Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board intends to consider amending the following regulations: 4VAC50-60, Virginia Stormwater Management Regulations. The purpose of the proposed action is to establish water quality design criteria for new development activities within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed that are consistent with the pollutant loadings called for in the Environmental Protection Agency-approved Virginia Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plan for the Chesapeake Bay Nutrient and Sediment TMDL, and consider compliance methodologies and mechanisms associated with any new design criteria.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 10.1-107 and 10.1-603.4 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: February 3, 2010.

Agency Contact: David C. Dowling, Policy, Planning, and Budget Director, Department of Conservation and Recreation, 203 Governor Street, Suite 302, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-2291, FAX (804) 786-6141, or email david.dowling@dcr.virginia.gov.