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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 1031<\/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 4 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 1999, chapter 548<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 885<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 380<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77386,"section_number":"10.1-2128.2","catch_line":"Nutrient Offset Fund; purposes","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2128.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":171839,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70067,"identifier":"2.2-218","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/7\/2.2-218","url":"\/2.2-218\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-218\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/2\/7\/2.2-218","dublin_core":{"Title":"Development of Watershed Implementation Plans to restore the water quality and living resources of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-218","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Secretary shall coordinate the development of Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) pursuant to the total maximum daily load (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in December 2010 and amendment thereto. The WIPs shall be designed to improve water quality and restore the living resources of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. The WIPs shall be developed in consultation with affected stakeholders, including local government officials; wastewater treatment operators; seafood industry representatives; commercial and recreational fishing interests; developers; farmers; local, regional and statewide conservation and environmental interests; and the Virginia delegation to the Chesapeake Bay Commission.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEVELOPMENT OF WATERSHED IMPLEMENTATION PLANS TO RESTORE THE WATER QUALITY AND\nLIVING RESOURCES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND ITS TRIBUTARIES (\u00a7 2.2-218)\n\nThe Secretary shall coordinate the development of Watershed Implementation Plans\n(WIPs) pursuant to the total maximum daily load (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay\nreleased by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in December 2010 and\namendment thereto. The WIPs shall be designed to improve water quality and\nrestore the living resources of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. The WIPs\nshall be developed in consultation with affected stakeholders, including local\ngovernment officials; wastewater treatment operators; seafood industry\nrepresentatives; commercial and recreational fishing interests; developers;\nfarmers; local, regional and statewide conservation and environmental interests;\nand the Virginia delegation to the Chesapeake Bay Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 1031, \u00a7 2.1-51.12:1; 1999, c. 548; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c.\n885; 2015, c. 380.","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}}