Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 31 - VIRGINIA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (VPDES) PERMIT REGULATION
Part II - Permit Applications and Special VPDES Permit Programs
Section 9VAC25-31-140 - Concentrated aquatic animal production facilities
Universal Citation: 9 VA Admin Code 25-31-140
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Concentrated aquatic animal production facilities, as defined in this chapter, are point sources subject to the VPDES permit program.
B. Case-by-case designations. The department may designate any warm or cold water aquatic animal production facility as a concentrated aquatic animal production facility upon determining that it is a significant contributor of pollution to surface waters.
1. In making this designation the department
shall consider the following factors:
a. The
location and quality of the receiving surface waters;
b. The holding, feeding, and production
capacities of the facility;
c. The
quantity and nature of the pollutants reaching surface waters; and
d. Other relevant factors.
2. A permit application shall not
be required from a concentrated aquatic animal production facility designated
under this subsection until the department has conducted on-site inspection of
the facility and has determined that the facility should and could be regulated
under the VPDES permit program.
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; § 402 of the federal Clean Water Act; 40 CFR Parts 122, 123, 124, 403, and 503.
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