Prepublication copies of the Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control Design Guide were released to the public prior to publishing to the Virginia Register.  A DEQ email blast on July 20, 2022 included links to documents which DEQ stated would be published in the Virginia Register on August 1, 2022 at which point I began reviewing.  This was misleading as I have since learned that I was reviewing the wrong document and that there are language changes/additions in the August 1, 2022 published document vs. the prepublication copies from the July 20, 2022 email blast that will have significant impact to the design/development community. 

Case in point, the page numbers referenced in the comments by Lisa Koerner Perry appear to be from the prepublication document and not the official document published on the Town Hall.  If commenters are reviewing the wrong document, then DEQ will not get the proper feedback.

As commenters are reviewing the wrong document and due to differences/additions in language between prepublication copies vs. the published document and the impacts to the design/development community, DEQ should notify the public of the changes and should allow additional time for public review/comment to determine the full impacts of the changes.