Obtain information about or take the certification test for the E&S Control Responsible Land Disturber (RLD) Certificate of Competence Program.

Download a document (, 112 KB) containing text of the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Law, Regulations and Certificiation Regulations (effective July 1, 2001). Use it to replace previous versions you may have included in Chapter 8 of the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook. Official, unedited text of the ESC statutes can be found by searching here.

Bay Tributary Strategies (completed and drafts; DEQ site)