Resource Information

The following links are provided as a courtesy to the public. With the exception of official DEQ guidance documents and State regulations, the Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia Water Protection Permit Program do not endorse any particular organization, methodology, or products that you may find at these sources.

Water Guidance & Policy

• DEQ Water Division Guidance Memorandums cover many regulatory topics related to DEQ water permit programs
• Virginia Water Protection Permit Guidance (pdf 10,349 kb) selected guidance pertaining specifically to VWPP 

Wetlands & Permit Data

• National Wetlands Inventory Maps developed and maintained by the United State Geologic Survey.
• Recent Wetland Trends in Southeastern Virginia, December 2005
• VWP permit applications received and processed

Wetland & Stream Restoration

• EPA's National Management Measures to Protect and Restore Wetlands and Riparian Areas for the Abatement of Nonpoint Source Pollution
• National Association of Counties’ water program can help counties improve water quality and water resource management.

Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund

• Trust Fund is a mitigation program which acquires stream and wetland conservation projects throughout Virginia in order to compensate for impacts to streams and wetlands permitted by state and federal regulatory agencies. The Trust Fund is dedicated to replacing the greatest value in terms of acreage and function, while providing a specific emphasis on protecting Virginia’s rare plants, animals, and natural communities.  Click the link for more information: http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/virginia/explore/the-virginia-aquatic-resources-trust-fund-home.xml
• Take an insider's look at The Nature Conservancy's work at: http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/virginia/explore/index.htm

Soils

• USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Web Soil Survey application

Threatened and Endangered Species & Other Rare Resources

• DGIF Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information Service (VaFWIS) http://vafwis.org/fwis/
• DCR Natural Heritage Program http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/index.shtml
• VDACS Regulatory Services http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/plant&pest/endangered.html
• § 29.1-564 and § 29.1-566, and § 62.1-44.2 et seq., of the Code of Virginia
• US Fish and Wildlife Service http://www.fws.gov/endangered/

Streams

• Development and Analysis of Regional Curves for Streams in the Non-Urban Valley and Ridge Physiographic Province, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia (Prepared in cooperation with West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service; and Canaan Valley Institute; By Jefferson N. Keaton, Terence Messinger, and Edward J. Doheny)
• The Virginia Stream Restoration & Stabilization BMP Guide 

Watersheds

• Summary of Comments December 2003 Low Impact Development Workshop
• Watershed Assessment of River Stability & Sediment Supply
• The Center for Watershed Protection's Wetlands Web Site

Professional Organizations & Citizen Groups

• The Association of State Wetland Managers 
• Virginia Association of Wetland Professional
• Society of Wetland Scientists
• State Certification Regulations for Wetland Delineator  

Other

• Regulatory Branch of the Norfolk District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Virginia Marine Resources Division of Habitat Management permit information