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Board authorizes public comment on proposed stormwater permit fee increases to meet legislative cost-recovery target
Summary
DEQ recommended and the board authorized public comment and a public hearing on proposed increases to erosion and stormwater permit fees (MS4 and construction permits), aiming to raise fee revenue from about 38–39% to 60–62% of direct program costs; DEQ presented an approximate 61% increase to certain fees and proposed adding an annual CPI adjustment.
The State Water Control Board authorized a public comment period and public hearing on proposed amendments to the Virginia erosion and stormwater management regulation’s permit fee schedule after hearing a departmental presentation that the program’s fee revenue currently covers roughly 38–39% of direct costs.
Rebecca Roche, DEQ’s director of stormwater programs, said the 2024 budget bill directs the board to set permit fees at no less than 60% but not to exceed 62% of direct administration, compliance and…
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