                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PERMITS FOR VOLUNTARY SYSTEM UPGRADES (§ 32.1-164.1:3)

Any owner desiring to voluntarily upgrade an onsite or alternative discharging
sewage system that is not failing shall file an application, according to
instructions from the Board, to obtain a construction permit to improve the
system in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Board for repairing
failing systems, provided such upgrade is for the purposes of reducing threats
to the public health, or to ground and surface waters, including the reduction
of nitrogen discharges.
		The Department shall attach a statement to any permit issued pursuant to this
section clearly stating that the upgrades specified in the permit are voluntary
and not required by law. The Department may require the owner to indemnify and
hold harmless the Department prior to the issuance of any such permit. Any
permits issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of §
32.1-164.1:1.

HISTORY: 2011, c. 394.