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 promulgating the following regulations: 9VAC25-870, Plasticulture Operations Regulation; and amending 9VAC25-20, Fees for Permits and Certificates; 9VAC25-31, Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit Regulation; 9VAC25-32, Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) Permit Regulation; and 9VAC25-151, General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit for Discharges of Storm Water Associated with Industrial Activity. The purpose of the proposed action is to adopt a new regulation or amend one or more existing regulations to establish pollutant management requirements for agriculture operations utilizing plasticulture production methods in order to protect water quality.

The agency intends 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: March 29, 2010.

Agency Contact: Melanie Davenport, Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4038, or email melanie.davenport@deq.virginia.gov.