Virginia DEQ recently released its Environmental Permitting Guide for Economic Development in Virginia.
Virginia
This is the Archive Intro Text for Virginia
Virginia Agencies Collaborate on Environmental Impacts of Construction Projects
Staff of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently collaborated with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in a two-day training focused on meeting environmental commitments related to construction…
Virginia PEEP Serves as Basis for Statewide Platform & Alberta Discussions
The Commonwealth of Virginia has launched a statewide permit tracking platform based on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Permitting Enhancement & Evaluation Platform (PEEP), which was launched last…
Virginia Seeks to Reduce Food Waste and Boost Recycling Market Development
In accordance with Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 17: Recognizing the Value of Recycling and Waste Reduction, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently published two reports on food…
Virginia Hosts Collaborative Hazardous Materials Exercise
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Virginia Department of Emergency Management recently hosted a Hazardous Materials Incident Tabletop Exercise to evaluate an updated oil and hazardous materials response section…
State Innovation Video 2023: Virginia Permitting Enhancement & Evaluation
Environmental Permitting Guide for Economic Development in Virginia:
Virginia Signs MOU to End Duplicative DEQ and Marine Resources Permitting Processes
On June 23, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement to no longer require duplicative permits for activities in…
Virginia Moves to Ensure Timely Permitting in Wake of WOTUS Ruling
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced in memo to stakeholders that the agency will begin making its own State Surface Water Determinations (SSWDs) in light of the…
Virginia Removes Nearly 100,000 Pounds of Litter on Clean the Bay Day
In early June, more than 3,000 volunteers gathered throughout the state of Virginia for Clean the Bay Day, an annual Virginia tradition. Each year on the first Saturday of June,…
Virginia to Enhance Restoration Efforts along Eastern Shore
The Virginia Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program has been awarded more than $2M to advance marine restoration efforts that provide critical habitat for wildlife along the Eastern Shore. These funds,…
