                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATE AGENCY REVIEW (§ 62.1-250)

Prior to the creation of a surface water management area, or the issuance of a
permit within one, the Board shall consult and cooperate with, and give full
consideration to the written recommendations of, the following agencies: the
Department of Wildlife Resources, the Department of Conservation and Recreation,
the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, the Department of Health, and any
other interested and affected agencies. Such consultation shall include the need
for development of a means in the surface water management area for balancing
instream uses with offstream uses. Agencies may submit written comments on
proposed permits within forty-five days after notification by the Board. The
Board shall assume that if written comments are not submitted by an agency,
within the time period, the agency has no comments on the proposed permits.

HISTORY: 1989, c. 721; 2020, c. 958.