Virginia Water Resources and Wetlands Protection Program

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This is Article 2.2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Virginia Water Resources and Wetlands Protection Program.” It is part of Chapter 3.1 “State Water Control Law”, which is part of Title 62.1 “Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors”. It contains 5 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 5 sections.

§ 62.1-44.15:20	Virginia Water Protection Permit
§ 62.1-44.15:21	Impacts to wetlands
§ 62.1-44.15:22	(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 100) Water withdrawals and preservation of instream flow
§ 62.1-44.15:23	Wetland and stream mitigation banks
§ 62.1-44.15:23.1	Wetland and Stream Replacement Fund established