TITLE 9. ENVIRONMENT

STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD

Notice of Intended Regulatory Action

Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Water Control Board intends to consider amending 9VAC25-32, Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) Permit Regulation. The purpose of the proposed action is to establish procedures for addressing administrative, staging, signage, and additional onsite and alternative storage site requirements when routine and onsite storage facility capacity and holding times are anticipated to be exceeded in order to provide permittees a way to plan in advance with regulatory certainty for alternative storage and handling solutions when extreme weather conditions result in long periods of time when biosolids cannot be land-applied. The amendments are mandated by Chapter 209 of the 2024 Acts of Assembly.

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

Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: October 23, 2024.

Agency Contact: Jeanette Ruiz, Regulatory Analyst, Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 494-9636, or email jeanette.ruiz@deq.virginia.gov.