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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 19 and 830 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2004, chapter 474<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 756<\/a> and 793<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":346006,"section_number":"10.1-505","catch_line":"Duties of Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-505\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1370351,"object_type":"law","relational_id":345353,"identifier":"10.1-104.1","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/1\/10.1-104.1","url":"\/10.1-104.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-104.1\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/1\/10.1-104.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department to assist in the nonpoint source pollution management program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-104.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span>, with the advice of the Board of Conservation and Recreation and the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board and in cooperation with other agencies, organizations, and the public as appropriate, shall assist in the Commonwealth’s nonpoint source pollution management program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall be assisted in performing its nonpoint source pollution management responsibilities by Virginia’s soil and water conservation districts. Assistance by the soil and water conservation districts in the delivery of local programs and services may include (i) the provision of technical assistance to advance adoption of conservation management services, (ii) delivery of educational initiatives targeted at youth and adult groups to further awareness and understanding of water quality issues<\/span> and solutions, and (iii) promotion of incentives to encourage voluntary actions by landowners and land managers in order<\/span> to minimize nonpoint source pollution contributions to state waters.\n\t\t\tThe provisions of this section shall not limit the powers and duties of other state agencies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT TO ASSIST IN THE NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (\u00a7\n10.1-104.1)\n\nA. The Department, with the advice of the Board of Conservation and Recreation\nand the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board and in cooperation with other\nagencies, organizations, and the public as appropriate, shall assist in the\nCommonwealth’s nonpoint source pollution management program.\n\nB. The Department shall be assisted in performing its nonpoint source pollution\nmanagement responsibilities by Virginia’s soil and water conservation\ndistricts. Assistance by the soil and water conservation districts in the\ndelivery of local programs and services may include (i) the provision of\ntechnical assistance to advance adoption of conservation management services,\n(ii) delivery of educational initiatives targeted at youth and adult groups to\nfurther awareness and understanding of water quality issues and solutions, and\n(iii) promotion of incentives to encourage voluntary actions by landowners and\nland managers in order to minimize nonpoint source pollution contributions to\nstate waters.\n\t\t\tThe provisions of this section shall not limit the powers and duties of other\nstate agencies.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, cc. 19, 830; 2004, c. 474; 2013, cc. 756, 793.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}