News

  • As of July 1, 2024, this website will no longer be updated. Refer to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) website.
    • Virginia Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse — Update bookmarks to https://www.deq.virginia.gov/our-programs/water/stormwater/stormwater-construction/bmp-clearinghouse
    • Guidance & VRRM – Update bookmarks to https://www.deq.virginia.gov/our-programs/water/stormwater/stormwater-construction/guidance-vrrm.


  • Added proprietary BMP (HydroChain™ Chamber Main Header Row [MHR]) to Practice 17 (Filtering Devices) to receive 40% TP removal efficiency (added March 6, 2024).

  • Stormwater Construction General Permit (SWCGP) Information
    DEQ has updated the Stormwater Construction webpage (https://www.deq.virginia.gov/permits/water/stormwater-construction). The Construction General Permit Forms and other associated documents are posted on the Stormwater – Construction webpage (includes permit information for single-family detached residential structures). The “As-built Certification Statement” is temporarily posted
    here. If you have questions, please email: constructiongp@deq.virginia.gov. The URL for the SWCGP database has not changed; it continues to be https://apps.deq.virginia.gov/swcgp.