Water and Development

Stormwater regulation in Virginia is changing. Communities and developers will need to address both the quantity and now the quality of the water that runs off of developed areas. VCC has helped host a number of workshops in recent years focusing on how to minimize the impact new development has on our region's watersheds.

The amount of impervious surface in a watershed is one of the best indicators of a stream's health. There are many agencies, organizations and consulting firms working to encourage practices that reduce stormwater runoff from new development or help existing sites retrofit their drainage.

Current Stormwater Regulations: www.dcr.virginia.gov/soil_&_water/stormwat.shtml For more information, contact your regional DCR office. In the Valley: Jim Echols, Regional Manager at 540.332.8955, or Mark Chambers, Stormwater Compliance Specialist, 540.332.9225.

Draft regulations on the DCR website: www.dcr.virginia.gov/lawregs.shtm
(posted under September 21, 2007 meeting of the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board)
Direct link: www.dcr.virginia.gov/documents/stmwtrregs091307a.pdf

VCC's Main Points on Upcoming Virginia stormwater regulations.

VCC's full list of annotated stormwater links and resources

Check out the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission's LID Design Manual.
View the table of contents and Chapter 1.
Contact VCC or NSVRC (540-636-8800) for the full CD.

Learn more about local stormwater models in Valley localities.

Check these specific locality ordinances and programs
Winchester's Water Protection Ordinance Outline
Staunton's Stormwater Ordinance (look for Title 13, Environment)
Factsheet for MS4 localities in the Valley

	Water and Development Stormwater regulation in Virginia is changing. Communities and developers will need to address both the quantity and now the quality of the water that runs off of developed areas. VCC has helped host a number of workshops in recent years focusing on how to minimize the impact new development has on our region's watersheds. The amount of impervious surface in a watershed is one of the best indicators of a stream's health. There are many agencies, organizations and consulting firms working to encourage practices that reduce stormwater runoff from new development or help existing sites retrofit their drainage. Current Stormwater Regulations: www.dcr.virginia.gov/soil_&_water/stormwat.shtml For more information, contact your regional DCR office. In the Valley: Jim Echols, Regional Manager at 540.332.8955, or Mark Chambers, Stormwater Compliance Specialist, 540.332.9225. Draft regulations on the DCR website: www.dcr.virginia.gov/lawregs.shtm (posted under September 21, 2007 meeting of the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board) Direct link: www.dcr.virginia.gov/documents/stmwtrregs091307a.pdf VCC's Main Points on Upcoming Virginia stormwater regulations. VCC's full list of annotated stormwater links and resources Check out the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission's LID Design Manual. View the table of contents and Chapter 1. Contact VCC or NSVRC (540-636-8800) for the full CD. Learn more about local stormwater models in Valley localities. Check these specific locality ordinances and programs Winchester's Water Protection Ordinance Outline Staunton's Stormwater Ordinance (look for Title 13, Environment) Factsheet for MS4 localities in the Valley	Learn from Past Workshops Water Quality and Development with Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) 1. summary of the workshop 2. VCC's Main Points on new stormwater regulations 3. Proposed Nutrient Design System, Presentation by Dave Hirschman of CWP Stormwater Messaging, with American Rivers. 1. summary of the workshop 2. VCC's presentation on the stormwater context. Financing Stormwater with the Shenandoah RC&D and Environmental Finance Center 1. summary of the workshop 2. other background. Low Impact Development for Engineers A rain garden soaks up the runoff from an existing parking lot in this award winning retrofit from the City of Lexington, Virginia. Note the cut in the curb to allow water to flow into the garden. .
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Water and Development

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