| 10/19/2009 2:38 pm Date / Time filed with the Register of Regulations | VA.R. Document Number: R____-______ |
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Virginia Register Publication Information
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Transmittal Sheet: Response to Petition for Rulemaking
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Initial Agency Notice
Agency Decision
| Promulgating Board: | State Water Control Board |
| Regulatory Coordinator: | David C. Whitehurst (804)698-4121 david.whitehurst@deq.virginia.gov |
| Agency Contact: | Cindy Berndt Reg. Coordinator (804)698-4378 cindy.berndt@deq.virginia.gov |
| Contact Address: | Department of Environmental Quality 629 East Main Street P.O. Box 1105 Richmond, VA 23218 |
| Chapter Affected: | |
| 9 vac 25 - 260: | Water Quality Standards |
| Statutory Authority: |
State: Sections 62.1-44.15(10) and 62.1-44.15(3a) of the Code of Virginia Federal: Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251 et seq.) 40 Code of Federal Regulations 131 |
| Date Petition Received | 07/23/2009 |
| Petitioner | Town of Urbanna |
To amend the State Water Quality Standards Regulation (9 VAC 25-260) to designate
Urbanna Creek from its mouth to its headwaters and all tributaries as Exceptional
State Waters (Tier 3).
Agency Plan
Public comment will be accepted until November 30, 2009. The State Water Control
Board will consider whether or not to move forward with the rulemaking at their first
regular meeting of 2010.
| Publication Date | 11/09/2009 (comment period will also begin on this date) |
| Comment End Date | 11/30/2009 |