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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
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
GM25-2002
Local and Regional Water Supply Planning Regulation Guidance
*
11/8/2025
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
LPR-WS-2013-01
Incorporation of Water Supply Planning in VWP Permit Decisions for Surface Water Withdrawals
*
10/8/2013
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