On October 5, 2009, the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board adopted revisions to the Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) Permit Regulations Parts I, II, and III and Part XIII (4VAC50-60), and then suspended the effective date of these regulatory actions under §2.2-4015 A 4 of the Virginia Administrative Process Act to allow time for a 30-day public review and comment period on changes made since the original proposed regulations were approved on September 24, 2008. The 30-day public review and comment period on the changes that were made between the proposed regulations and the final regulations adopted by the Board will commence on October 26, 2009 and close on November 25, 2009. For additional information concerning this public comment opportunity please click here.

This section of the website has information for the public regarding DCR's and its board's regulatory actions. Use these pages to track progress made by regulatory technical advisory committees, which are developing regulations, and to download associated supporting documents.

You'll find more information on DCR’s regulatory actions on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall’s website. There you’ll find the agency's and associated boards’ regulatory content, such as Notices of Intended Regulatory Action, proposed and final regulations, background information and schedules for public meetings and hearings. Click here to sign up to receive notices (select preferences at the bottom of the form).

Questions about these actions may be sent to the regulatory coordinator at: regcord@dcr.virginia.gov.

To learn more about laws and code governing DCR, follow this link to the Division of Legislative Service's site. Search the site using keywords and phrases.

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