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Before making any such determination, the Board shall consult with and receive the advice of the State Department of Health.B\n\nThe Board shall have the authority to issue permits which prescribe the terms and conditions upon which the discharge of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes may be made into any sewerage system or treatment works. The Board may revoke or amend any such permit for good cause and after proper hearing. Notwithstanding the requirement for notice and a hearing, the Board may, after consultation with the State Department of Health, summarily revoke or amend such permit when it determines that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the public health and safety, or is interfering substantially with the treatment works, or is grossly affecting usage of state waters as designated by the Board. In such case, the Board shall hold a hearing as soon as practicable but in no event later than twenty days after the revocation or amendment with reasonable notice to the owner as to the time and place thereof to affirm, modify, or rescind the summary revocation or amendment of such permit.C\n\nNothing in this section shall limit the authority of the Board to proceed against such owner directly under § 62.1-44.23 or § 62.1-44.32 after the Board has prohibited discharge, or after the Board has summarily amended or revoked the permit which authorized the discharge. If a proposed revocation or amendment of a permit is mutually agreeable to the Board and the owner, the hearing and notice thereof may be dispensed with.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":271764,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Board shall have the authority to prohibit any present or proposed discharge of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes into any sewerage system or treatment works when it has determined that such discharge would threaten the public health and safety, or would substantially interfere or be incompatible with the treatment works, or would substantially interfere with usage of state waters as designated by the Board. Before making any such determination, the Board shall consult with and receive the advice of the State Department of Health.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":271765,"text":"The Board shall have the authority to issue permits which prescribe the terms and conditions upon which the discharge of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes may be made into any sewerage system or treatment works. The Board may revoke or amend any such permit for good cause and after proper hearing. Notwithstanding the requirement for notice and a hearing, the Board may, after consultation with the State Department of Health, summarily revoke or amend such permit when it determines that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the public health and safety, or is interfering substantially with the treatment works, or is grossly affecting usage of state waters as designated by the Board. In such case, the Board shall hold a hearing as soon as practicable but in no event later than twenty days after the revocation or amendment with reasonable notice to the owner as to the time and place thereof to affirm, modify, or rescind the summary revocation or amendment of such permit.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":271766,"text":"Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the Board to proceed against such owner directly under § 62.1-44.23 or § 62.1-44.32 after the Board has prohibited discharge, or after the Board has summarily amended or revoked the permit which authorized the discharge. 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This law was first created in 1976. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 626 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 1976 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77684,"section_number":"62.1-44.23","catch_line":"Enforcement by injunction, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.23\/"},{"id":69253,"section_number":"62.1-44.32","catch_line":"Penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.32\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269827,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75666,"identifier":"62.1-44.18:2","token":"62.1\/3.1\/4\/62.1-44.18_2","url":"\/62.1-44.18_2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.18_2\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/4\/62.1-44.18_2","dublin_core":{"Title":"When Board may prohibit discharge; permits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.18:2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Board<\/span> shall have the authority to prohibit any present or proposed discharge of sewage<\/span>, industrial wastes<\/span>, or other wastes<\/span> into any sewerage system<\/span> or treatment works<\/span> when it has determined that such discharge would threaten the public health and safety, or would substantially interfere or be incompatible with the treatment works<\/span>, or would substantially interfere with usage of state waters<\/span> as designated by the Board<\/span>. Before making any such determination, the Board<\/span> shall consult with and receive the advice of the State Department<\/span> of Health. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall have the authority to issue<\/span> permits which prescribe the terms and conditions upon which the discharge of sewage<\/span>, industrial wastes<\/span>, or other wastes<\/span> may be made into any sewerage system<\/span> or treatment works<\/span>. The Board<\/span> may revoke or amend<\/span> any such permit for good cause and after proper hearing<\/span>. Notwithstanding the requirement for notice and a hearing<\/span>, the Board<\/span> may, after consultation with the State Department<\/span> of Health, summarily revoke or amend<\/span> such permit when it determines that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the public health and safety, or is interfering substantially with the treatment works<\/span>, or is grossly affecting usage of state waters<\/span> as designated by the Board<\/span>. In such case, the Board<\/span> shall hold a hearing<\/span> as soon as practicable but in no event later than twenty days after the revocation<\/span> or amendment with reasonable notice to the owner<\/span> as to the time and place thereof to affirm<\/span>, modify, or rescind the summary revocation<\/span> or amendment of such permit. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the Board<\/span> to proceed against such owner<\/span> directly under § 62.1-44.23<\/a> or § 62.1-44.32<\/a> after the Board<\/span> has prohibited discharge, or after the Board<\/span> has summarily amended or revoked the permit which authorized the discharge. If a proposed revocation<\/span> or amendment of a permit is mutually agreeable to the Board<\/span> and the owner<\/span>, the hearing<\/span> and notice thereof may be dispensed with. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN BOARD MAY PROHIBIT DISCHARGE; PERMITS (\u00a7 62.1-44.18:2)\n\nA. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Board shall have the\nauthority to prohibit any present or proposed discharge of sewage, industrial\nwastes, or other wastes into any sewerage system or treatment works when it has\ndetermined that such discharge would threaten the public health and safety, or\nwould substantially interfere or be incompatible with the treatment works, or\nwould substantially interfere with usage of state waters as designated by the\nBoard. Before making any such determination, the Board shall consult with and\nreceive the advice of the State Department of Health.\n\nB. The Board shall have the authority to issue permits which prescribe the terms\nand conditions upon which the discharge of sewage, industrial wastes, or other\nwastes may be made into any sewerage system or treatment works. The Board may\nrevoke or amend any such permit for good cause and after proper hearing.\nNotwithstanding the requirement for notice and a hearing, the Board may, after\nconsultation with the State Department of Health, summarily revoke or amend such\npermit when it determines that the permitted discharge poses a threat to the\npublic health and safety, or is interfering substantially with the treatment\nworks, or is grossly affecting usage of state waters as designated by the Board.\nIn such case, the Board shall hold a hearing as soon as practicable but in no\nevent later than twenty days after the revocation or amendment with reasonable\nnotice to the owner as to the time and place thereof to affirm, modify, or\nrescind the summary revocation or amendment of such permit.\n\nC. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the Board to proceed\nagainst such owner directly under § 62.1-44.23 or § 62.1-44.32 after\nthe Board has prohibited discharge, or after the Board has summarily amended or\nrevoked the permit which authorized the discharge. If a proposed revocation or\namendment of a permit is mutually agreeable to the Board and the owner, the\nhearing and notice thereof may be dispensed with.\n\nHISTORY: 1976, c. 626.","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}}