                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON SEWAGE DISCHARGE IN THE CITIES OF CHESAPEAKE,
HAMPTON, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK AND VIRGINIA BEACH (§ 62.1-44.19:2)

A. Beginning January 1, 1973, every sewage pumping station in the Cities of
Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach shall:

   1. Have adequate personnel on call at all times, each of whom may serve
   multiple pumping stations, as prescribed by the Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport
   News, Norfolk, or Virginia Beach City Council, respectively;

   2. As prescribed by the Board, be inspected at such intervals and maintain
   such records of inspection. Such records shall be open for review by the Board
   or its representatives at any reasonable time it designates;

   3. Have an automatic alarm system installed to give immediate warning of any
   pump station failure;

   4. Have emergency pump connections installed and have portable pumps available
   to pump sewage to downstream sewer lines during any period of pump station
   failure;

   5. Not use, except in an emergency pursuant to regulations as provided by the
   Board, any overflow line from any such pumping station except as provided in
   subdivision 4.

B. Any sewerage system within the City of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News,
Norfolk, or Virginia Beach that complies with the requirements of this section
is deemed to meet the requirements for continuous operability as set forth in
regulations of the Board or the State Department of Health.

HISTORY: 1972, c. 840; 1975, c. 373; 1976, c. 188; 2022, c. 235.