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Department of Environmental Quality
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State Water Control Board
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Ground Water Withdrawal Regulations [9 VAC 25 ‑ 610]
77 guidance documents relevant to this chapter for the criteria specified
 

ID Title Effective Date  
Agency level documents applying to all of this agency's boards
7145 Manual for Processing Requests Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act 10/24/2024 
7146 E-Signature Guidance 12/1/2021 
CEM-07 Civil Enforcement Manual - Chapter 4 - Civil Charges and Civil Penalties 12/31/2021 
PREP-2017-01 Pollution Response Program - Base Manual 7/18/2017 
PREP-2021-01 Transportation Incident Management Annex (TIM) – Interim Plan, GUIDANCE DOCUMENT: PREP-2021-01 4/28/2022 
BOARD: State Water Control Board
2283 Virginia Brownfield Remediation Loan Program Guidelines 11/20/2018 
2284 Virginia Land Conservation Loan Program Guidelines 11/20/2018 
2285 Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund - Guidelines 5/1/2012 
2287 Procedural Guidlines for Virginia's Wastewater Revolving Loan Fund 5/1/2017 
2288 Virginia Agricultural BMP Loan Program Guidelines 2/18/2021 
00-2006 Spiking Requirements for Metals Analysis 3/23/2000 
00-2010 Protocol for DEQ Action in the Event Unpermitted Discharges are Identified 8/22/2000 
00-2011 Guidance on Preparing VPDES Permit Limits based on Water Quality Standards for Toxics 8/24/2000 
00-2011 QL Related Update to Guidance Memo 00-2011 - Amendment 4 (1-3 no longer effective)) 4/10/2003 
00-2012 Toxics Management Program Implementation 8/24/2000 
01-2001 Use of USGS 1980 Hydrologic Unit Map of the US to Determine Appropriate Hydrologic Unit Code for Compensatory Mitigation using Mitigation Bank Credits 1/8/2001 
01-2005 Interim Guidance for Spray Irrigation and Reuse of Wastewater 1/18/2001 
01-2008 Numbering of Outfalls for VPDES Permits 3/21/2001 
01-2012 Siting of Storm Water BMPs in Surface Waters and the Application of Temperature Standard to Impoundments 4/18/2001 
01-2017 DEQ Staff Biosecurity Procedures and Response to Suspected and/or Confirmed Outbreak of Foot & Mouth Disease 5/21/2001 
02-2010 Water Compliance Auditing Manual 7/3/2002 
03-2007 Implementation of bacteria standards in VPDES Permits 3/27/2003 
2286 Virginia Wastewater Revolving Loan Fund Program Design Manual 11/20/2018 
6131A Living Shorelines Loan Program Guidelines 7/1/2019 
6131B Living Shorelines Local Plan Guidelines 7/1/2019 
90-016 Use of State Model by Consultants 7/2/1990 
91-020 Modifications to September 8, 1989 Guidance Memo VPDES Permitting Strategy for Discharges Resulting from UST Remediation Projects and Similar Projects 10/1/1991 
91-028 Procedure for Assigning Numbers to Permits 12/10/1991 
92-006 Authorization to Issue Certifications for Tax Exemptions 3/9/1992 
92-006 Authorization to Issue Certifications for Tax Exemptions for Underground Storage Tanks - Addendum #5 11/4/1996 
92-013 Reporting of BOD5 Results for VPDES Monitoring 4/21/1992 
92-018 Virginia Pollution Abatement (VPA) Permit Program 8/28/1992 
93-008 DEQ Water Division Water Purification Systems Contaminants 4/20/1993 
94-003 Classification of Effluent/Water Quality Limiting Segments and Relationship with Antidegradation Tiers 3/22/1994 
94-012 Calcium Carbonate Equivalence Testing Requirements 10/20/1994 
94-017 VPA Farm Fertilizer and Chemical Dealerships 12/22/1994 
95-002 VPA Land Application of Water Treatment Plant Residuals 1/19/1995 
95-006 Updated Technical Criteria for VPA Industrial Land Application Program 9/28/1995 
95-008 General Permits 11/3/1995 
96-001 Storm Water Permitting 3/15/1996 
96-002 OandG/TPH Limites for Certain Effluents 4/9/1996 
97-2006 Revised Local Government Ordinance Form 11/24/1997 
98-2011 Inspection Checklists for Analyses of Mercury by Cold Vapor and Metals 11/4/1998 
99-2003 Use of Method 1664 for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) Determination in VPDES Permits 2/26/1999 
GM02-2010 Water Compliance Auditing Manual Amendment 2- Revisions to Section I “Spills”, Section J “Inspection” and Appendix I “Point Assessment Criteria” 7/29/2009 
GM03-2012 HSPF Model Calibration and Verification for Bacteria TMDLs 9/3/2003 
GM03-2013 Method for Calculating E. Coli TMDLs based on Fecal Colifiorm Monitoring 3/3/2003 
GM03-2014 Reporting of Data Generated During Approved Training Programs 9/10/2003 
GM03-2015 Method for Representing WLAs in Bacteria TMDLs 11/25/2003 
GM04-2003 Certification of Operator Requirements 1/20/2004 
GM04-2012 Coordination of Water Permit Programs with the Dept. of Health 5/25/2004 
GM05-2013 Duty to Apply for VPDES CAFO Permit in Lieu of 2005 U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Decision 10/6/2005 
GM06-2005 Biosecurity Procedures for Poultry Farm Visits 5/24/2006 
GM06-2007 Definition of Aboveground Storage Tanks for the Purpose of Eligibility for Va. Petroleum Storage Tank Reimbursement 6/13/2006 
GM06-2010 Guidelines for DEQ Review and Approval of Biological Monitoring QAPPs Submitted by Non-DEQ Sources 8/28/2006 
GM06-2011 Water Permit Fee Program Procedures 8/1/2006 
GM06-2012-Amd #1 Review Procedures for WQIF Grant Applications and Agreement Negotiations 12/10/2007 
GM06-2012-Amd #1 Add #1 Review Procedures for WQIF Grant Applications and Agreement Negotiations for Wastewater Conveyance Infrastructure Projects 8/15/2021 
GM06-2016 Significant Figures for Discharge Monitoring Reports 11/2/2006 
GM09-2001 TMDL Guidance for Monitoring of Point Sources for TMDL Development using Low-level PCB Method 1668 (Amendment 1) 11/1/2011 
GM09-2001 Guidance for monitoring of point sources for TMDL development using low-level PCB method 1668 3/6/2009 
GM09-2002 DEQ Field Measurements, Sampling and Evaluation of Data 2/27/2009 
GM09-2005 Monitoring and Assessment of Lakes and Reservoirs 12/11/2020 
GM09-2012 Applying the Freedom of Information Act Exemption of Location Information to DEQ Water Division Permit Files - Amendment No. 1 11/23/2009 
GM11-2002 Assessing points for violations of Chesapeake Bay annual load and concentration limitations for Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus 1/26/2011 
GM12-2001 Determining Compliance with the use of VELAP Laboratory for VPDES and VPA Reporting 4/20/2012 
GM14-2004 Procedures for Reviewing and Deriving Total PCB Concentrations from Samples Analyzed Using Low-Level PCB Method 1668 to be Used in the Development and Implementation of TMDLs 4/4/2014 
GM14-2015 TMDL Waste Load Allocation Modifications in Response to New, Expanding, or Relinquished Discharges 9/26/2014 
GM18-2004 Procedures for Pipeline Stop Work Instruction 6/18/2018 
GM18-2010 Compliance and Auditing Procedural Guidance for the Office of Water Supply * 12/18/2018 
GM18-2010A Compliance and Auditing Procedural Guidance, Attachment 1 – OWS Compliance Workflow * 12/18/2018 
GM18-2011 Point Assessment Guidance for Alleged Noncompliance of the Groundwater and Surface Water Withdrawal Permit Criteria for the Office of Water Supply * 12/18/2018 
GM19-2002 Virginia’s Nonpoint Source (NPS) Implementation Best Management Practice (BMP) Guidelines 7/1/2022 
GM20-2001 Addendum to Trading Nutrient Reductions from Nonpoint Source Best Management Practices in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Guidance for Agricultural Landowners and Your Potential Trading Partners 3/5/2020 
GM23-2006 Fish Kill Investigation Guidance Third Edition 7/18/2024 
LPR-SRR-2017-01 Discharges of Oil into Basements 10/20/2017 
LPR-SRR-2021-01 EPA Brownfields Grant Eligibility Review for Petroleum Contaminated Sites - Revised 8/4/2022 
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