Terms Used In Virginia Code 62.1-44.15:59

• Department: means the Department of Environmental Quality. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.15:51
• Land-disturbing activity: means any man-made change to the land surface that may result in soil erosion from water or wind and the movement of sediments into state waters or onto lands in the Commonwealth, including, but not limited to, clearing, grading, excavating, transporting, and filling of land, except that the term shall not include:

  1. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.15:51

• plan: means a document containing material for the conservation of soil and water resources of a unit or group of units of land. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.15:51
• VESCP: means a program approved by the Board that has been established by a VESCP authority for the effective control of soil erosion, sediment deposition, and nonagricultural runoff associated with a land-disturbing activity to prevent the unreasonable degradation of properties, stream channels, waters, and other natural resources and shall include such items where applicable as local ordinances, rules, permit requirements, annual standards and specifications, policies and guidelines, technical materials, and requirements for plan review, inspection, enforcement where authorized in this article, and evaluation consistent with the requirements of this article and its associated regulations. See Virginia Code 62.1-44.15:51