Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Public
notice of any informal hearing held pursuant to
9VAC25-220-170
and 9VAC25-220-175 shall be circulated as follows:
1. Notice shall be published once in a
newspaper of general circulation in the county or city where the activity is to
occur; and
2. Notice of the
informal hearing shall be sent to all persons and government agencies which
received a copy of the notice of proposed regulation or permit application and
to those persons requesting an informal hearing or having commented in response
to the public notice.
B.
Notice shall be effected pursuant to subdivisions A 1 and 2 above at least 30
days in advance of the informal hearing.
C. The content of the public notice of any
hearing held pursuant to
9VAC25-220-170
and 9VAC25-220-175 shall include at least the following:
1. Name and address of each person whose
application will be considered at the informal hearing and a brief description
of the person's activities or operations;
2. The precise location of such activity and
the state surface waters that will or may be affected. The location should be
described, where possible, with reference to route numbers, road intersections,
map coordinates or similar information;
3. A brief reference to the public notice
issued for the permit application, including identification number and date of
issuance of the permit application unless the public notice includes the
informal hearing notice;
4.
Information regarding the time and location for the informal hearing;
5. The purpose of the informal
hearing;
6. A concise statement of
the relevant water withdrawal issues raised by the persons requesting the
informal hearing;
7. Contact person
and the address of the Department of Environmental Quality office at which the
interested persons may obtain further information, request a copy of the draft
permit prepared pursuant to
9VAC25-220-110;
and
8. A brief reference to the
rules and procedures to be followed at the informal hearing.
D. The public comment period shall
remain open for 15 days after the close of the public hearing if required by
§ 62.1-44.15:01 of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-249 of the Code of
Virginia.
