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In the exercise of their authority to control land use and development, it is the responsibility of counties, cities, and towns to consider the protection of all bays, lakes, rivers, streams, creeks, and other state waters from nonpoint source pollution. The exercise of environmental stewardship by individuals is necessary to protect state waters from nonpoint source pollution. To promote achievement of the directives of Article XI of the Constitution of Virginia and to implement the cooperative programs established by this chapter, the state shall assist local governments, soil and water conservation districts and individuals in restoring, protecting and improving water quality through grants provided from the Fund.B\n\nIn order to restore, protect, and improve the quality of all bays, lakes, rivers, streams, creeks, and other state waters, and to achieve the pollution reduction goals, including nutrient reduction goals, established in commitments made by the Commonwealth to water quality restoration, protection, and enhancement, including but not limited to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement, as amended, the Department shall assist local governments, soil and water conservation districts, and individuals in the control of nonpoint source pollution, including nutrient reduction, through technical and financial assistance made available through grants provided from the Fund as provided in § 10.1-2132.C\n\nIn order to engage stakeholders within each of the Commonwealth’s 14 major river basins to develop comprehensive strategic plans to mitigate and prevent local nonpoint source water pollution, the Department may establish the Watershed Coordination Program, hereinafter referred to as “the Program.” The Program shall continue the work of watershed roundtables, support citizen stewardship activities, and be coordinated with the agencies of the Secretariat of Natural and Historic Resources, the Department of Forestry, and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Program shall be funded with private funds; however, the Department may assist with the initial costs associated with the development of the Program to the extent that funding is available. The Department may assist in fund-raising efforts to supplement the Fund and provide assistance to the fund-raising efforts of the watershed roundtables. The Program shall strive to provide appropriate incentives for achievements to include public recognition and awards.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":257142,"text":"The state has the responsibility under Article XI of the Constitution of Virginia to protect the bays, lakes, rivers, streams, creeks, and other state waters of the Commonwealth from pollution and impairment. Commercial and residential development of land as well as agricultural and other land uses may cause the impairment of state waters through nonpoint source pollution. 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 21<\/a>, 625<\/a>, and 626<\/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 2004, chapter 413<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":146839,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71331,"identifier":"10.1-2124","token":"10.1\/II\/21.1\/3\/10.1-2124","url":"\/10.1-2124\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-2124\/","token":"10.1\/II\/21.1\/3\/10.1-2124","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cooperative nonpoint source pollution program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-2124","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The state has the responsibility under Article XI of the Constitution of Virginia to protect the bays, lakes, rivers, streams, creeks, and other state waters<\/span> of the Commonwealth from pollution and impairment. Commercial and residential development of land as well as agricultural and other land uses may cause the impairment of state waters<\/span> through nonpoint source pollution<\/span>. In the exercise of their authority to control land use and development, it is the responsibility of counties, cities, and towns to consider the protection of all bays, lakes, rivers, streams, creeks, and other state waters<\/span> from nonpoint source pollution<\/span>. The exercise of environmental stewardship by individuals<\/span> is necessary to protect state waters<\/span> from nonpoint source pollution<\/span>. To promote achievement of the directives of Article XI of the Constitution of Virginia and to implement the cooperative programs established by this chapter, the state shall assist local governments<\/span>, soil and water conservation districts and individuals<\/span> in restoring, protecting and improving water quality through grants provided from the Fund<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In order<\/span> to restore, protect, and improve the quality of all bays, lakes, rivers, streams, creeks, and other state waters<\/span>, and to achieve the pollution reduction goals, including nutrient reduction goals, established in commitments made by the Commonwealth to water quality restoration, protection, and enhancement, including but not limited to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement<\/span>, as amended, the Department<\/span> shall assist local governments<\/span>, soil and water conservation districts, and individuals<\/span> in the control of nonpoint source pollution<\/span>, including nutrient reduction, through technical and financial assistance made available through grants provided from the Fund<\/span> as provided in § 10.1-2132<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In order<\/span> to engage stakeholders within each of the Commonwealth’s 14 major river basins to develop comprehensive strategic plans to mitigate and prevent local nonpoint source water pollution, the Department<\/span> may establish the Watershed Coordination Program, hereinafter referred to as “the Program.” The Program shall continue the work of watershed roundtables, support citizen stewardship activities, and be coordinated with the agencies of the Secretariat of Natural and Historic Resources, the Department<\/span> of Forestry, and the Department<\/span> of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Program shall be funded with private funds<\/span>; however, the Department<\/span> may assist with the initial costs associated with the development of the Program to the extent that funding is available. The Department<\/span> may assist in fund<\/span>-raising efforts to supplement the Fund<\/span> and provide assistance to the fund<\/span>-raising efforts of the watershed roundtables. The Program shall strive to provide appropriate incentives for achievements to include public recognition and awards. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOOPERATIVE NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION PROGRAM (\u00a7 10.1-2124)\n\nA. The state has the responsibility under Article XI of the Constitution of\nVirginia to protect the bays, lakes, rivers, streams, creeks, and other state\nwaters of the Commonwealth from pollution and impairment. Commercial and\nresidential development of land as well as agricultural and other land uses may\ncause the impairment of state waters through nonpoint source pollution. In the\nexercise of their authority to control land use and development, it is the\nresponsibility of counties, cities, and towns to consider the protection of all\nbays, lakes, rivers, streams, creeks, and other state waters from nonpoint\nsource pollution. The exercise of environmental stewardship by individuals is\nnecessary to protect state waters from nonpoint source pollution. To promote\nachievement of the directives of Article XI of the Constitution of Virginia and\nto implement the cooperative programs established by this chapter, the state\nshall assist local governments, soil and water conservation districts and\nindividuals in restoring, protecting and improving water quality through grants\nprovided from the Fund.\n\nB. In order to restore, protect, and improve the quality of all bays, lakes,\nrivers, streams, creeks, and other state waters, and to achieve the pollution\nreduction goals, including nutrient reduction goals, established in commitments\nmade by the Commonwealth to water quality restoration, protection, and\nenhancement, including but not limited to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement, as\namended, the Department shall assist local governments, soil and water\nconservation districts, and individuals in the control of nonpoint source\npollution, including nutrient reduction, through technical and financial\nassistance made available through grants provided from the Fund as provided in\n§ 10.1-2132.\n\nC. In order to engage stakeholders within each of the Commonwealth’s 14\nmajor river basins to develop comprehensive strategic plans to mitigate and\nprevent local nonpoint source water pollution, the Department may establish the\nWatershed Coordination Program, hereinafter referred to as “the\nProgram.” The Program shall continue the work of watershed roundtables,\nsupport citizen stewardship activities, and be coordinated with the agencies of\nthe Secretariat of Natural and Historic Resources, the Department of Forestry,\nand the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Program shall be\nfunded with private funds; however, the Department may assist with the initial\ncosts associated with the development of the Program to the extent that funding\nis available. The Department may assist in fund-raising efforts to supplement\nthe Fund and provide assistance to the fund-raising efforts of the watershed\nroundtables. The Program shall strive to provide appropriate incentives for\nachievements to include public recognition and awards.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, cc. 21, 625, 626; 2004, c. 413.","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}}