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Existing maps prepared by the locality in accordance with these regulations may be used for this purpose.B\n\nAll maps or limits of the inundation zone prepared in accordance with subsection A shall be filed with the Department, the local emergency management coordinator as designated by the locality, and the offices with plat and plan approval authority or zoning responsibilities as designated by the locality for each locality in which the dam break inundation zone resides.C\n\nOwners of impounding structures may be eligible for matching grants from the Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund and other sources of funding available to the Director to assist in the development of dam break inundation zone maps and for conducting incremental damage assessments in accordance with the Virginia Impounding Structure Regulations.D\n\nAll properties identified within the dam break inundation zone shall be incorporated by the owner into the dam safety emergency action plan of that impounding structure so as to ensure the proper notification of persons downstream and other affected persons or property owners in the event of an emergency condition at the impounding structure.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":284511,"text":"An owner of an impounding structure shall prepare a map of the dam break inundation zone or provide the limits of the dam break inundation zone in an acceptable electronic format for the impounding structure in accordance with criteria set out in the Virginia Impounding Structure Regulations (4VAC50-20). Existing maps prepared by the locality in accordance with these regulations may be used for this purpose.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":284512,"text":"All maps or limits of the inundation zone prepared in accordance with subsection A shall be filed with the Department, the local emergency management coordinator as designated by the locality, and the offices with plat and plan approval authority or zoning responsibilities as designated by the locality for each locality in which the dam break inundation zone resides.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":284513,"text":"Owners of impounding structures may be eligible for matching grants from the Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund and other sources of funding available to the Director to assist in the development of dam break inundation zone maps and for conducting incremental damage assessments in accordance with the Virginia Impounding Structure Regulations.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":284514,"text":"All properties identified within the dam break inundation zone shall be incorporated by the owner into the dam safety emergency action plan of that impounding structure so as to ensure the proper notification of persons downstream and other affected persons or property owners in the event of an emergency condition at the impounding structure.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12975,"edition_id":1,"name":"Dam Safety Act","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12894,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:06","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:06","permalink":{"id":144445,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12975,"identifier":"2","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2","url":"\/10.1\/I\/6\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12894,"edition_id":1,"name":"Flood Protection and Dam Safety","identifier":"6","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12893,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":144271,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12894,"identifier":"6","token":"10.1\/I\/6","url":"\/10.1\/I\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12893,"edition_id":1,"name":"Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12740,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":143315,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12893,"identifier":"I","token":"10.1\/I","url":"\/10.1\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12740,"edition_id":1,"name":"Conservation","identifier":"10.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":143313,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12740,"identifier":"10.1","token":"10.1","url":"\/10.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":58286,"structure_id":12975,"section_number":"10.1-604","catch_line":" Definitions","url":"\/10.1-604\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-604","metadata":false},{"id":54062,"structure_id":12975,"section_number":"10.1-604.1","catch_line":"Determination of hazard potential classification","url":"\/10.1-604.1\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-604.1","metadata":false},{"id":56867,"structure_id":12975,"section_number":"10.1-605","catch_line":"Promulgation of regulations by the Board; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0491\">491<\/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 2025, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0228\">228<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0241\">241<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54062,"section_number":"10.1-604.1","catch_line":"Determination of hazard potential classification","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-604.1\/"},{"id":81394,"section_number":"10.1-606.3","catch_line":"Requirement for development in dam break inundation zones","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-606.3\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":144479,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79423,"identifier":"10.1-606.2","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-606.2","url":"\/10.1-606.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-606.2\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/2\/10.1-606.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Mapping of dam break inundation zones","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-606.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> An <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> of an <span class=\"dictionary\">impounding structure<\/span> shall prepare a map of the <span class=\"dictionary\">dam break inundation zone<\/span> or provide the limits of the <span class=\"dictionary\">dam break inundation zone<\/span> in an acceptable electronic format for the <span class=\"dictionary\">impounding structure<\/span> in accordance with criteria set out in the Virginia <span class=\"dictionary\">Impounding Structure<\/span> Regulations (4VAC50-20). Existing maps prepared by the locality in accordance with these regulations may be used for this purpose. <a id=\"paragraph-284511\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-606.2\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> All maps or limits of the inundation zone prepared in accordance with subsection A shall be filed with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, the local emergency management coordinator as designated by the locality, and the offices with plat and plan approval authority or zoning responsibilities as designated by the locality for each locality in which the <span class=\"dictionary\">dam break inundation zone<\/span> resides. <a id=\"paragraph-284512\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-606.2\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">Owners<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">impounding structures<\/span> may be eligible for matching grants from the Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund and other sources of funding available to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> to assist in the development of <span class=\"dictionary\">dam break inundation zone<\/span> maps and for conducting incremental damage assessments in accordance with the Virginia <span class=\"dictionary\">Impounding Structure<\/span> Regulations. <a id=\"paragraph-284513\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-606.2\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> All properties identified within the <span class=\"dictionary\">dam break inundation zone<\/span> shall be incorporated by the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> into the dam safety emergency action plan of that <span class=\"dictionary\">impounding structure<\/span> so as to ensure the proper notification of persons downstream and other affected persons or property <span class=\"dictionary\">owners<\/span> in the event of an emergency condition at the <span class=\"dictionary\">impounding structure<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-284514\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/10.1-606.2\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMAPPING OF DAM BREAK INUNDATION ZONES (\u00a7 10.1-606.2)\n\nA. An owner of an impounding structure shall prepare a map of the dam break\ninundation zone or provide the limits of the dam break inundation zone in an\nacceptable electronic format for the impounding structure in accordance with\ncriteria set out in the Virginia Impounding Structure Regulations (4VAC50-20).\nExisting maps prepared by the locality in accordance with these regulations may\nbe used for this purpose.\n\nB. All maps or limits of the inundation zone prepared in accordance with\nsubsection A shall be filed with the Department, the local emergency management\ncoordinator as designated by the locality, and the offices with plat and plan\napproval authority or zoning responsibilities as designated by the locality for\neach locality in which the dam break inundation zone resides.\n\nC. Owners of impounding structures may be eligible for matching grants from the\nDam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund and other sources of\nfunding available to the Director to assist in the development of dam break\ninundation zone maps and for conducting incremental damage assessments in\naccordance with the Virginia Impounding Structure Regulations.\n\nD. All properties identified within the dam break inundation zone shall be\nincorporated by the owner into the dam safety emergency action plan of that\nimpounding structure so as to ensure the proper notification of persons\ndownstream and other affected persons or property owners in the event of an\nemergency condition at the impounding structure.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, c. 491; 2025, cc. 228, 241.","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}}