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Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Adopting a Local Program in Accordance with the Revised
Stormwater Regulations
Appomattox CountyFebruary 4, 2013
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Regulations Timeline
• Virginia Soil and Water Conservation (VSWC) Board adopted regulations May 24, 2011
• Regulations became effective September 13, 2011
• DCR to request 12 month extensionfrom VSWC Board to extend from July 1, 2013 to July 1, 2014
• Before July 1, 2014, Local Programs Develop and Adopt Programs and Ordinances consistent with revised regulations and State Construction General Permit
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Due to existing federal or state requirements, the localities in yellow have more extensive stormwater programs than those in red.
DCR Outreach Statewide
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DCR Assistance Timeline
• DCR Outreach: PDCs, Districts, Regional Meetings
• Establish Local Government Advisory Team – Began March 2012
• Program Requirement Checklist – Final May 2012
• Model Ordinance Development – Underway
• Training Plan• Administrative Tools
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DCR Planning Timeline
• Guidance and Policy Development – Ongoing– Local program submittal/approval process– Runoff Reduction Method User’s Guide– Technical Guidance
• Initiated Construction General Permit Regulatory Action – May 2012; Proposed Regulations to VSWC Board December 2012
• Transparency and Consistency – Ongoing
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Program Elements• Permit Application/Fee Collection• Plan Review• Permit Issuance• Inspections• Compliance/Enforcement• DCR Oversight – Program
Compliance Review
Elements of Erosion and Sediment Control
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Training Plan
• Phased Training– Train the Trainer– Other Groups– Certification Program – Spring 2013
• Webinars– CWP June 7– ASCE Fall 2012
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Revised Stormwater Management Handbook
The draft Revised Stormwater Management Handbook can be found at DCR’s web-site.
Developed to provide additional guidance to accompany the regulations.
Contains chapters with example problems
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BMP ClearinghouseDesign standards and specifications of BMPs approved for use in Virginia to control the quality and/or quantity of stormwater runoff. – Traditional practices, such as detention or wet ponds;
– Low impact development practices, such as bioretention and roof drain disconnection;
– Manufactured treatment devices, such as hydrodynamic separators and filters.
Website disseminates the results of Virginia’s process to evaluate and certify the performance claims of manufactured/proprietary BMPs.
Phases of Acceptance.
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Coordination is Key
SWM Handbook
RR Methodology
BMP Clearinghouse
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Locality Benefits• Developer: one-stop-shopping
– Greater compliance/better protection of local natural resources
• Reduces program confusion. Developers /engineers will appreciate one set of standards.– Eliminates State versus Locality
Permit Confusion
• Local Control– Speed of plan review and approval – Address local issues
• Facilitates DCR uniform program oversight /enforcement
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Local Permit Fees• Once local programs are approved and in operation, the following
fees will apply: Initial Maintenance• 2,500 sqft < 0.5 acre = $290 $50• Comm. POD < 1 acre = $290 $50• ≥ 0.5 acre < 1 acre = $1,500 $200• ≥ 1 acre < 5 acres = $2,700 $400• ≥ 5 acres < 10 acres = $3,400 $500• ≥ 10 acres < 50 acres = $4,500 $650• ≥ 50 acres < 100 acres = $6,100 $900• ≥ 100 acres = $9,600 $1,400
Local governments can gain approval from the Board to have lower or higher fees; however, DCR’s portion is based on the 28%
of the published initial fees.
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Question and Answer
Scott Ambler
Stormwater Compliance