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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 881<\/a> and 929<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2009, chapter 42<\/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\/"},{"id":60609,"section_number":"62.1-44.19:3.3","catch_line":"Septage disposal","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.19_3.3\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":269863,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56187,"identifier":"62.1-44.19:3.4","token":"62.1\/3.1\/4\/62.1-44.19_3.4","url":"\/62.1-44.19_3.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.19_3.4\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/4\/62.1-44.19_3.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notification of local governing bodies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.19:3.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Whenever the Department<\/span> receives an application for land disposal of treated sewage<\/span>, stabilized sewage<\/span> sludge, or stabilized septage, the Department<\/span> shall notify the local governing bodies where disposal is to take place of pertinent details of the proposal and establish a date for a public meeting to discuss technical issues<\/span> relating to the proposal. The Department<\/span> shall give notice of the date, time, and place of the public meeting and a description of the proposal by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or county where land disposal is to take place. Public notice of the scheduled meeting shall occur no fewer than seven or more than 14 days prior to the meeting. The Board<\/span> shall not issue<\/span> the permit for land disposal until the public meeting has been held and comment has been received from the local governing body, or until 30 days have lapsed from the date of the public meeting. This section shall not apply to applications for septic tank permits. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> When a farm is to be added to an existing permit authorizing land application of sewage<\/span> sludge, the Department<\/span> shall notify persons<\/span> residing on property bordering such farm, and shall receive written comments from those persons<\/span> for a period not to exceed 30 days. Based upon the written comments, the Department<\/span> shall determine whether additional site-specific requirements should be included in the authorization for land application at the farm. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTIFICATION OF LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES (\u00a7 62.1-44.19:3.4)\n\nA. Whenever the Department receives an application for land disposal of treated\nsewage, stabilized sewage sludge, or stabilized septage, the Department shall\nnotify the local governing bodies where disposal is to take place of pertinent\ndetails of the proposal and establish a date for a public meeting to discuss\ntechnical issues relating to the proposal. The Department shall give notice of\nthe date, time, and place of the public meeting and a description of the\nproposal by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or\ncounty where land disposal is to take place. Public notice of the scheduled\nmeeting shall occur no fewer than seven or more than 14 days prior to the\nmeeting. The Board shall not issue the permit for land disposal until the public\nmeeting has been held and comment has been received from the local governing\nbody, or until 30 days have lapsed from the date of the public meeting. This\nsection shall not apply to applications for septic tank permits.\n\nB. When a farm is to be added to an existing permit authorizing land application\nof sewage sludge, the Department shall notify persons residing on property\nbordering such farm, and shall receive written comments from those persons for a\nperiod not to exceed 30 days. Based upon the written comments, the Department\nshall determine whether additional site-specific requirements should be included\nin the authorization for land application at the farm.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, cc. 881, 929; 2009, c. 42.","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}}