The 2001 Session of the General Assembly passed House Joint Resolution 771 (Appendix A) creating a joint subcommittee to study the organization, structure, regulations, and policies of the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) relating to the management and treatment of wastewater. In conducting its study, the nine-member joint subcommittee was requested to examine (i) the policies and procedures of the Department of Health and Environmental Quality relating to the management and treatment of wastewater, particularly in relation to permitting various treatment, disposal, and reuse technologies; (ii) the overlap in various sets of regulations of the departments; (iii) the length of time taken in promulgating regulations; (iv) the need for wastewater treatment expertise at senior levels of management and on the Board of Health and the State Water Control Board (SWCB); (v) the best way to streamline the regulatory and permitting process, including the consolidation of responsibilities into one agency; and (vi) such other issues as it deemed necessary.