Code of Virginia - Title 10.1 Conservation - Chapter 11.1 Department Of Environmental Quality

10.1-1182 Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality. "Director" means the Director of the ...
10.1-1183 Creation of Department of Environmental Quality; statement of policy
There is hereby created a Department of Environmental Quality by the consolidation of the programs, functions, staff, facilities, assets and obligations of the following agencies: ...
10.1-1184 State Air Pollution Control Board, State Water Control Board, and Virginia Waste Management Board c...
The State Air Pollution Control Board, State Water Control Board, and Virginia Waste Management Board are continued and shall promote the environmental quality of the ...
10.1-1185 Appointment of Director; powers and duties of Director
The Department shall be headed by a Director appointed by the Governor to serve at his pleasure. The Director shall be an experienced administrator with ...
10.1-1186 General powers of the Department
The Department shall have the following general powers, any of which the Director may delegate as appropriate: 1. Employ such personnel as may be required ...
10.1-1186.01 Reimbursements to localities for upgrades to treatment works
A. The General Assembly shall fund grants to finance the reasonable costs of design and installation of nutrient removal technology at the publicly owned treatment ...
10.1-1186.1 Department to publish toxics inventory
The Department of Environmental Quality shall publish in March of each year the information reported by industries pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 11023 in its ...
10.1-1186.2 Supplemental environmental projects
A. As used in this section, "supplemental environmental project" means an environmentally beneficial project undertaken as partial settlement of a civil enforcement action and not ...
10.1-1186.2:1 Impact of electric generating facilities
A. The Department and the State Air Pollution Control Board have the authority to consider the cumulative impact of new and proposed electric generating facilities ...
10.1-1186.3 Additional powers of Boards; mediation; alternative dispute resolution
A. The State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board and the Virginia Waste Management Board, in their discretion, may employ mediation as ...
10.1-1186.4 Enforcement powers; federal court
In addition to the authority of the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, the Virginia Waste Management Board and the Director ...
10.1-1186.5 Description unavailable
Expired. ...
10.1-1187 Provision of the Code continued
The conditions, requirements, provisions, contents, powers and duties of any section, article, or chapter of the Code in effect on March 31, 1993, relating to ...
10.1-1187.1 Definitions.
"Board or Boards" means the State Air Pollution Control Board, the State Water Control Board, and the Virginia Waste Management Board. "Department" means the Department ...
10.1-1187.2 Virginia Environmental Excellence Program established.
The Department may establish programs to recognize facilities and persons that have demonstrated a commitment to enhanced environmental performance and to encourage innovations in environmental ...
10.1-1187.3 Program categories and criteria.
A. The Director shall establish different categories of participation and the criteria and benefits for each category. Such categories shall include, but not be limited ...
10.1-1187.4 Procedures for participation.
A. The Director shall develop guidelines and procedures for implementation of the program, including procedures for submitting applications, guidelines for annual reports from participating persons ...
10.1-1187.5 Reporting.
A. Participants shall submit annual reports in a format and schedule prescribed by the Director, including information on environmental performance relevant to the program. B. ...
10.1-1187.6 Approval of alternate compliance methods.
A. To the extent consistent with federal law and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Air Pollution Control Board, the Waste Management Board, and ...
10.1-1187.7 Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards.
The Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards shall be awarded each year to recognize participants in the Virginia Environmental Excellence Program that have demonstrated extraordinary leadership, innovation, ...
10.1-1188 State agencies to submit environmental impact reports on major projects
A. All state agencies, boards, authorities and commissions or any branch of the state government shall prepare and submit an environmental impact report to the ...
10.1-1189 Department to review report and make statement to Governor
Within sixty days of the receipt of the environmental impact report by the Department, the Department shall review and make a statement to the Governor ...
10.1-1190 Approval of Governor required for construction of facility
The State Comptroller shall not authorize payments of funds from the state treasury for a major state project unless the request is accompanied by the ...
10.1-1191 Development of procedures, etc., for administration of chapter
The Department shall, in conjunction with other state agencies, coordinate the development of objectives, criteria and procedures to ensure the orderly preparation and evaluation of ...
10.1-1192 Cooperation of state agencies
All departments, commissions, boards, authorities, agencies, offices and institutions within any branch of the state government shall cooperate with the Department in carrying out the ...
10.1-1193 Watershed planning; watershed permitting; promotion and coordination
A. The Department, with the assistance of the Watershed Planning and Permitting Coordination Task Force, shall undertake such efforts it deems necessary and appropriate to ...
10.1-1194 Watershed Planning and Permitting Coordination Task Force created; membership; duties
A. There is hereby created the Watershed Planning and Permitting Coordination Task Force, which shall be referred to in this article as the Task Force. ...
10.1-1195 Watershed planning and permitting advisory panels
The Task Force may name qualified persons to advisory panels to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities. Panels shall include members representing different areas ...
10.1-1196 Guiding definition and principles
A. The Department, the Task Force and any advisory panels appointed by the Task Force shall be guided by the following definition of watershed planning: ...
10.1-1197 Cooperation of state agencies
All agencies of the Commonwealth shall cooperate with the Department and the Task Force and, upon request, assist the Department and the Task Force in ...
10.1-1197.1 Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Fund" means the Small Business Environmental Compliance Assistance Fund. "Small business" means a ...
10.1-1197.2 Small Business Environmental Compliance Assistance Fund established; administration; collection of ...
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Small Business Environmental Compliance Assistance Fund, hereafter ...
10.1-1197.3 Purposes of Fund; loans to small businesses; administrative costs
A. Moneys in the Fund shall be used to make loans or to guarantee loans to small businesses for the purchase and installation of environmental ...
10.1-1197.4 Annual audit
The Auditor of Public Accounts shall annually audit the accounts of the Fund when the records of the Department are audited. (1997, cc. 624, 850.) ...

Last modified: April 2, 2009