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Such plan shall include (i) the number of applications for onsite sewage permits per year; (ii) the number of households or facilities utilizing onsite sewage systems per year; (iii) the volume of onsite sewage to be disposed per year; (iv) the available and needed capacity in the Commonwealth for environmentally sound methods of disposal of septage in sewage treatment plants, other approved facilities and by land application per year; (v) descriptions of technology for alternative systems including the types of soils and conditions recommended as appropriate for such alternative systems; and (vi) recommendations for changes in the laws or regulations pertaining to onsite sewage and the system of permitting onsite sewage systems. 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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 223 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. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63145,"section_number":"15.2-2123","catch_line":"Sewage treatment plants to include certain capability","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2123\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66759,"section_number":"32.1-164","catch_line":"Powers and duties of Board; regulations; fees; onsite soil evaluators; letters in lieu of permits; inspections; civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-164\/"}],"permalink":{"id":203575,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71587,"identifier":"32.1-163.2","token":"32.1\/6\/1\/32.1-163.2","url":"\/32.1-163.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-163.2\/","token":"32.1\/6\/1\/32.1-163.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Long range plan for onsite sewage","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-163.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to the powers and duties provided in \u00a7 32.1-164<\/a>, the Board<\/span> of Health shall develop and revise as may be necessary a five-year plan for the handling and disposal of onsite sewage<\/span>. Such plan shall include (i) the number of applications for onsite sewage<\/span> permits per year; (ii) the number of households or facilities utilizing onsite sewage<\/span> systems per year; (iii) the volume of onsite sewage<\/span> to be disposed per year; (iv) the available and needed capacity in the Commonwealth for environmentally sound methods of disposal of septage in sewage<\/span> treatment plants, other approved facilities and by land application per year; (v) descriptions of technology for alternative systems including the types of soils and conditions recommended as appropriate for such alternative systems; and (vi) recommendations for changes in the laws<\/span> or regulations<\/span> pertaining to onsite sewage<\/span> and the system of permitting onsite sewage<\/span> systems. The Board<\/span> shall also report every five years to the governor and the General Assembly, beginning in 1992, on the status of onsite sewage<\/span> handling and disposal in Virginia and the progress in implementing its long range plan.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLONG RANGE PLAN FOR ONSITE SEWAGE (\u00a7 32.1-163.2)\n\nIn addition to the powers and duties provided in \u00a7 32.1-164, the Board of\nHealth shall develop and revise as may be necessary a five-year plan for the\nhandling and disposal of onsite sewage. Such plan shall include (i) the number\nof applications for onsite sewage permits per year; (ii) the number of\nhouseholds or facilities utilizing onsite sewage systems per year; (iii) the\nvolume of onsite sewage to be disposed per year; (iv) the available and needed\ncapacity in the Commonwealth for environmentally sound methods of disposal of\nseptage in sewage treatment plants, other approved facilities and by land\napplication per year; (v) descriptions of technology for alternative systems\nincluding the types of soils and conditions recommended as appropriate for such\nalternative systems; and (vi) recommendations for changes in the laws or\nregulations pertaining to onsite sewage and the system of permitting onsite\nsewage systems. The Board shall also report every five years to the governor and\nthe General Assembly, beginning in 1992, on the status of onsite sewage handling\nand disposal in Virginia and the progress in implementing its long range plan.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 223.","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}}