DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND
RECREATION
Virginia Outdoors Foundation - Forest
and Community Opportunities for Restoration and Enhancement Fund Review
Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) is requesting feedback on
draft material for a new grant initiative focusing on offsetting the impact of
forest fragmentation caused by the path of two natural gas pipelines. A press
release and the draft material can be found on the VOF website at http://www.virginiaoutdoorsfoundation.org/2018/08/vof-seeking-input-for-development-of-new-grant-initiative/.
VOF is calling the initial fund the Forest and Community
Opportunities for Restoration and Enhancement Fund (Forest CORE Fund). The name
is to represent both the forest cores (large acreage tracts of forest with high
ecological integrity) that are being targeted for protection as well as to
represent the importance of involving the community in this work.
This notice is to make the public aware of the material and to
request feedback. There is no deadline to provide input, but written comments
submitted after August 21, 2018, will be reviewed and considered for subsequent
grant rounds. The VOF Board of Trustees will meet August 22, 2018, to review
and approve the fund materials. The program will be announced publicly by the
end of August.
If you have questions, please contact Emily White at email ewhite@vofonline.org or
telephone (434) 282-7054.
Contact Information: Bobbie Cabibbo, Executive
Assistant, Executive Office of Virginia Outdoors Foundation, 324 Waterloo
Street, Warrenton, VA 20186, telephone (540) 347-7727 ext. 226, FAX (540)
347-7711, or email bcabibbo@vofonline.org.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES BOARD
Committee on Training Approved
Performance Outcomes for Dispatchers
The Department of Criminal Justice Services' Committee on
Training approved comprehensive revisions to the performance outcomes, training
objectives, testing criteria, and lesson plan guides for dispatchers on June
14, 2018. The Committee on Training approved three additional revisions during
this meeting. These revisions can be found at https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/sites/dcjs.virginia.gov/files/cot_approved_performance_outcomes_for_dispatchers_6_1420_18.pdf.
All basic dispatcher training will need to conform to the approved revisions by
March 30, 2019.
Contact Information: Barbara Peterson-Wilson, Law
Enforcement Program Coordinator, Department of Criminal Justice Services,
Washington Building, 1100 Bank Street, 12th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219,
telephone (804) 225-4503, or email barbara.peterson-wilson@dcjs.virginia.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Danville Farm LLC Notice of Intent for
Small Renewable Energy Project (Solar) Permit by Rule - Pittsylvania County
Danville Farm LLC has provided the Department of Environmental
Quality a notice of intent to submit the necessary documentation for a permit
by rule for a small renewable energy project (solar) in Pittsylvania County,
Virginia, pursuant to 9VAC15-60. The Danville Solar Project is located on 191
acres on property previously used as a golf course with an address of 1493
Ringgold Road, Ringgold, Virginia 24586 (36°35'28.40" N, 79°18'1.53"
W). The rated capacity of the facility at the point of interconnection will be
12 megawatts alternating current, with approximately 40,000 solar panels on
single axis tracker technology.
Contact Information: Mary E. Major, Department of
Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105,
Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4423, FAX (804) 698-4319, or email mary.major@deq.virginia.gov.
Hickory Solar Notice of Intent for
Small Renewable Energy Project (Solar) Permit by Rule -
Chesapeake, Virginia
Hickory Solar has filed a notice of intent to submit the
necessary documentation for a permit by rule for a small renewable energy
project (solar) in Chesapeake pursuant to 9VAC15-60. The project is located on
a single parcel (Lat: 36.626042°; Long: -76.192255°) totaling 154.5 acres off
Ballentine Road near Battlefield Boulevard in Hickory, Chesapeake, Virginia.
The project will have a rated capacity of 32 megawatts alternating current and
comprise approximately 91,000 solar photovoltaic panels situated on
approximately 150 acres. This project was previously noticed as two separate
projects (Hickory Solar 1 LLC and Hickory Solar 2 LLC) in the Virginia Register
of Regulations on March 6, 2017.
Contact Information: Mary E. Major, Department of Environmental
Quality,1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218,
telephone (804) 698-4423, FAX (804) 698-4319, or email mary.major@deq.virginia.gov.
Hickory Solar 1 LLC and Hickory Solar
2 LLC Withdrawal of Notice of Intent for Small Renewable Energy Project (Solar)
Permit by Rule -
Chesapeake, Virginia
Hickory Solar 1 LLC and Hickory Solar 2 LLC have
withdrawn notices of intent to submit the necessary documentation for a
permit by rule for a small renewable energy project (solar) in Chesapeake
pursuant to 9VAC15-60. The notices were previously published in the Virginia
Register of Regulations on March 6, 2017. A new notice, combining Hickory Solar
1 LLC and Hickory Solar 2 LLC into a single project, has been filed with the
Department of Environmental Quality and will be published in the Virginia
Register of Regulations on September 3, 2018.
Contact Information: Mary E. Major, Department of
Environmental Quality,1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105,
Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4423, FAX (804) 698-4319, or email mary.major@deq.virginia.gov.
VIRGINIA LOTTERY
Director's Orders
The following Director's Orders of the Virginia Lottery were
filed with the Virginia Registrar of Regulations on August 15, 2018. The orders
may be viewed at the Virginia Lottery, 600 East Main Street, Richmond,
Virginia, or at the office of the Registrar of Regulations, 900 East Main Street,
11th Floor, Richmond, Virginia.
Director's Order Number One Hundred Seventeen (18)
Virginia Lottery's "Ultimate Miami and Vegas Racing
Adventures with Hermie Sadler" Final Rules for Operation (effective August
9, 2018)
STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Proposed Consent Order for
Frederick-Winchester Service Authority and
Frederick County Sanitation Authority
An enforcement action has been proposed for
Frederick-Winchester Service Authority (FWSA) and Frederick County Sanitation
Authority (FCSA) for violations at the Parkins Mill Waste Water Treatment
Facility in Winchester, Virginia. The State Water Control Board proposes to
issue a consent order dually to FWSA and FCSA to address noncompliance with
State Water Control Law. A description of the proposed action is available at
the Department of Environmental Quality office named below or online at www.deq.virginia.gov.
Tiffany Severs will accept comments by email at tiffany.severs@deq.virginia.gov, FAX at (540) 574-7878, or
postal mail at Department of Environmental Quality, Valley Regional Office,
4411 Early Road, P.O. Box 3000, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 22801, from September
3, 2018, to October 3, 2018.
Proposed Consent Order for Piedmont
Neighborhoods LP
An enforcement action has been proposed for Piedmont
Neighborhoods LP for violations at the Whittington residential development in
Albemarle County, Virginia. The State Water Control Board proposes to issue a
penalty only consent order to Piedmont Neighborhoods LP to address
noncompliance with State Water Control Law. A description of the proposed
action is available at the Department of Environmental Quality office named
below or online at www.deq.virginia.gov. Tiffany Severs
will accept comments by email at tiffany.severs@deq.virginia.gov, FAX at (540) 574-7878, or
postal mail at Department of Environmental Quality, Valley Regional Office,
4411 Early Road, P.O. Box 3000, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, from September 3, 2018,
to October 3, 2018.
Proposed Consent Order for the City of
Waynesboro
An enforcement action has been proposed for the City of
Waynesboro for violations in Augusta County, Virginia. A proposed amendment to
order by consent describes a settlement to further address inflow and
infiltration in the city's sewage collection system. A description of the
proposed action is available at the Department of Environmental Quality office
named below or online at www.deq.virginia.gov. Tiffany Severs
will accept comments by email at tiffany.severs@deq.virginia.gov, FAX at (540) 574-7878, or
postal mail at Department of Environmental Quality, Valley Regional Office,
P.O. Box 3000, 4411 Early Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, from September 3, 2018,
to October 3, 2018.
Public Meeting for Total Maximum Daily
Load for Barbours Creek, Craig Creek, Catawba Creek, Little Patterson Creek,
Sinking Creek, Lapsley Run, and Part of the James River
Public informational meeting: A community meeting will be held
on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Eagle
Rock Library. The address is Eagle Rock Library, 55 Eagles Nest Drive, Eagle
Rock, VA 24085. In the case of inclement weather, the meeting will be
rescheduled for September 13, 2018, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the
Eagle Rock Library. This meeting is open to the public and all are welcome. For
more information, please contact Lucy Baker at email lucy.baker@deq.virginia.gov
or telephone (540) 562-6718.
Purpose of notice: The Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ) and its contractors, Virginia Tech's Biological Systems Engineering
Department, will discuss the results of a water quality study, known as a total
maximum daily load (TMDL) for Barbours Creek, Craig Creek, Catawba Creek,
Little Patterson Creek, Sinking Creek, Lapsley Run, and a section on the James
River in Craig and Botetourt Counties. These streams are listed on the
§ 303(d) TMDL Priority List and Report as impaired due to violations of
Virginia's water quality standards for recreational use and general standard
(benthics). Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act and § 62.1-44.19:7 C of
the Code of Virginia requires DEQ to develop TMDLs for pollutants responsible
for each impaired water contained in Virginia's § 303(d) TMDL Priority
List and Report. This is an opportunity for local residents to learn about the
condition of these streams, share information about the area, and become
involved in the process of local water quality improvement. A 30-day public
comment period on the draft TMDL will follow the meetings from September 11,
2018, through October 10, 2018. To access the draft TMDL document, visit http://bit.do/VADEQdraftTMDL.
Description of study: In Botetourt and Craig Counties, portions
of the James River, Catawba Creek, Craig Creek, Barbours Creek, Sinking Creek,
Lapsley Run, and Little Patterson Creek are impaired for the "recreational
use" water quality standard, meaning there is too much E. Coli bacteria
present in these waterbodies. A section of Catawba Creek does not have a
healthy and diverse community of aquatic organisms and subsequently does not
meet the "aquatic life" water quality standard. Excessive bacteria
levels may pose a threat to human health; therefore, a bacteria standard was
established to preserve recreational uses in Virginia's waterbodies. This water
quality study will report on the sources of bacteria and recommend reductions
to meet TMDLs for the impaired waters. A TMDL is the total amount of a
pollutant a water body can contain and still meet water quality standards. To
restore water quality, bacteria levels need to be reduced to the TMDL amount. A
component of a TMDL is the wasteload allocation (WLA); therefore, this notice
is provided pursuant to § 2.2-4006 A 14 of the Administrative Process Act for
any future adoption of the TMDL WLAs.
Stream
|
Impairment length
|
Location description
|
County
|
Impairment
|
Craig Creek
|
7.91 miles
|
Mainstem from the mouth of
Turnpike Creek extending downstream to the Rt. 311 crossing
|
Craig County
|
Bacteria
|
Craig Creek
|
11.43 miles
|
Craig Creek from the mouth of
Johns Creek downstream to the Barbours Creek confluence
|
Craig County
|
Bacteria
|
Craig
Creek
|
27.56
miles
|
Craig
Creek mainstem from the mouth of Wilson Branch downstream confluence with the
James River
|
Botetourt
County
|
Bacteria
|
Barbours Creek
|
7.15 miles
|
Barbours Creek from just
downstream of the Rt. 617 and Rt. 611 junction at the mouth of Valley Branch
on downstream to its mouth on Craig Creek
|
Craig County
|
Bacteria
|
Little Patterson Creek
|
4.24 miles
|
Little Patterson Creek from just
upstream of the Rt. 684 (Sugar Tree Hollow Rd.) crossing downstream to its
confluence with Patterson Creek
|
Botetourt County
|
Bacteria
|
Lapsley Run
|
9.01 miles
|
Lapsley Run from its confluence
with the James River upstream to its headwaters
|
Botetourt County
|
Bacteria
|
James River
|
7.63 miles
|
James River from the confluence
of the Jackson and Cowpasture Rivers downstream to the mouth of Stull Run
|
Botetourt County
|
Bacteria
|
Sinking
Creek
|
6.42
miles
|
Sinking
Creek mainstem from its mouth on the James River upstream to the Rt. 697
crossing
|
Botetourt
County
|
Bacteria
|
Catawba Creek
|
13.46 miles
|
Catawba Creek from the
confluence of Little Catawba Creek downstream to the Town of Fincastle
publicly owned treatment works
|
Botetourt County
|
Bacteria
|
Catawba Creek
|
3.23 miles
|
Catawba Creek from Buchanan
Branch downstream to the confluence with Little Catawba Creek
|
Botetourt County
|
Aquatic Life
|
How to comment and participate: The meetings of the TMDL
process are open to the public and all interested parties are welcome. Written
comments will be accepted through July 25, 2018, and should include the name,
address, and telephone number of the person submitting the comments. For more
information or to submit written comments, please contact Lucy Baker,
Department of Environmental Quality, Blue Ridge Regional Office, 3019 Peters
Creek Road, Roanoke, VA 24019, telephone (540) 562-6718, FAX (540) 562-6725, or
email lucy.baker@deq.virginia.gov.
VIRGINIA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD AND STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Proposed Consent Order for W.E.L. Inc.
An enforcement action has been proposed for W.E.L. Inc. for
violations in Concord, Roanoke, and Winchester, Virginia. The Virginia Waste
Management Board and State Water Control Board propose to issue a special order
by consent to W.E.L. Inc. to address noncompliance with the Virginia Waste
Management Act, State Water Control Law, and regulations. A description of the
proposed action is available at the Department of Environmental Quality office
named below or online at www.deq.virginia.gov. Kristen Sadtler
will accept comments by email at kristen.sadtler@deq.virginia.gov or postal mail at Department
of Environmental Quality, Central Office, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, from September 3, 2018, to October
3, 2018.
VIRGINIA CODE COMMISSION
Notice to State Agencies
Contact Information: Mailing Address: Virginia
Code Commission, Pocahontas Building, 900 East Main Street, 8th Floor,
Richmond, VA 23219; Telephone: (804) 698-1810; Email: varegs@dls.virginia.gov.
Meeting Notices: Section 2.2-3707 C of the Code of
Virginia requires state agencies to post meeting notices on their websites and
on the Commonwealth Calendar at https://commonwealthcalendar.virginia.gov.
Cumulative Table of Virginia Administrative Code Sections
Adopted, Amended, or Repealed: A table listing regulation sections that
have been amended, added, or repealed in the Virginia Register of
Regulations since the regulations were originally published or last
supplemented in the print version of the Virginia Administrative Code is
available at http://register.dls.virginia.gov/documents
/cumultab.pdf.
Filing Material for Publication in the Virginia Register
of Regulations: Agencies use the Regulation Information System (RIS) to
file regulations and related items for publication in the Virginia Register
of Regulations. The Registrar's office works closely with the Department of
Planning and Budget (DPB) to coordinate the system with the Virginia Regulatory
Town Hall. RIS and Town Hall complement and enhance one another by sharing
pertinent regulatory information.
ERRATA
MARINE RESOURCES COMMISSION
Title of Regulation:
4VAC20-430. Pertaining to the Marking and Minimum Mesh Size of Gill Nets.
Publication: 21:18 VA.R. 2373-2374 May 16, 2005
Correction to Final Regulation:
Page 2373, second column, 4VAC20-430-65, subsection B, after
"Chincoteague" replace "(37° 56.0')" with
"(37° 56.0' N)"
VA.R. Doc. No. R05-184; Filed August 22, 2018
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Title of Regulation: 12VAC5-481. Virginia Radiation Protection
Regulations.
Publication: 32:12 VA.R.
1906-1924 February 8, 2016
Corrections to Final
Regulation:
Page 1920, 12VAC5-481-451, first column, subdivision 9 a, after
"business hours and" change "804-624-2400" to
"804-674-2400"
Page 1920, 12VAC5-481-451, second column, subdivision 9 b,
beginning of line 8, change "624-2400" to "674-2400"
VA.R. Doc. No. R16-4629; Filed August 16, 2018
BOARD OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Title of Regulation:
13VAC5-51. Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code.
Publication: 34:18 VA.R. 1617-1744 April 30, 2018
Corrections to Final Regulation:
Page 1632, 13VAC5-51-81 L 6, second column, line 5, after
"explosives" replace "(unrestricted), blasting agents,
and fireworks" with "(Restricted)"
Page 1632, 13VAC5-51-81, L 6, second column, line 6, after
"permit" replace "$250" with "$20"
Page 1741, 13VAC5-51-154.7 C, after "Sections"
replace "6505.1" with "6504.1"
VA.R. Doc. No. R16-4665; Filed August 16, 2018