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Before issuing the certificate, the Board shall consult with and give consideration to the written recommendations of the State Department of Health pertaining to the protection of public health. Upon completion of advertising, the Board shall determine if the application is complete, and if so, shall act upon it within 21 days of such determination. The Board shall approve such application if it determines that minimum treatment requirements will be met and that the discharge will not result in violations of water quality standards. If the Board disapproves the application, it shall state what modifications or changes, if any, will be required for approval.C\n\nAfter the certificate has been issued or amended by the Board, the owner shall acquire from the Department of Environmental Quality (i) authorization to construct the systems or works for which the Board has issued a discharge certificate and (ii) upon completion of construction, authorization to operate the sewerage system or sewage treatment works. These authorizations shall be obtained in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board.D\n\nAny owner operating under a valid certificate issued by the Board who fails to meet water quality standards established by the Board solely as a result of a change in water quality standards or in the law shall provide the necessary facilities approved by the Department of Environmental Quality, in accordance with the provisions of subsection C of this section, within a reasonable time to meet such new requirements. The Board may amend such certificate, or revoke it and issue a new one to reflect such facilities after proper hearing, with at least 30 days’ notice to the owner of the time, place and purpose thereof. If such revocation or amendment of a certificate is mutually agreeable to the Board and the owner involved, the hearing and notice may be dispensed with.E\n\nThe Board shall revoke the certificate in case of a failure to comply with all such requirements and may issue a special order under subdivisions (8a), (8b), and (8c) of § 62.1-44.15.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":273861,"text":"Before any owner may erect, construct, open, expand or operate a sewerage system or sewage treatment works which will have a potential discharge or actual discharge to state waters, such owner shall file with the Board an application for a certificate in scope and detail satisfactory to the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":273862,"text":"If the application involves a system or works from which there is or is to be a discharge to state waters, the application shall be given public notice by publication once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city where the certificate is applied for or by such other means as the Board may prescribe. Before issuing the certificate, the Board shall consult with and give consideration to the written recommendations of the State Department of Health pertaining to the protection of public health. Upon completion of advertising, the Board shall determine if the application is complete, and if so, shall act upon it within 21 days of such determination. The Board shall approve such application if it determines that minimum treatment requirements will be met and that the discharge will not result in violations of water quality standards. 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These authorizations shall be obtained in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":273864,"text":"Any owner operating under a valid certificate issued by the Board who fails to meet water quality standards established by the Board solely as a result of a change in water quality standards or in the law shall provide the necessary facilities approved by the Department of Environmental Quality, in accordance with the provisions of subsection C of this section, within a reasonable time to meet such new requirements. The Board may amend such certificate, or revoke it and issue a new one to reflect such facilities after proper hearing, with at least 30 days’ notice to the owner of the time, place and purpose thereof. If such revocation or amendment of a certificate is mutually agreeable to the Board and the owner involved, the hearing and notice may be dispensed with.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":273865,"text":"The Board shall revoke the certificate in case of a failure to comply with all such requirements and may issue a special order under subdivisions (8a), (8b), and (8c) of § 62.1-44.15.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14634,"edition_id":1,"name":"Regulation of Sewage Discharges","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13014,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:00","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:00","permalink":{"id":269817,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14634,"identifier":"4","token":"62.1\/3.1\/4","url":"\/62.1\/3.1\/4\/","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":79664,"structure_id":14634,"section_number":"62.1-44.18","catch_line":"Sewerage systems, etc., under supervision of Board and Department of Environmental Quality; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1968, chapter 659; in 1970, chapter 638; in 1976, chapter 661; in 1991, chapter 194; in 2003, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56006,"section_number":"62.1-44.15","catch_line":"Powers and duties; civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15\/"},{"id":71038,"section_number":"62.1-44.25","catch_line":"Right to hearing","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.25\/"},{"id":73113,"section_number":"62.1-44.29","catch_line":"Judicial review","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.29\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56006,"section_number":"62.1-44.15","catch_line":"Powers and duties; civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269835,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76286,"identifier":"62.1-44.19","token":"62.1\/3.1\/4\/62.1-44.19","url":"\/62.1-44.19\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.19\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/4\/62.1-44.19","dublin_core":{"Title":"Approval of sewerage systems and sewage treatment works","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.19","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Before any owner<\/span> may erect, construct, open, expand or operate a sewerage system<\/span> or sewage treatment works<\/span> which will have a potential discharge or actual discharge to state waters<\/span>, such owner<\/span> shall file with the Board<\/span> an application for a certificate<\/span> in scope and detail satisfactory to the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the application involves a system or works from which there is or is to be a discharge to state waters<\/span>, the application shall be given public notice by publication once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or city where the certificate<\/span> is applied for or by such other means as the Board<\/span> may prescribe. Before issuing the certificate<\/span>, the Board<\/span> shall consult with and give consideration to the written recommendations of the State Department<\/span> of Health pertaining to the protection of public health. Upon completion of advertising, the Board<\/span> shall determine if the application is complete, and if so, shall act upon it within 21 days of such determination. The Board<\/span> shall approve such application if it determines that minimum treatment requirements will be met and that the discharge will not result in violations of water quality standards<\/span>. If the Board<\/span> disapproves the application, it shall state what modifications or changes, if any, will be required for approval. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> After the certificate<\/span> has been issued or amended by the Board<\/span>, the owner<\/span> shall acquire from the Department<\/span> of Environmental Quality (i) authorization to construct the systems or works for which the Board<\/span> has issued a discharge certificate<\/span> and (ii) upon completion of construction, authorization to operate the sewerage system<\/span> or sewage treatment works<\/span>. These authorizations shall be obtained in accordance with regulations<\/span> promulgated by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any owner<\/span> operating under a valid certificate<\/span> issued by the Board<\/span> who fails to meet water quality standards<\/span> established by the Board<\/span> solely as a result of a change in water quality standards<\/span> or in the law<\/span> shall provide the necessary facilities approved by the Department<\/span> of Environmental Quality, in accordance with the provisions of subsection C of this section, within a reasonable time to meet such new requirements. The Board<\/span> may amend<\/span> such certificate<\/span>, or revoke it and issue<\/span> a new one to reflect such facilities after proper hearing<\/span>, with at least 30 days’ notice to the owner<\/span> of the time, place and purpose thereof. If such revocation<\/span> or amendment of a certificate<\/span> is mutually agreeable to the Board<\/span> and the owner<\/span> involved, the hearing<\/span> and notice may be dispensed with. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall revoke the certificate<\/span> in case of a failure to comply with all such requirements and may issue<\/span> a special order<\/span> under subdivisions (8a), (8b), and (8c) of § 62.1-44.15<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPROVAL OF SEWERAGE SYSTEMS AND SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS (\u00a7 62.1-44.19)\n\nA. Before any owner may erect, construct, open, expand or operate a sewerage\nsystem or sewage treatment works which will have a potential discharge or actual\ndischarge to state waters, such owner shall file with the Board an application\nfor a certificate in scope and detail satisfactory to the Board.\n\nB. If the application involves a system or works from which there is or is to be\na discharge to state waters, the application shall be given public notice by\npublication once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general\ncirculation in the county or city where the certificate is applied for or by\nsuch other means as the Board may prescribe. Before issuing the certificate, the\nBoard shall consult with and give consideration to the written recommendations\nof the State Department of Health pertaining to the protection of public health.\nUpon completion of advertising, the Board shall determine if the application is\ncomplete, and if so, shall act upon it within 21 days of such determination. The\nBoard shall approve such application if it determines that minimum treatment\nrequirements will be met and that the discharge will not result in violations of\nwater quality standards. If the Board disapproves the application, it shall\nstate what modifications or changes, if any, will be required for approval.\n\nC. After the certificate has been issued or amended by the Board, the owner\nshall acquire from the Department of Environmental Quality (i) authorization to\nconstruct the systems or works for which the Board has issued a discharge\ncertificate and (ii) upon completion of construction, authorization to operate\nthe sewerage system or sewage treatment works. These authorizations shall be\nobtained in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board.\n\nD. Any owner operating under a valid certificate issued by the Board who fails\nto meet water quality standards established by the Board solely as a result of a\nchange in water quality standards or in the law shall provide the necessary\nfacilities approved by the Department of Environmental Quality, in accordance\nwith the provisions of subsection C of this section, within a reasonable time to\nmeet such new requirements. The Board may amend such certificate, or revoke it\nand issue a new one to reflect such facilities after proper hearing, with at\nleast 30 days’ notice to the owner of the time, place and purpose thereof.\nIf such revocation or amendment of a certificate is mutually agreeable to the\nBoard and the owner involved, the hearing and notice may be dispensed with.\n\nE. The Board shall revoke the certificate in case of a failure to comply with\nall such requirements and may issue a special order under subdivisions (8a),\n(8b), and (8c) of § 62.1-44.15.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 62.1-33; 1968, c. 659; 1970, c. 638; 1976, c. 661; 1991,\nc. 194; 2003, c. 614.","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}}