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Department of Environmental Quality

Department of Environmental Quality

Guidelines for the Preparation of Environmental Impact Assessments for Oil or Gas Well Drilling Operations in Tidewater Virginia [9 VAC 15 ‑ 20]

Chapter Information

Description	Establishes criteria and procedures for preparing and evaluating environmental impact assessments for oil or gas well drilling operations and related production and transportation activities proposed to occur in Tidewater Virginia.
State Authority	Sections 45.2-1645 and 45.2-1646 of the Code of Virginia
Federal Authority	n/a
Exempt from APA	No, changes to this chapter are subject to the Administrative Process Act.
Text of Regulation	Link to Virginia Administrative Code
Goals of Regulation	To protect public health and/or welfare with the least possible costs and intrusiveness to the citizens and businesses of the Commonwealth. To establish criteria and procedures for preparing and evaluating environmental impact assessments for oil or gas well drilling operations and related production and transportation activities proposed to occur in Tidewater Virginia to protect waters of the Chesapeake Bay from discharges of oil and gas resulting from the operations/activities.
Meetings

Contact Information

Name / Title:	Bettina Rayfield
Address:	P.O. Box 1105 Richmond, VA 23218
Email Address:	bettina.rayfield@deq.virginia.gov
Telephone:	(804)698-4204 FAX: ()- TDD: ()-

Action Title	Latest Stage	Status
Current Actions
None

Action Title	Latest Stage	Status
Past Actions
9VAC15-20 DMME Name Change and Section Recodification	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 01/05/2022.
Corrections to make the regulation consistent with current state statutes and regulations	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 03/26/2014.
Amendment for HB2089 and DEQ address change	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 08/14/2013.