DEQ urges clearer 'common plan' determinations for Orange County; will send implementation letter
DEQ officials told the Orange County Board that state rules tie separate construction phases together when they form a contiguous 'common plan of development or sale,' and said a corrective-action agreement prompted current implementation efforts; DEQ will send a guidance letter to local staff and said the policy is not being applied retroactively.
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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality told the Orange County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 12 that its implementation of the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act hinges on the definition of a "common plan of development or sale," and that determining whether separate projects count as one cumulative disturbance will be evaluated case by case.
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