This is an opportunity to put teeth into the permit and the review process.  I was one of the volunteers with UVA Law School students and the Shenandoah River keeper.  It  became apparent that the process was flawed and many things could have been prevented if there had been clear concise regulations with an adequate review.  In most problem sites, the problem occured and then there was an attempt at remediation.  While other states such as Maryland are doing many things to be proactive in water quality improvement, Virginia has taken a back seat.  There is a glimmer of hope that Virginia may be changing in the recent action of the SWCB delay of Merck's discharge permit into the South Fork of the Shenandoah.  Both North River and Middle River, which are tributaries of the South Fork of the Shenandoah, alreadt suffer from heavy sediment deposits.  I strongly urge a more stringent regulatory approach and with a sincere effort to review and then enforce.