Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Comments

Department of Environmental Quality

State Water Control Board

Guidance Document Change: This guidance document has been developed to assist the public and the development community in determining the policies and procedures, which apply to land development in the Commonwealth of Virginia where DEQ serves as the Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) authority and/or the Virginia Erosion & Sediment Control Program (VESCP) authority. It contains information primarily concerned with the design guidelines for Erosion & Sediment Control Plans and Stormwater Management Plans.

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1/18/23 1:59 pm

Commenter: John Friedman P.E., Department of Land Development Services, Fairfax County

Easement Requirements for Sheet Flow

Please consider revising or eliminating the easement requirement in Section 3.307.D for consistency with the Stormwater Management Regulations Section 9VAC25-870-66.D. This section of the regulations allows increases in the volume of sheet flow, provided that the increase does not “cause or contribute to erosion, sedimentation, or flooding.” Requiring the granting of an easement by downstream off-site property owners would allow the property owners to restrict development, that is consistent with the regulations, which would be very problematic. Please note that this is a staff comment and does not represent an adopted position of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

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