I would like to request that the adoption of this final regulation be delayed to incorporate additional public comments to this regulation.  This final regulation was developed several years ago and as such, it conflicts with current Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA DEQ) policy regarding the data utilized for their biennial assessment report.  The final adoption and implementation of this program will severely hamper the VA DEQ’s ability to comply with requirements of several state and federal statutes.

Thank you for considering delaying this final rulemaking to insure that all state agencies reduce duplicative efforts and do not adopt regulations that are in conflict.

Sincerely,

Stacey T. Brown

Virginia Save Our Streams

stacey@vasos.org