Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 40 - REGULATION FOR NUTRIENT ENRICHED WATERS AND DISCHARGERS WITHIN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED
Section 9VAC25-40-10 - Purpose

Universal Citation: 9 VA Admin Code 25-40-10
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

This regulation provides for the control of discharges of nutrients from point sources affecting state waters that are designated "nutrient enriched waters" in 9VAC25-260-350 or are located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which consists of the following Virginia river basins: Potomac River Basin (9VAC25-260-390 and 9VAC25-260-400) , James River Basin (9VAC25-260-410, 9VAC25-260-415, 9VAC25-260-420, and 9VAC25-260-430) , Rappahannock River Basin (9VAC25-260-440) , Chesapeake Bay and small coastal basins (9VAC25-260-520, Sections 2 through 3g), and the York River Basin (9VAC25-260-530) .

The provisions of this regulation and the Water Quality Management Planning Regulation (9VAC25-720) constitute the nutrient reduction requirements for point source discharges in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed to protect the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers.

Statutory Authority

§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; § 303 of the federal Clean Water Act.

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