development of land in Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas shall be accomplished in a manner that protects the quality of state waters consistent with the provisions of this article.1988, cc. 608, 891, § 10.1-2111; 2013, cc. 756, 793.","path":["Title 62.1. WATERS OF THE STATE, PORTS AND HARBORS","Chapter 3.1. STATE WATER CONTROL LAW","Article 2.5. CHESAPEAKE BAY PRESERVATION ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/62.1-44.15:76/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:18:04Z","sha256":"13ebe185401a99623ae70dd793d0ad9f2d8f83df66e461d08931103ef12f84f6","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.15-75","next":"us-va/va.-code-62.1-44.15-77"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}