Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Comments

Department of Environmental Quality

State Water Control Board

Guidance Document Change: This guidance document provides for: 1) a streamlined stormwater management (SWM) plan review process in instances where DEQ is the Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) authority and 2) a streamlined erosion and sediment control (ESC) plan review process where DEQ is the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Program (VESCP) authority when the following conditions are met: • The SWM and/or ESC Plan is prepared by a professional licensed to engage in practice in the Commonwealth under Chapter 4 or 22 of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia acting within the scope of the license; • The SWM and/or ESC Plan is prepared in accordance with DEQ Guidance Memo No. 22-2012, Stormwater Management and Erosion & Sediment Control Design Guide; • The SWM and/or ESC Plan is pre-reviewed and signed by a person who holds an active certificate as a Dual Combined Administrator for ESC and SWM; and • A completed Plan Submission Checklist is submitted with the SWM and/or ESC Plan on the cover sheet.

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1/13/23 2:37 pm

Commenter: Chris Soldan, Arcadis

Applicable for Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act land-disturbing activity?

Pg3 lists land disturbing categories which require SWM plan approvals from DEQ prior to land disturbance. However, it does not include Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act land disturbing activities greater than 2,500sq.ft. but less than 1 acre. Although these do not require coverage under the construction general permit, they still require SWM plan approval. Can these plans be submitted for streamlined review when DEQ is the VSMP authority? Nothing in the criteria on Pg4 appear to exclude this category of plans.

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