Rulemaking Information on Water Quality Management Planning Regulation
The Water Quality Management Planning Regulation contains regulatory limits on permitted discharges to state waters. It consists of the following sections:
- 10. Definitions
- 20. Purpose
- 30. Reserved, but proposed to contain a description of the "Relationship to the Regulation for Nutrient Enriched Waters and Dischargers within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed"
- 40. Reserved, but proposed to contain a description of "Trading and Offsets in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed"
- 50-130. River basin specific sections, each containing one or more of the following:
The currently effective Water Quality Management Planning Regulation is available here. (updated March 9, 2007)
The following tables describe the status of rulemakings to amend the Water Quality Management Planning Regulation. All proposed regulations presented below are DRAFT and subject to change. Official dates for Notices asking for comment are published in the Virginia Register and are available on DEQ's TMDL website here. Look for submittals in the Register under the State Water Control Board. Submittals may be found under Proposed Regulations, Final Regulations or General Notices. You can also track these amendments through the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall.
1. Part A, Total Maximum Daily Loads
The table below provides information on the proposed amendments to the Water Quality Management Planning Regulation (9 VAC 25-720 et. seq.).
2. Part B, Stream segment classifications, effluent limitations and waste load allocations
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Action
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Schedule
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Other Information
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Final |
Effective 12/28/2005 | |
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Notice of Public Comment, Tennessee-Big Sandy River Basin - Section 90 B |
Final |
Effective 12/28/2005 |
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Notice of Public Comment, Roanoke River Basin - Section 80 B |
Final |
Effective 12/28/2005 |
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Notice of Public Comment, Potomac-Shenandoah Basin - Section 50 B |
Final |
Effective 12/28/2005 |
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Notice of Intended Regulatory Action, New River Basin - Section 130 B |
Complete |
State Water Control Board Approval 8/31/2004 |
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Notice of Intended Regulatory Action, Rappahannock River Basin - Section 70 B |
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Notice of Intended Regulatory Action, Tennessee-Big Sandy River Basin - Section 90 B |
Complete |
State Water Control Board Approval 8/31/2004 |
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Notice of Intended Regulatory Action, Roanoke River Basin - Section 80 B |
Complete |
State Water Control Board Approval 8/31/2004 |
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Notice of Intended Regulatory Action, Potomac-Shenandoah Basin - Section 50 B |
Complete |
State Water Control Board Approval 8/31/2004 |