Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
 
Board
Department of Environmental Quality
 
chapter
Public Participation Guidelines [9 VAC 15 ‑ 11]
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8/17/21  8:46 am
Commenter: Becky Daiss

Improve DEQ Public Engagement Process
 

The voices of marginalized communities across the commonwealth need to be prioritized, valued, and empowered in all decision-making processes. To ensure that everyone has a voice, public outreach regulation needs to include requirements to schedule public hearings on permits in the directly impacted communities earlier in the process and with both in person and hybrid opportunities, hold public hearings when accessible to full time workers and give adequate advance notice of when public hearings will be held.

CommentID: 99761