2016 Code of Virginia
Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors
Chapter 3.1 - State Water Control Law
§ 62.1-44.19:11. Citizen water quality monitoring program
A. The Department of Environmental Quality shall establish a citizen water quality monitoring program to provide technical assistance and may provide grants to support citizen water quality monitoring groups if (i) the monitoring is done pursuant to a memorandum of agreement with the Department, (ii) the project or activity is consistent with the Department of Environmental Quality's water quality monitoring program, (iii) the monitoring is conducted in a manner consistent with the Virginia Citizens Monitoring Methods Manual, and (iv) the location of the water quality monitoring activity is part of the water quality control plan required under ยง 62.1-44.19:5. The results of such citizen monitoring shall not be used as evidence in any enforcement action.
B. It shall be the goal of the Department to encourage citizen water quality monitoring so that 3,000 stream miles are monitored by volunteer citizens by 2010.
2002, c. 708; 2007, c. 29.
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