Water permit guidance
The guidance documents listed below are in PDF format.
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Guidance
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| 11-2010 | Process for Determination of Noncompliance with the General VPDES Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity, VAR05. This is new guidance (does not replace anything). | 12/05/11 |
| 09-2001 | Amendment #1 - Guidance for Monitoring of Point Sources Using Low-level PCB Method 1668 for TMDL Development. This guidance amends GM09-2001, but does not replace it. | 11/01/11 |
| 11-2009 | Implementation of the 2011 Issuance of the VPDES General Permit Regulation for Discharges Resulting from the Application of Pesticides to Surface Waters – VAG87. This is new guidance (does not replace anything). | 10/26/11 |
| 11-2008 | Implementation Guidance for Reissuance of the VPDES General Permit for Domestic Sewage Discharges of Less Than or Equal to 1,000 Gallons Per Day. This guidance replaces GM06-2003. | 6/15/11 |
| 11-2006 | Managing Frozen Ground for Biosolids Land Application | 3/18/11 |
| 11-2005 | Revised Local Government, Riparian Property Owner, Adjacent Property Owner or Resident, and General Public Notification Procedures for VPDES, VPA and VWP Permit Applications and Draft Permits. This guidance replaces GM 96-008 and GM97-2001. | 3/18/11 |
| 11-2004 | Amendments to the Virginia Water Protection Permit Program Regulation 9 VAC 25-210 (Effective July 25, 2007) Regarding Surface Water Withdrawal Permitting. This guidance replaces GM04-2004, which was revoked in May of 2010. | 3/17/11 |
| 11-2003 | Implementation of the 2011 Reissuance of the VPDES General Permit Regulation for Seafood Processing Facilities - VAG52. This guidance replaces GM06-2001. | 2/4/11 |
| 11-2002 | Assessing Points for Violations of Chesapeake Bay Annual Load and Concentration Limitations for Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus | 1/26/11 |
| 11-2001 | Review and Coordination with other State Agencies for Threatened and Endangered Species for Biosolids Permitting | 1/25/11 |
| 10-2004 | Revision #1 - Implementation of Extended Buffers, Coordination of Health Complaints and Waiving of Buffers at Biosolids Land Application Sites. This guidance replaces GM10-2004. | 1/5/11 |
| 02-2010 | Amendment #3 - Compliance Auditing Manual Revisions – Section I A "VPDES - DMRs Processing Procedures". This guidance amends GM02-2010, but does not replace it. | 11/15/10 |
| 10-2005 | DEQ Policy for Areas and Activities Given the "Manipulated Wetland" Label by the Natural Resource Conservation Service | 9/29/10 |
| 10-2003 | January 2010 VPDES Manual Revisions. This guidance replaces GM04-2013. | 1/27/10 |
| 10-2002 | Virginia Water Protection Permit Program Noncompliance Determination and Enforcement Referral Guidance. This is new guidance (does not replace anything, but does modify GM02-2010 by replacing the VWPP portion). | 1/22/10 |
| 10-2001 | Implementation Guidance for the Water Reclamation and Reuse Regulation, 9VAC25-740-10 et seq. | 1/13/10 |
| 09-2012 | Amendment #1 - Applying the Freedom of Information Act Exemption of Location Information to DEQ Water Division Permit Files. This guidance replaces GM09-2012. | 11/23/09 |
| 09-2011 | Conducting an Alternatives Analysis per the Requirements of 9VAC25-260-275 Protection of Eastern Shore Waters for Clams and Oysters | 8/18/09 |
| 02-2010 | Amendment #2 - Water Compliance Auditing Manual Revisions - Section I "Spills", Section J "Inspection" and Appendix I "Point Assessment Criteria" | 7/29/09 |
| 09-2009 | Resolving Unpermitted Impacts to Surface Waters with Enforcement Actions | 7/28/09 |
| 09-2008 | Implementation Guidance for Reissuance of the General VPDES Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated With Industrial Activity, VAR05 | 7/24/09 |
| 09-2007 | Implementation Guidance for Reissuance of the General VPDES Permit for Nonmetallic Mineral Mining Facilities VAG84 | 7/20/09 |
| 92-006 | Addendum #6 - Authorization to Issue Certifications for Tax Exemptions of Water Reclamation and Reuse Equipment and Facilities. This guidance is an Addendum to existing guidance (GM92-006). | 4/21/09 |
| 07-2008 | Amendment #2, Addendum #1 - Permitting Considerations for Facilities in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. This guidance is an Addendum to an existing Amendment to existing guidance (GM07-2008). | 4/9/09 |
| 09-2004 | Applying Compensatory Mitigation Preferences Provided in the EPA Mitigation Rule to Virginia Water Protection Permitting | 3/19/09 |
| 09-2003 | Implementation of the VPDES General Permit for Potable Water Treatment Plants VAG64 | 3/12/09 |
| 09-2002 | DEQ Field Measurements, Sampling and Evaluation of Data | 2/27/09 |
| 08-2012 | Farm Pond or Impoundment and Stock Pond or Impoundment Exemption from Virginia Water Protection Program Requirements. This guidance replaces GM02-2011. | 10/1/08 |
| 08-2011 | Permitting Dam Maintenance Activities in Surface Waters | 7/30/08 |
| 08-2010 | Implementation Guidance for Reissuance of the General VPDES Permit for Concrete Products Facilities VAG11. This guidance replaces GM03-2011, and GM03-2011 Amendment #1. | 6/30/08 |
| 08-2009 | Use of Preservation for Compensatory Mitigation in VWP Permits | 6/9/08 |
| 08-2008 | Investigating and Coordinating Complaints Related to Discharges of Sediment from Construction Sites | 6/9/08 |
| 08-2007 | Issuance of Biosolids Use Permits under the Virginia Pollution Abatement Permit System | 5/13/08 |
| 08-2006 | Implementation Guidance for Reissuance of VPDES General Permit VAG83 - VPDES General Permit Regulation for Discharges From Petroleum Contaminated Sites, Groundwater Remediation and Hydrostatic Tests, 9 VAC 25-120. This guidance replaces GM04-2001. | 5/13/08 |
| 08-2005 | Implementation Guidance for Reissuance of VPDES General Permit VAG25 - VPDES General Permit for Cooling Water Discharges, 9 VAC 25-196. This guidance replaces GM03-2009. | 5/1/08 |
| 08-2004 | Regulation of Ditches under the Virginia Water Protection Permit Program | 5/13/08 |
| 08-2003 | Procedure for Designation of Vessel No Discharge Zones. This guidance replaces GM04-2022. | 2/26/08 |
| 08-2002 | Surface Water Impacts at Solid Waste Landfills. This is new guidance (does not replace anything; however, it does augment existing Water GM00-2010, which addresses how to handle unpermitted discharges). | 2/22/08 |
| 08-2001 | Processing of Priority Permits, Administrative Continuance of Expired Permits and Permitting Considerations for VEEP Facilities. | 1/14/08 |
| 01-2013 |
Amendment #7 - Checklist for Wastewater Laboratory. This guidance modifies GM01-2013, and several of the amendments, but does not replace anything. |
1/14/08 |
| 07-2013 | CEDS DMR Data Entry Rules | 10/25/07 |
| 07-2009 | VPDES Permit Applications for Discharges in Shellfish Growing Areas | 6/15/07 |
| 07-2008 | Permitting Considerations for Facilities in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed | 5/16/07 |
| 07-2007 | Threatened and Endangered Species Screening for VPDES Permits | 5/2/07 |
| 00-2011 | Guidance document #2011 is available as an executable which includes the software for preparing VPDES permit limits. This is an update and replacement for guidance document #93-015. | |
| 06-2016 | Amendment #1 - Significant Figures for Discharge Monitoring Reports | 11/16/06 |
| 06-2016 | Significant Figures for Discharge Monitoring Reports | 11/2/06 |
| 06-2015 | Virginia Water Protection Permit Program Staff Manual | 10/31/06 |
| 06-2014 | Revisions to the Virginia Water Protection General Permits 9 VAC25-660, 9VAC25-670, 9VAC25-680, 9 VAC 25-690 (Effective August 1, 2006) | 10/25/06 |
| 06-2013 | Implementation of the Reissued VPDES General Permit for Car Wash Facilities (VAG75) | 10/25/06 |
| 01-2013 | Amendment #6 - Checklists for Wastewater Laboratory Inspections | 8/30/06 |
| 06-2011 | Water Permit Fee Program Procedures | 8/1/06 |
| 06-2009 | Review and Approval of Operation and Maintenance Manuals for Municipal Sewage Treatment Works | 7/5/06 |
| 06-2008 | Local Government Certification for New VPDES Permitted Landfills | 6/29/06 |
| 06-2005 | Biosecurity Procedures for Poultry Farm Visits | 5/24/06 |
| 01-2013 | Amendment #5 - Checklists for Wastewater Laboratory Inspections | 5/4/06 |
| 06-2002 | Implementation of the VPDES General Permit for Coin Operated Laundries VAG72 | 3/15/06 |
| 05-2014 | Modifications to the VPA General Permit Regulation for Poultry Waste Management | 11/7/05 |
| 05-2013 | Duty to Apply for VPDES CAFO Permit in Lieu of 2005 U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Decision | 10/6/05 |
| 01-2013 | Amendment #4 - Checklists for Wastewater Laboratory Inspections | 10/5/05 |
| 05-2012 | Coordination of Permitting Requirements For Wetlands and the Siting of Solid Waste Landfills | 8/22/05 |
| 05-2008 | Determining Eligibility and Issuance of the VPA General Permit Regulation for Animal Feeding Operations, 9 VAC 25-192-10 et seq. | 5/17/05 |
| 05-2004 | EPA Review of VPDES Permits for 2005 | 4/7/05 |
| 05-2003 | Revisions to the Virginia Water Protection General Permits 9VAC25-660, 9VAC25-670, 9VAC25-680, 9VAC25-690 (Effective 1/26/05) | 2/28/05 |
| 05-2001 | Final 316(b) Phase II Rule Implementation | 1/21/05 |
| 04-2023 | 2004 Joint Permit Application Form for Virginia Water Protection Permits | 12/10/04 |
| 04-2019 | Revised Commercial Laboratory Inspection Procedures | 10/27/04 |
| 04-2018 | Requirements for VWPP to Impact Wetlands Within Storm Water BMPs | 9/27/04 |
| 04-2017 | Nutrient Monitoring and Maximum Annual Loads for VPDES Permitted Facilities on the DEQ Chesapeake Bay Program's List of Significant Dischargers | 7/15/04 |
| 04-2016 | VDOT VPDES Storm Water Construction Permitting | 6/30/04 |
| 04-2012 | Coordination of Water Permit Programs with the Virginia Department of Health | 5/25/04 |
| 01-2013 | Amendment #3 - Checklists for Wastewater Laboratory Inspections | 5/24/04 |
| 04-2011 | Implementation of the VPDES General Permit Regulation for Nonmetallic Mineral Mining Facilities, 2004 Reissuance | 5/14/04 |
| 04-2009 | Guidance on Wetlands Created During Mining Operations | 2/24/04 |
| 04-2007 | Avoidance and Minimization of Impacts to Surface Waters | 2/6/04 |
| 03-2008 | Significant Figures | 4/10/03 |
| 01-2003 | Amendment #1 - Standard Operating Procedures for Clean Metals sampling | 4/10/03 |
| 00-2011 | Amendment #4 - Preparing VPDES Permit Limits | 4/10/03 |
| 96-009 | Amendment #2 - Obtaining Dissolved Metals Data | 4/10/03 |
| 03-2007 | Implementation of Bacteria Standards in VPDES Permits | 3/27/03 |
| 03-2006 | Permitting ISTEA Exempted Municipally Owned Industrial Activity Storm Water Discharges | 3/19/03 |
| 03-2005 | Small MS4 General Permit Implementation Guidance | 3/3/03 |
| 03-2002 | Revised Joint Permit Application | 1/16/03 |
| 99-2008 | Implementation Guidance for the Reissuance of the VPDES General Permit VAR4 (now VAR10), Storm Water Discharges from Construction Sites - Addition of Small Construction Activities | 12/19/02 |
| 01-2027 | Addendum #1, EPA Review of VPDES Permits for Federal FY03 | 11/19/02 |
| 02-2017 | Implementation of the Reissued VPDES General Permit for Car Wash Facilities VAG75 | 8/21/02 |
| 02-2016 | Issuance of Virginia Water Protection Permits for Surface Water Impacts in the Potomac River | 8/7/02 |
| 02-2015 | Repeal of the Sewerage Regulations and VDH's Adoption of the Sewage Collection and Treatment Regulations | 8/7/02 |
| 02-2012 | Determination of Service Areas for Compensatory Mitigation banks | 7/12/02 |
| 02-2010 | Water Compliance Auditing Manual | 5/23/02 |
| 01-2013 | Amendment #2 - Checklists for Wastewater Laboratory Inspections | 5/10/02 |
| 02-2006 | VPDES-VPA Inspection Strategy | 5/6/02 |
| 02-2001 | Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Inspection Checklist | 1/23/02 |
| 01-2026 | Pretreatment Program Guidance Manual | 11/15/01 |
| 01-2021 | Virginia Department of Transportation Interagency Transfer Process for Permit Application Fees | 7/26/01 |
| 01-2020 | Implementation of Amendments to the VPDES Permit Regulation and the General VPDES Permit for Domestic Sewage Discharges of Less Than or Equal to 1,000 Gallons Per Day - Local Government Ordinance Form | 7/17/01 |
| 01-2019 | Implementation of Amendments to the VPA General Permit Regulation for Confined Animal Feeding Operations - New Registration Statement | 7/17/01 |
| 01-2017 | DEQ Staff Biosecurity Procedures and response to Suspected and/or Confirmed Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease | 5/21/01 |
| 01-2013 | Checklists for Wastewater Laboratory Inspections | 5/3/01 |
| 01-2012 | Siting of storm Water BMPs in Surface Waters and the Application of Temperature Standard to Impoundments | 4/18/01 |
| 01-2008 | Numbering of Outfalls for VPDES Permits | 3/21/01 |
| 01-2007 | Implementation Guidance for December 2000 revisions to the VPDES Permit Regulation | 3/15/01 |
| 01-2005 | Interim Guidance for Spray Irrigation and Reuse of Wastewater | 1/18/01 |
| 01-2002 | Implementation Guidance for Financial Assurance Regulation, 9 VAC 25-650-10 et seq. | 1/10/01 |
| 01-2001 | Use of USGS 1980 Hydrologic Unit Map of the United States to Determine Appropriate Hydrologic Unit Code for Compensatory Mitigation Using Mitigation Band Credits | 1/8/01 |
| 00-2018 | Implementation of the VPA General Permit Regulations for Poultry Waste Management | 11/30/00 |
| 00-2015 | Implementation Guidance for July 2000 Revisions to the VPDES Permit Regulation | 9/27/00 |
| 00-2012 | Toxics Management Program Implementation Guidance | 8/24/00 |
| 00-2011 | Guidance on Preparing VPDES Permit Limits | 8/24/00 |
| 00-2010 | Protocol for DEQ Action in the event Unpermitted Discharges are Identified | 8/22/00 |
| 00-2008 | Notification of Acceptance for Coverage by a General Permit | 5/12/00 |
| 00-2006 | Spiking Requirements for Metals Analysis | 3/23/00 |
| 00-2005 | VPA General Permit Eligibility for Dairy Operations | 3/23/00 |
| 00-2003 | Wetland Compensation Ratios | 2/1/00 |
| 00-2002 | Permit Reapplication requirements for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems | 1/24/00 |
| 00-2001 | Revised Joint Permit Application Addendum for the Virginia Water Protection Permit | 1/21/00 |
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Implementation of the VPDES General Permit for Discharges of Storm Water Associated with Industrial Activity, VAR5
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7/16/99
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Implementation Guidance for the Reissuance of the VPDES General Permit VAR4, Storm Water Discharges from Construction Sites
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7/16/99
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Implementation Guidance for Reissued VPDES General Permit VAG84, Nonmetallic Mineral Mining
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6/29/99
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Ground Water Withdrawal Permit Procedures Manual
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6/1/2006
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Use of Method 1664 for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) Determination in VPDES Permits
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2/26/99
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Confined Animal Feeding Operations General Permit
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1/13/99
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Inspection Checklist for Analyses of Mercury by Cold Vapor and Metals
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11/4/98
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VPDES Permit and VPA Permit Ground Water Monitoring Plans
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9/30/98
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Evaluation of Calibration Curve Linearity
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9/16/98
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Reduced Monitoring
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5/4/98
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Implementation of VPDES General Permit for Discharges from Petroleum Contaminated Sites
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2/5/98
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Development of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
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10/16/97
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Permit Fee for Conversion from No-Discharge Certificates to VPA Permits
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4/29/97
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Holding Time Requirements
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3/14/97
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VPDES Toxic Management Program
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1/3/97
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Amendment #1, Obtaining Dissolved Metals Data
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12/2/96
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Obtaining Dissolved Metals Data
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11/19/96
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Evaluation of Calibration Curve linearity
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9/18/96
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O&G/TPH Limits for Certain Effluents
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4/9/96
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Storm Water Permitting
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3/15/96
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VPA Permit Application Forms Revision
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11/6/95
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Nutrient Management Plans for Activities Covered Under the VPA General Permit for Confined Animal Feeding Operations
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11/6/95
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General Permits
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11/3/95
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Updated Technical Criteria for VPA Industrial Land Application Program
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9/28/95
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VPA Land Application of Water Treatment Plant Residuals
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1/19/95
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VPA Farm Fertilizer and Chemical Dealerships
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12/22/94
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Implementation of the VPA General Permit for Confined Feeding Operations
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10/20/94
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Calcium Carbonate Equivalence (CCE) Testing Requirements
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10/20/94
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Classification of Effluent/Water Quality Limiting Segments and Relationship with Antidegradation Tiers
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3/22/94
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Procedures for Approving Plans and Specifications for Sewerage Systems and Sewage Treatment Works and Concept Engineering Designs for Industrial Facilities
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12/21/93
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Procedures for Implementing the TM Program
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12/20/93
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Procedures for Processing VPA Permits for the Food Processing Category
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9/20/93
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VPDES and VPA Permit Manual, DEQ Revisions
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7/26/93
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DEQ Water Division Water Purification System Contaminants
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4/20/93
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VPA Manual Update - New PAN Uptake Tables
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4/7/93
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VPA Permit Program
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8/28/92
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Final Version of VPA Permit Manual, 6/92
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7/20/92
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Reporting of BOD5 results for VPDES Monitoring
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4/21/92
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| 92-006 | Authorization to Issue Certifications for Tax Exemptions | 3/9/92 |
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Pretreatment Program Priorities
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2/27/92
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Procedures for Assigning Numbers to Permits
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12/10/91
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Oil and Grease Analysis Manual
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11/18/91
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Modifications to September 8, 1989 Guidance Memo "VPDES Permitting Strategy for Discharges Resulting from UST Remediation Projects and Similar Projects"
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10/1/91
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Permits/Certificates Approved at Board
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2/1/91
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Use of State Model by Consultants
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7/2/90
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Interpretation of Nutrient Policy
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4/20/90
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