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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>78889</law_id><section_number>62.1-44.15:27.1</section_number><catch_line>Virginia Stormwater Management Programs administered by the Board</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>62.1-44.15:24</reference><reference>62.1-44.15:51</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="62.1">Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="3.1">State Water Control Law</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2.3">Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act (VESMA)</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall administer a <span class="dictionary">Virginia Stormwater Management Program</span> (<span class="dictionary">VSMP</span>) on behalf of any locality that notifies the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> pursuant to subsection B of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Virginia Programs for Erosion Control and Stormwater Management" href="/62.1-44.15_27/">62.1-44.15:27</a> that it has chosen to not administer a <span class="dictionary">VESMP</span> as provided by <span class="dictionary">subdivision</span> B 3 of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Virginia Programs for Erosion Control and Stormwater Management" href="/62.1-44.15_27/">62.1-44.15:27</a>. In such a locality: <a id="paragraph-282551" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/62.1-44.15_27.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall implement a <span class="dictionary">VSMP</span> in <span class="dictionary">order</span> to manage the quality and quantity of stormwater runoff resulting from any <span class="dictionary">land-disturbing activity</span> that (i) disturbs one acre or more of land or (ii) disturbs less than one acre of land and is part of a larger common <span class="dictionary">plan</span> of development or sale that results in one acre or greater of <span class="dictionary">land disturbance</span>, as required by this article. <a id="paragraph-282552" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/62.1-44.15_27.1/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> No <span class="dictionary">person</span> shall conduct a <span class="dictionary">land-disturbing activity</span> until he has obtained <span class="dictionary">land-disturbance approval</span> from the <span class="dictionary">VESCP authority</span> and, if required, submitted to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> an application that includes a <span class="dictionary">permit</span> registration statement and <span class="dictionary">stormwater management plan</span>, and the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> has issued <span class="dictionary">permit</span> coverage. <a id="paragraph-282553" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/62.1-44.15_27.1/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall adopt <span class="dictionary">regulations</span> establishing specifications for the <span class="dictionary">VSMP</span>, including <span class="dictionary">permit</span> requirements and requirements for plan review, inspection, and enforcement that reflect the analogous stormwater management requirements for a <span class="dictionary">VESMP</span> set forth in applicable provisions of this article. <a id="paragraph-282554" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/62.1-44.15_27.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2016, cc. 68, 758.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
