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HB 1310 Environmental Quality, Department of; notice of disposal of certain fill materials.

Introduced by: Michael J. Webert | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Department of Environmental Quality; notice of disposal of certain fill materials. Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a process whereby any person that receives coverage under the General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities and that will be transporting fill from a project site for disposal shall disclose certain information about the disposal to the Department. The bill provides that the Department shall disclose such information to every locality where such fill will be disposed of.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Department of Environmental Quality; notice of disposal of certain fill materials. Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a process whereby if private contractors and agencies of the Commonwealth or its contractors that receive a general construction permit from the Department shall be disposing excess non-agricultural fill as part of its work, the contractor or agency shall disclose such fact to all localities where such fill shall be disposed. The disclosure shall include information regarding the source of the material to be disposed, the contents of the material, and the location of the disposal. In addition, all landowners adjacent to the location where the material is to be disposed shall receive the same information.