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Notice will be deemed to have been given under this section for any discharge of oil to state lands in amounts less than twenty-five gallons if the recordkeeping requirements of subsection C of § 62.1-44.34:19.2 have been met and the oil has been cleaned up in accordance with the requirements of this article.B\n\nObservations and data gathered as a result of the monthly and quarterly inspection activities required by § 62.1-44.34:15.1 (1) (d) shall be maintained on site pursuant to § 62.1-44.34:19. 2, and compiled into a summary, on a form developed by the Board, such summary to be submitted to the Board annually on a schedule established by the Board. Should any such observations or data indicate the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons in ground water, the results shall be reported immediately to the Board and to the local director or coordinator of emergency services appointed pursuant to § 44-146.19.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253965,"text":"Any person discharging or causing or permitting a discharge of oil into or upon state waters, lands, or storm drain systems within the Commonwealth or discharging or causing or permitting a discharge of oil which may reasonably be expected to enter state waters, lands, or storm drain systems within the Commonwealth, and any operator of any facility, vehicle or vessel from which there is a discharge of oil into state waters, lands, or storm drain systems, or from which there is a discharge of oil which may reasonably be expected to enter state waters, lands, or storm drain systems, shall, immediately upon learning of the discharge, notify the Board, the director or coordinator of emergency services appointed pursuant to § 44-146.19 for the political subdivision in which the discharge occurs and any other political subdivision reasonably expected to be affected by the discharge, and appropriate federal authorities of such discharge. Notice will be deemed to have been given under this section for any discharge of oil to state lands in amounts less than twenty-five gallons if the recordkeeping requirements of subsection C of § 62.1-44.34:19.2 have been met and the oil has been cleaned up in accordance with the requirements of this article.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":253966,"text":"Observations and data gathered as a result of the monthly and quarterly inspection activities required by § 62.1-44.34:15.1 (1) (d) shall be maintained on site pursuant to § 62.1-44.34:19. 2, and compiled into a summary, on a form developed by the Board, such summary to be submitted to the Board annually on a schedule established by the Board. 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This law was first created in 1978. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 816 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 1978 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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, chapters 917 and 962; in 1992, chapter 456.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76130,"section_number":"62.1-44.34:18","catch_line":"Discharge of oil prohibited; liability for permitting discharge","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.34_18\/"},{"id":70352,"section_number":"62.1-44.34:19","catch_line":"Reporting of discharge","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.34_19\/"},{"id":69301,"section_number":"62.1-44.34:20","catch_line":"Enforcement and penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.34_20\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85193,"section_number":"44-146.19","catch_line":"Powers and duties of political subdivisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-146.19\/"},{"id":78401,"section_number":"62.1-44.34:15.1","catch_line":"Regulations for aboveground storage tanks","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.34_15.1\/"},{"id":70352,"section_number":"62.1-44.34:19","catch_line":"Reporting of discharge","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.34_19\/"},{"id":71617,"section_number":"62.1-44.34:19.2","catch_line":"Recordkeeping and access to records and facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.34_19.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269245,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70352,"identifier":"62.1-44.34:19","token":"62.1\/3.1\/11\/62.1-44.34_19","url":"\/62.1-44.34_19\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.34_19\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/11\/62.1-44.34_19","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reporting of discharge","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.34:19","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person<\/span> discharging or causing or permitting a discharge<\/span> of oil<\/span> into or upon state waters<\/span>, lands, or storm drain systems within the Commonwealth or discharging or causing or permitting a discharge<\/span> of oil<\/span> which may reasonably be expected to enter state waters<\/span>, lands, or storm drain systems within the Commonwealth, and any operator<\/span> of any facility<\/span>, vehicle<\/span> or vessel<\/span> from which there is a discharge<\/span> of oil<\/span> into state waters<\/span>, lands, or storm drain systems, or from which there is a discharge<\/span> of oil<\/span> which may reasonably be expected to enter state waters<\/span>, lands, or storm drain systems, shall, immediately upon learning of the discharge<\/span>, notify the Board<\/span>, the director<\/span> or coordinator of emergency services appointed pursuant to § 44-146.19<\/a> for the political subdivision in which the discharge<\/span> occurs and any other political subdivision reasonably expected to be affected by the discharge<\/span>, and appropriate federal authorities of such discharge<\/span>. Notice will be deemed to have been given under this section for any discharge<\/span> of oil<\/span> to state lands in amounts less than twenty-five gallons if the recordkeeping requirements of subsection C of § 62.1-44.34:19.2<\/a> have been met and the oil<\/span> has been cleaned up in accordance with the requirements of this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Observations and data gathered as a result of the monthly and quarterly inspection activities required by § 62.1-44.34:15.1<\/a> (1) (d) shall be maintained on site pursuant to § 62.1-44.34:19<\/a>. 2, and compiled into a summary, on a form developed by the Board<\/span>, such summary to be submitted to the Board<\/span> annually on a schedule established by the Board<\/span>. Should any such observations or data indicate the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons in ground water, the results shall be reported immediately to the Board<\/span> and to the local director<\/span> or coordinator of emergency services appointed pursuant to § 44-146.19<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTING OF DISCHARGE (\u00a7 62.1-44.34:19)\n\nA. Any person discharging or causing or permitting a discharge of oil into or\nupon state waters, lands, or storm drain systems within the Commonwealth or\ndischarging or causing or permitting a discharge of oil which may reasonably be\nexpected to enter state waters, lands, or storm drain systems within the\nCommonwealth, and any operator of any facility, vehicle or vessel from which\nthere is a discharge of oil into state waters, lands, or storm drain systems, or\nfrom which there is a discharge of oil which may reasonably be expected to enter\nstate waters, lands, or storm drain systems, shall, immediately upon learning of\nthe discharge, notify the Board, the director or coordinator of emergency\nservices appointed pursuant to § 44-146.19 for the political subdivision in\nwhich the discharge occurs and any other political subdivision reasonably\nexpected to be affected by the discharge, and appropriate federal authorities of\nsuch discharge. Notice will be deemed to have been given under this section for\nany discharge of oil to state lands in amounts less than twenty-five gallons if\nthe recordkeeping requirements of subsection C of § 62.1-44.34:19.2 have\nbeen met and the oil has been cleaned up in accordance with the requirements of\nthis article.\n\nB. Observations and data gathered as a result of the monthly and quarterly\ninspection activities required by § 62.1-44.34:15.1 (1) (d) shall be\nmaintained on site pursuant to § 62.1-44.34:19. 2, and compiled into a\nsummary, on a form developed by the Board, such summary to be submitted to the\nBoard annually on a schedule established by the Board. Should any such\nobservations or data indicate the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons in ground\nwater, the results shall be reported immediately to the Board and to the local\ndirector or coordinator of emergency services appointed pursuant to §\n44-146.19.\n\nHISTORY: 1978, c. 816; 1990, cc. 917, 962; 1992, c. 456.","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}}