Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org8429862.1-44.15:73Local government authority2025Waters of the State, Ports and HarborsState Water Control LawChesapeake Bay Preservation Act

Counties, cities, and towns are authorized to exercise their police and zoning powers to protect the quality of state waters consistent with the provisions of this article.

1988, cc. 608, 891, § 10.1-2108; 2013, cc. 756, 793.