Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Health intends to consider amending 12VAC5-613, Regulations for Alternative Onsite Sewage Systems. The purpose of the proposed action is to review the entire regulation for necessary modifications, clarifications, and updates to provisions, including provisions relating to the general approval process for manufacturers of alternative onsite sewage systems (AOSS), performance requirements of the AOSS, and sampling requirements for owners. Other amendments may be proposed based on comments from the periodic review conducted in 2016, on feedback from the technical advisory committees and from the general public, and as authorized by the Code of Virginia.

This Notice of Intended Regulatory Action serves as the report of the findings of the regulatory review pursuant to § 2.2-4007.1 of the Code of Virginia.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-164 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: June 28, 2019.

Agency Contact: Lance Gregory, Director, Division of Onsite Sewage and Water Services, Virginia Department of Health, 109 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 864-7491, or email lance.gregory@vdh.virginia.gov.