Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Environmental Quality
Board
State Water Control Board

General Notice
NOTICE OF TENTATIVE SECTION 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION OF PROPOSED ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS 22-SPGP-RCIR and 22-SPGP-LT, GENERAL CONDITIONS, AND DEFINITIONS
Date Posted: 3/29/2022
Expiration Date: 4/28/2022
Submitted to Registrar for publication: NO
No comment forum defined for this notice.

Summary: On March 21, 2022, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Norfolk District published a notice announcing the issuance of two 2022 State Programmatic General Permits (SPGPs) in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as 22-SPGP-RCIR (Residential, Commercial, Institutional and Recreational) and 22-SPGP-LT (Linear Transportation) (collectively, 2022 SPGPs), including general conditions and definitions. The 2017 SPGP (17-SPGP-01) is expected to expire on May 31, 2022.

Purpose of this notice: The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ), under the authority of the State Water Control Board (Board), is giving notice of its tentative Section 401 Water Quality Certification decision for the 2022 SPGPs, as attached to this notice. This notice is requesting public comment beginning March 29, 2022.

How to comment: Comments shall include the full name, address and telephone number of the person commenting and be received by VDEQ by 11:59 p.m. on April 28, 2022. Only those comments received within this period will be considered by VDEQ. VDEQ accepts written comments by the following methods: 1) hand-delivery to Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Wetlands & Stream Protection, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, Richmond, Virginia 23219; 2) e-mail vwppublicnotices@deq.virginia.gov; 3) fax 804-698-4178; or 4) postal mail to Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Wetlands & Stream Protection, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, Virginia 23218.

For details and instructions go to:

https://www.deq.virginia.gov/water/wetlands-streams

Contact Information
Name / Title: Dave Davis 
Address: 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, 23218
Email Address: dave.davis@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)698-4105    FAX: (804)698-4178    TDD: ()-