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The county, city, or town shall inform in writing the applicant and the Board of the discharging facility&#8217;s compliance or noncompliance not more than thirty days from receipt by the chief administrative officer, or his agent, of a request from the applicant. Should the county, city, or town fail to provide such written notification within thirty days, the requirement for such notification is waived. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any discharge for which a valid certificate had been issued prior to March 10, 2000.B\n\nNo application for a certificate to discharge sewage into or adjacent to state waters from a privately owned wastewater treatment system serving fifty or more residences shall be considered complete unless the applicant has provided the Executive Director with notification from the State Corporation Commission that the applicant is incorporated in the Commonwealth and is in compliance with all regulations and relevant orders of the State Corporation Commission.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":250280,"text":"No application submitted to the Board for a new individual Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination permit authorizing a new discharge of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes shall be considered complete unless it contains notification from the county, city, or town in which the discharge is to take place that the location and operation of the discharging facility are consistent with applicable ordinances adopted pursuant to Chapter 22 (&#xA7; 15.2-2200 et seq.) of Title 15.2. The county, city, or town shall inform in writing the applicant and the Board of the discharging facility&#8217;s compliance or noncompliance not more than thirty days from receipt by the chief administrative officer, or his agent, of a request from the applicant. Should the county, city, or town fail to provide such written notification within thirty days, the requirement for such notification is waived. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any discharge for which a valid certificate had been issued prior to March 10, 2000.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":250281,"text":"No application for a certificate to discharge sewage into or adjacent to state waters from a privately owned wastewater treatment system serving fifty or more residences shall be considered complete unless the applicant has provided the Executive Director with notification from the State Corporation Commission that the applicant is incorporated in the Commonwealth and is in compliance with all regulations and relevant orders of the State Corporation Commission.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13015,"edition_id":1,"name":"Control Board Generally","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13014,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:08","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:08","permalink":{"id":269343,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13015,"identifier":"2","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2","url":"\/62.1\/3.1\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13014,"edition_id":1,"name":"State Water Control Law","identifier":"3.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12909,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:08","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:08","permalink":{"id":269169,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13014,"identifier":"3.1","token":"62.1\/3.1","url":"\/62.1\/3.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12909,"edition_id":1,"name":"Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors","identifier":"62.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","permalink":{"id":268199,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12909,"identifier":"62.1","token":"62.1","url":"\/62.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":69471,"structure_id":13015,"section_number":"62.1-44.10","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/62.1-44.10\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2\/62.1-44.10","metadata":false},{"id":63082,"structure_id":13015,"section_number":"62.1-44.11","catch_line":"Meetings","url":"\/62.1-44.11\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2\/62.1-44.11","metadata":false},{"id":57347,"structure_id":13015,"section_number":"62.1-44.12","catch_line":"Records of proceedings; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 132 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. It has been modified 6 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 1990, chapter 14; in 1993, chapter 606; in 1994, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0262\">262<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0549\">549<\/a>; in 1995, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0256\">256<\/a>; in 2000, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?001+ful+CHAP0019\">19<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?001+ful+CHAP0098\">98<\/a>; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0492\">492<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58577,"section_number":"62.1-44.19:3","catch_line":"Prohibition on land application, marketing, and distribution of sewage sludge without permit; ordinances; notice requirement; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.19_3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67218,"section_number":"15.2-2200","catch_line":"Declaration of legislative intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269397,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69161,"identifier":"62.1-44.15:3","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2\/62.1-44.15_3","url":"\/62.1-44.15_3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.15_3\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2\/62.1-44.15_3","dublin_core":{"Title":"When application for permit considered complete","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.15:3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> No application submitted to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> for a new individual Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination permit authorizing a new discharge of <span class=\"dictionary\">sewage<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">industrial wastes<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">other wastes<\/span> shall be considered complete unless it contains notification from the county, city, or town in which the discharge is to take place that the location and operation of the discharging facility are consistent with applicable <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinances<\/span> adopted pursuant to Chapter 22 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Declaration of legislative intent\" href=\"\/15.2-2200\/\">15.2-2200<\/a> et seq.) of Title 15.2. The county, city, or town shall inform in writing the applicant and the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> of the discharging facility&#8217;s compliance or noncompliance not more than thirty days from receipt by the chief administrative officer, or his agent, of a request from the applicant. Should the county, city, or town fail to provide such written notification within thirty days, the requirement for such notification is waived. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any discharge for which a valid <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> had been issued prior to March 10, 2000. <a id=\"paragraph-250280\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/62.1-44.15_3\/#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> No application for a <span class=\"dictionary\">certificate<\/span> to discharge <span class=\"dictionary\">sewage<\/span> into or adjacent to <span class=\"dictionary\">state waters<\/span> from a privately owned wastewater treatment system serving fifty or more residences shall be considered complete unless the applicant has provided the Executive <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span> with notification from the State Corporation Commission that the applicant is incorporated in the Commonwealth and is in compliance with all <span class=\"dictionary\">regulations<\/span> and relevant <span class=\"dictionary\">orders<\/span> of the State Corporation Commission. <a id=\"paragraph-250281\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/62.1-44.15_3\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN APPLICATION FOR PERMIT CONSIDERED COMPLETE (\u00a7 62.1-44.15:3)\n\nA. No application submitted to the Board for a new individual Virginia Pollutant\nDischarge Elimination permit authorizing a new discharge of sewage, industrial\nwastes, or other wastes shall be considered complete unless it contains\nnotification from the county, city, or town in which the discharge is to take\nplace that the location and operation of the discharging facility are consistent\nwith applicable ordinances adopted pursuant to Chapter 22 (&#xA7; 15.2-2200 et\nseq.) of Title 15.2. The county, city, or town shall inform in writing the\napplicant and the Board of the discharging facility&#8217;s compliance or\nnoncompliance not more than thirty days from receipt by the chief administrative\nofficer, or his agent, of a request from the applicant. Should the county, city,\nor town fail to provide such written notification within thirty days, the\nrequirement for such notification is waived. The provisions of this subsection\nshall not apply to any discharge for which a valid certificate had been issued\nprior to March 10, 2000.\n\nB. No application for a certificate to discharge sewage into or adjacent to\nstate waters from a privately owned wastewater treatment system serving fifty or\nmore residences shall be considered complete unless the applicant has provided\nthe Executive Director with notification from the State Corporation Commission\nthat the applicant is incorporated in the Commonwealth and is in compliance with\nall regulations and relevant orders of the State Corporation Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 132; 1990, c. 14; 1993, c. 606; 1994, cc. 262, 549; 1995, c.\n256; 2000, cc. 19, 98; 2001, c. 492.","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}}