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2000 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 10.1-607 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 10.1-607. Safety inspections.
No one shall maintain a dam which unreasonably threatens the life or property
of another. The Board shall cause safety inspections, not to exceed that of a
phase I inspection report as established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
to be made of impounding structures on such schedule as it deems
appropriate. The time of the initial inspection and the frequency of
reinspection shall depend on such factors as the condition of the structure and
its size, type, location and downstream hazard potential. The owners of dams
found to have deficiencies which could threaten life or property if not
corrected shall take the corrective actions, which may include a phase II
inspection report as established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, needed to
remove such deficiencies within a reasonable time. All safety inspections shall
be conducted by or under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer.
Each report shall bear the seal and signature of the licensed professional
engineer responsible for the inspection.
The Board shall be responsible for the inspection and reinspection of flood control dams where the maintenance and operation of the dam is the responsibility of a soil and water conservation district and where the permit for operation of the impounding structure is held by such a district.