All Land Protection and Revitalization regulatory guidance documents are required to be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall website. Most of these guidance documents are found under the Town Hall's Waste Management Board - Guidance Documents page. Guidance related to the Petroleum Program is found under the Town Hall's State Water Control Board - Guidance Documents page.
Hazardous Waste Program Guidance
The following documents are the most commonly requested guidance. For a complete list, see the Virginia Town Hall web site.
- Closure Guidance Fact Sheet - Wood Treatment Facilities - Drip Pads.
- Closure Guidance Summary - Wood Treatment Facilities - Hazardous Waste Drip Pads.
- Policy Guidance for Soils Contaminated with Hazardous Waste
- Emergency Permits Guidance
- Waste Procedure No. 5, Hazardous Waste Emergency Permits, dated April 14, 2011 – This guidance updates the procedures for issuing Hazardous Waste Emergency Permits and updates the personnel currently authorized to issue emergency permits. (Information requirements associated with issuance of an Emergency Permit are included as attachments.)
- Emergency Permits – Virginia Hazardous Waste Management Regulations and the RCRA Regulations – Guidance Summary, dated May 13, 2010 – The purpose of this guidance is to provide a general summary guidance document regarding the regulatory requirements associated with Emergency Permits under the VHWMR under 9 VAC-20-60. This guidance, in particular, addresses the above regulations or “exclusions” regarding the immediate response to suspected presence of military munitions, other explosive material, or an explosive device, which pose an immediate threat to human health, public safety, property, or the environment.
- DEQ Correspondence regarding EOD Emergency Response Operations and Emergency Permits , dated March 4, 2011 - This correspondence provides regulatory guidance and clarification of emergency response operations associated with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) emergency actions or any emergency operations conducted in the Commonwealth of Virginia by the military’s EOD specialists, etc. (Similar letters have been sent to other Military bases with EOD staff.)
- Emergency Permit Application – Boilerplate Document, dated February 13, 2010 – This Permit Application Boilerplate Document is to be completed and submitted by the facility to enable the DEQ to issue the written Emergency Permit. (Note that the 17 items in the Attachment of Waste Procedure No. 5, Hazardous Waste Emergency Permits, dated April 14, 2011, should be provided within the Permit Application Boilerplate Document format. Use the list of 17 items in the above Attachment to cross check the permit application for completeness before submittal to the DEQ.
Draft Hazardous Waste Guidance
The following items are under development and subject to change.
Petroleum Program Guidance
The following documents are the most commonly requested guidance. For a complete list, see the Virginia Town Hall web site.
Solid Waste Program Guidance
The following documents are the most commonly requested guidance. For a complete list, see the Virginia Town Hall web site.
Draft Solid Waste Guidance
The following items are under development and subject to change.
Tax Credits - Guidance for Certification
The following documents are the most commonly requested guidance. For a complete list, see the Virginia Town Hall web site.
Voluntary Remediation Program Guidance
The following documents are the most commonly requested guidance. For a complete list, see the Virginia Town Hall web site.