RD71 - Annual Report on Watershed Planning and Permitting


Executive Summary:
This report for the year 2004 is submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly in response to the requirement under § 10.1-1193 of the Code of Virginia for an annual report on the Department's watershed planning and permitting activities, the Department's findings and recommendations and the findings and recommendations of the Watershed Planning and Permitting Coordination Task Force, the "Task Force" (established under § 10.1-1194 of the Code of Virginia).

The Task Force is composed of the Directors, Commissioners or their designees from the following agencies:

• Department of Environmental Quality - [DEQ]
• Department of Conservation and Recreation - [DCRI
• Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department - [CBLAD]
• Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy - [DMME]
• Department of Forestry - [DOF]
• Department Agriculture and Consumer Services - [VDACS]

NOTE: In 2004, CBLAD became a division of DCR.

The Virginia Department of Health [VDH], while not listed as a member of the Task Force in the Code, also participates.

While the Task Force did not meet during 2004, Task Force members were engaged in watershed planning and permitting activities throughout the year. This report provides information on the Chesapeake Bay tributary strategies, nutrient permitting activities, the Total Maximum Daily Load [TNML] program, and local watershed initiatives.