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To aid in the coordination and promotion of these activities, the Department shall to the extent practicable in its discretion:1\n\nPromote and coordinate state and local agencies’ and authorities’ efforts to undertake watershed planning and watershed permitting;2\n\nAcquire, maintain and make available informational resources on watershed planning;3\n\nPromote the continuation of research and dialogue on what is entailed in watershed planning and watershed permitting;4\n\nIdentify sources and methods for providing local officials with technical assistance in watershed planning;5\n\nEncourage and foster training of local officials in watershed planning;6\n\nDevelop recommendations for needed regulatory and legislative changes to assist local governments in developing and implementing watershed planning;7\n\nIdentify barriers to watershed planning and watershed permitting, including state policies, regulations and procedures, and recommend alternatives to overcome such obstacles; and8\n\nDevelop, foster and coordinate approaches to watershed permitting.B\n\nThe Department shall report annually its watershed planning and permitting activities, findings and recommendations and those of the Task Force to the Governor and the General Assembly. 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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 793<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2007, chapter 637<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":145475,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80342,"identifier":"10.1-1193","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/3\/10.1-1193","url":"\/10.1-1193\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1193\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/3\/10.1-1193","dublin_core":{"Title":"Watershed planning; watershed permitting; promotion and coordination","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1193","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span>, with the assistance of the Watershed Planning and Permitting Coordination Task Force, shall undertake such efforts it deems necessary and appropriate to coordinate the watershed-level activities conducted by state and local agencies and authorities and to foster the development of watershed planning by localities. To aid in the coordination and promotion of these activities, the Department<\/span> shall to the extent practicable in its discretion: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Promote and coordinate state and local agencies’ and authorities’ efforts to undertake watershed planning and watershed permitting; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Acquire, maintain and make available informational resources on watershed planning; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Promote the continuation of research and dialogue on what is entailed in watershed planning and watershed permitting; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Identify sources and methods for providing local officials with technical assistance in watershed planning; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Encourage and foster training of local officials in watershed planning; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Develop recommendations for needed regulatory and legislative changes to assist local governments in developing and implementing watershed planning; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Identify barriers to watershed planning and watershed permitting, including state policies, regulations and procedures, and recommend alternatives to overcome such obstacles; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Develop, foster and coordinate approaches to watershed permitting. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall report annually its watershed planning and permitting activities, findings<\/span> and recommendations and those of the Task Force to the Governor and the General Assembly. This annual report may be incorporated as part of the report required by § 62.1-44.118<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring additional permitting or planning requirements on agricultural or forestal activities. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWATERSHED PLANNING; WATERSHED PERMITTING; PROMOTION AND COORDINATION (\u00a7\n10.1-1193)\n\nA. The Department, with the assistance of the Watershed Planning and Permitting\nCoordination Task Force, shall undertake such efforts it deems necessary and\nappropriate to coordinate the watershed-level activities conducted by state and\nlocal agencies and authorities and to foster the development of watershed\nplanning by localities. To aid in the coordination and promotion of these\nactivities, the Department shall to the extent practicable in its discretion:\n\n 1. Promote and coordinate state and local agencies’ and\n authorities’ efforts to undertake watershed planning and watershed\n permitting;\n\n 2. Acquire, maintain and make available informational resources on watershed\n planning;\n\n 3. Promote the continuation of research and dialogue on what is entailed in\n watershed planning and watershed permitting;\n\n 4. Identify sources and methods for providing local officials with technical\n assistance in watershed planning;\n\n 5. Encourage and foster training of local officials in watershed planning;\n\n 6. Develop recommendations for needed regulatory and legislative changes to\n assist local governments in developing and implementing watershed planning;\n\n 7. Identify barriers to watershed planning and watershed permitting, including\n state policies, regulations and procedures, and recommend alternatives to\n overcome such obstacles; and\n\n 8. Develop, foster and coordinate approaches to watershed permitting.\n\nB. The Department shall report annually its watershed planning and permitting\nactivities, findings and recommendations and those of the Task Force to the\nGovernor and the General Assembly. This annual report may be incorporated as\npart of the report required by § 62.1-44.118.\n\nC. Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring additional permitting\nor planning requirements on agricultural or forestal activities.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 793; 2007, c. 637.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}