                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT TO ASSIST IN THE NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (§
10.1-104.1)

A. The Department, with the advice of the Board of Conservation and Recreation
and the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board and in cooperation with other
agencies, organizations, and the public as appropriate, shall assist in the
Commonwealth&#8217;s nonpoint source pollution management program.

B. The Department shall be assisted in performing its nonpoint source pollution
management responsibilities by Virginia&#8217;s soil and water conservation
districts. Assistance by the soil and water conservation districts in the
delivery of local programs and services may include (i) the provision of
technical assistance to advance adoption of conservation management services,
(ii) delivery of educational initiatives targeted at youth and adult groups to
further awareness and understanding of water quality issues and solutions, and
(iii) promotion of incentives to encourage voluntary actions by landowners and
land managers in order to minimize nonpoint source pollution contributions to
state waters.
			The provisions of this section shall not limit the powers and duties of other
state agencies.

HISTORY: 1993, cc. 19, 830; 2004, c. 474; 2013, cc. 756, 793.