                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 10.1-1181.1)

As used in this article unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#8220;Operator&#8221; means any person that operates or has operated or
exercises or has exercised control over any silvicultural activity.
		&#8220;Owner&#8221; means any person that (i) owns or leases land on which
silvicultural activity occurs or has occurred or (ii) owns timber on land on
which silvicultural activity occurs or has occurred.
		&#8220;Pollution&#8221; means such alteration of the physical, chemical or
biological properties of any state waters resulting from sediment deposition as
will or is likely to create a nuisance or render such waters (i) harmful or
detrimental or injurious to the public health, safety or welfare, or to the
health of animals, fish or aquatic life; (ii) unsuitable with reasonable
treatment for use as present or possible future sources of public water supply;
or (iii) unsuitable for recreational, commercial, industrial, agricultural, or
other reasonable uses.
		&#8220;Silvicultural activity&#8221; means any forest management activity,
including but not limited to the harvesting of timber, the construction of roads
and trails for forest management purposes, and the preparation of property for
reforestation.
		&#8220;Special order&#8221; means a special order or emergency special order
issued under subsection B or C of § 10.1-1181.2.

HISTORY: 1993, c. 948; 1998, c. 578.