Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 770 - VIRGINIA FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MITIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH TIDAL DREDGING PROJECTS
Part III - Compensatory Mitigation Plan And Financial Responsibility Criteria
Section 9VAC25-770-100 - Payment of in-lieu fee fund donations and mitigation bank credit purchases

A. Permittees with compensatory mitigation plans that provide for donations to in-lieu fee funds or mitigation bank credit purchases shall make the entire donation or purchase before the onset of activity in the permitted impact areas. Permittees shall submit documentation of the payment or donation to the department for approval a minimum of 60 days prior to onset of activity in permitted areas.

B. A permittee may satisfy the requirements of this section, wholly or in part, by submitting a photocopy of the documentation submitted to the USACE pursuant to § 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC § 1251 et seq., as amended in 1987) documenting the donation or purchase for the current project along with a photocopy of the document issued by the USACE indicating approval of the documentation, if applicable. Any documentation of the in-lieu fee fund donation or mitigation banking credit purchase pursuant to this subsection must demonstrate clearly that the donation or purchase was made to provide compensatory mitigation for the project that is the subject of the VWP permit.