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State Water Control Board adopts fee, permit and TMDL actions, approves $255.7M loan list
Summary
The State Water Control Board on Nov. 18 adopted final stormwater-fee amendments, approved TMDL waste‑load allocations and reissued general permits, and authorized execution of fiscal‑year 2026 Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund agreements covering 22 projects totaling $255,742,977.
The Virginia State Water Control Board on Nov. 18 adopted a package of regulatory and fiscal actions affecting stormwater permitting, water‑quality planning and clean‑water financing.
The board voted to adopt final amendments to the Virginia erosion and stormwater management regulation (9VAC25‑8‑75), responding to a 2024 budget directive that fees for stormwater permits be set at 60–62% of direct program costs. DEQ staff told the board that 2024 fee revenues covered less than 40% of the program’s costs and that the amendments include annual adjustments tied to the Consumer Price Index; staff recommended an effective date no earlier than July 1, 2026. "These changes provide permittees and localities notice of fee adjustments and allow localities to estimate…
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