The Stream Restoration Assistance Program is continued to protect the natural streams of the Commonwealth. The Program shall aid in the stabilization and protection of natural streams which have been severely damaged by naturally occurring flooding events. The Program shall be administered by the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board in cooperation with soil and water conservation districts and local governments throughout the Commonwealth. To assist in the development of the Program, the Board shall seek the advisory opinion of the State Water Control Board and the Department of Wildlife Resources.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 10.1-651

  • Department: means the Department of Conservation and Recreation. See Virginia Code 10.1-100
  • Natural streams: means nontidal waterways which are part of the natural topography. See Virginia Code 10.1-650
  • Program: means the Stream Restoration Assistance Program. See Virginia Code 10.1-650
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Stream restoration: means any combination of structural and vegetative measures which may be taken to restore, stabilize, and protect a natural stream which has been damaged by severe flooding and is consequently subject to continual accelerated erosion or other detrimental effects. See Virginia Code 10.1-650

1981, c. 450, § 21-11.22; 1988, c. 891; 2020, c. 958.

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