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Water Quality | SWCDs | Local Compliance | Dam Safety & Floodplain Management | Land Conservation | Recreational Planning | Natural Heritage | Municode

DCR understands that conservation efforts in Virginia require the involvement of localities. That's why the agency assembled the toolboxes listed below. Whether your interest is in water quality protections, dam safety, recreational grants or reviewing other localities' ordinances, just click on the appropriate link below to learn more.

Many of the links below lead to Adobe Acrobat PDF documents. You'll need the free Acrobat Reader to view and print PDFs.

Water Quality

• Stormwater Management and Permitting
  • Regulated Activities
  • Technical Publications, Including Handbook, Review Checklist, Technical Bulletins, etc.
  • Permitting Forms
  • Engineers’ Toolkit
  • General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities brochure
  • Reigning in the Storm One Building at a Time: An Introduction to Low Impact Development Order Form
  • Low Impact Development Tutorial and Toolkit Order Form
  • EPA Links
    • National Menu of Stormwater Management Best Management Practices fact sheets
      
    • Stormwater Management Outreach and Education Document
    • MS4 Training
    • Social Marketing Resource Guide
• Erosion and Sediment Control
  • E&S laws and regulations
  • Sample local model ordinance
  • Taxation of Certain Erosion Control Improvements Model Local Ordinance
  • Wetlands and Riparian Buffers Local Model Ordinance
  • Minimum Standards
  • Regulated Activities
  • Training and Certification
  • Technical Publications, Including E&S Handbook
  • Forms
  • Protecting Water Quality at Construction Sites (EPA)
• Local Watershed Management Planning in Virginia
• Nutrient Management
  • Standards and Criteria              
  • List of Certified Planners
  • Training and Certification
  • Water Quality Agreement with Lawncare Companies
  • Water Quality Agreement List of Lawn Care Cooperators
• Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance
  • Technical Assistance
    
  • Guidance
  • Better Site Design
• EPA Nonpoint Source Toolbox

Soil and Water Conservation Districts

• SWCDs in General
• SWCD Directory
• SWCDs by Locality

Local Compliance

• Local Compliance Index Page
• Compliance with the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
• Compliance with the Erosion and Sediment Control Act
• Compliance with Stormwater Management - coming soon

Dam Safety and Floodplain Management

• Dam Safety Regulations, Law
• Floodplain Management Regulations, Law
• Dam Safety
  • SWCD Dam Ownership Tools
  • Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protective Assistance Fund
  • Forms
  • Dam Safey in General
  • Hazard Classification of Dams
  • Vegetation, Erosion and Dams
  • Rodent Control on Earth-filled Dams
• Floodplain Management
  • Floodplain Model Ordinance
  • National Flood Insurance Program
  • Floodplain Management Program Fact Sheet

Land Conservation

• Land Conservation Index Page
• Sample easement language (PDF)
• Land Conservation Directory
  

Recreational Planning

• Planning and Recreation Resources Index Page
• Grant programs
  • Virginia Recreational Trails Fund
  • Land and Water Conservation Fund
  • Virginia Land Conservation Foundation
• Greenways Toolkit

Natural Heritage Program

• Natural Heritage Index Page
• Overview and Mission
• Natural Area Preserves
• Conservation Lands Database

Municode (Local Ordinances, Regulations, etc.)

• Municode Home Page
• Virginia Localities' Content