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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>64215</law_id><section_number>62.1-44.15:28.1</section_number><catch_line>Pollutant removal by dredging</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><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><p>Upon approval by the Chesapeake Bay Program as a creditable practice for pollutant removal, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall establish a procedure for the approval of dredging operations in the Chesapeake Bay <span class="dictionary">Watershed</span> as a method of meeting pollutant reduction and loading requirements. The dredging operation and disposal of dredged <span class="dictionary">material</span> shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal <span class="dictionary">laws</span> and <span class="dictionary">regulations</span>. Any locality imposing a fee relating to stormwater pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Regulation of stormwater" href="/15.2-2114/">15.2-2114</a> may make funds available for stormwater maintenance dredging, including at the point of discharge, where stormwater has contributed to the <span class="dictionary">deposition</span> of sediment in <span class="dictionary">state waters</span>.</p></section></text><history>2015, c. 753.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
