                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MONITORING PROGRESS OF WORK (§ 10.1-610.1)

A. During the maintenance, construction, or alteration of any dam or reservoir,
the Department shall make periodic inspections for the purpose of securing
conformity with the approved plans and specifications. The Department shall
require the owner to perform at his expense such work or tests as necessary to
obtain information sufficient to enable the Department to determine whether
conformity with the approved plans and specifications is being secured.

B. If, after any inspections, investigations, or examinations, or at any time as
the work progresses, or at any time prior to issuance of a certificate of
approval, it is found by the Director that project modifications or changes are
necessary to ensure conformity with the approved plans and specifications, the
Director may issue an administrative order to the owner to comply with the plans
and specifications. Within 15 calendar days after being served by personal
service or by mail with a copy of an order issued pursuant to this section, any
owner shall have the right to petition the Board for a hearing. A timely filed
petition shall stay the effect of the administrative order. The hearing shall be
conducted before the Board or a designated member of the Board pursuant to
&#xA7; 2.2-4019. The Board shall have the authority to affirm, modify, amend, or
cancel the administrative order. Any owner aggrieved by a decision of the Board
after a hearing shall have the right to judicial review of the final Board
decision pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (&#xA7;
2.2-4000 et seq.).

C. Following the Board hearing, subject to judicial review of the final decision
of the Board, if conditions are revealed that will not permit the construction
of a safe dam or reservoir, the certificate of approval may be revoked. As part
of the revocation, the Board may compel the owner to remove the incomplete
structure sufficiently to eliminate any safety hazard to life or property.

HISTORY: 2006, c. 30.