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 projects.
DEQ staff presented on inspection and compliance programs in Stormwater Management and Virginia Wetlands Protection permits and previewed changes in the works for 2024. These updates include a new consolidated regulation, a new Stormwater Handbook, and a new Construction General Permit. VDOT discussed the structure of its projects, the operation of its environmental compliance programs, and technology used to monitor and manage compliance.
The training also included an open discussion of construction and compliance issues that VDOT experiences, with the aim of improving interaction between the two agencies to better resolve environmental issues that VDOT projects face.
