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Department of Environmental Quality
Guidance Document Information
Title Permitting Considerations for Facilities in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Addendum No. 1 to Amendment No. 2
Document ID GM07-2008
Summary This guidance answers questions about the conditions under which (1) wasteload allocations (WLAs) and (2) compliance credits may be acquired under The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program. The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program was established in 2005 when sections 62.1-44.19:12 through 62.1-44.19:19 were added to Chapter 3.1 of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia. For the first time in the water permitting program it allows for the limited acquisition of (1) total nitrogen and total phosphorus WLAs established under Subsection C of Sections 50, 60, 70, 110 and 120 of the Water Quality Management Planning (WQMP) Regulation (9 VAC 25-720), and (2) point source nitrogen and total phosphorus compliance credits as defined in the General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Watershed Permit
Effective Date 4/9/2009
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This document applies to the following chapters
[9 VAC 25-720] Water Quality Management Planning Regulation
[9 VAC 25-820] General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Watershed Permit Regulation for Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus Discharges and Nutrient Trading in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in Virginia


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