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Legislative and Regulatory Updates

 
 
Virginia Legislative Tracking Summary
 
With the 2021 Legislative year beginning, the Water Utility Committee has posted bills to this website for your information and review. 
 
The bills listed below are specific to Drinking Water and Water Utilities.  For a complete list of bills involving groundwater, wastewater, stormwater, etc., download the weekly report here.   
 
Note:  Descriptions summarize bills as introduced. Due to amendments throughout the legislative session, the substance of bill following the introduction may differ from the summary description. Please refer to bill text for current provisions. Links are provided for your convenience. 
HJ 538 (Aird) Access to water; human right.
Recognizing that access to clean, potable, and affordable water is a necessary human right.
 
https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HJ538
 
 
HJ 552 (Levine) Study: joint subcommittee to study recurrent inland and urban flooding across the Commonwealth; report.
Establishes a two-year joint subcommittee, consisting of eight legislative members and five non-legislative citizen members, to study the development of a comprehensive and coordinated planning effort to address recurrent flooding in inland and urban areas across the Commonwealth. The joint subcommittee shall complete its work by Nov. 30, 2022, and submit its findings and recommendations by the first day of the 2023 Session of the General Assembly.
 
https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HJ552 
 
 
HB 2187 (Hodges) Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency; study topics
Directs the Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency to (i) undertake certain topics of study to assist the Commonwealth and achieve the mission of the Center, (ii) oversee the development of a Flood Resiliency Clearinghouse Program, (iii) research and provide recommendations for solutions that manage both water quality and flooding and emphasize nature-based solutions, and (iv) make final recommendations for solutions to be approved for flood mitigation that are deemed appropriate for permitting by certain agencies of the Commonwealth.
 
https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB2187
 
 
SB 1291 (Mason) Virginia Water Protection Permit; withdrawal of surface water or ground water; plans for water auditing and leak detection and repair
Requires that any application for a permit to withdraw surface water or ground water include a water auditing plan and a leak detection and repair plan that comply with regulations adopted by the State Water Control Board pursuant to the provisions of the bill. The provisions of the bill shall not become effective until 30 days after the adoption by the Board of such regulations.
 
https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1291
 
 
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SB 1352 (Lewis) Flood control; Department of Flood Control and Commonwealth Flood Control Board established; report.
Creates the 14-member Commonwealth Flood Control Board (the Board) as a policy board in the executive branch of state government with various duties coordinating and implementing existing and new flood control programs and measures in Virginia, including flood control components of other state agency programs. The 10 non-legislative citizen members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor to five-year terms, initially staggered as provided in the bill. The bill creates the Department of Flood Control (the Department) to assist in the administration of the Board's duties and to provide other technical expertise. The bill requires the Department to provide an annual report. Funding for the Department is provided in part by funds collected from the sale of credits pursuant to the RGGI program.
 
https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1352
 
 
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2021 Corporate Sponsorship
2021 Corporate Sponsorship
Dec 01, 2020 - Dec 31, 2021
Trivia for Charity
Trivia for Charity
Jan 21, 2021 7:00 PM
Online only
Water Loss Control and Accessing Funding to Improve Small Systems
Water Loss Control and Accessing Funding to Improve Small Systems
Mar 23, 2021 9:00 AM -
Mar 24, 2021 12:00 PM
Online only
Cybersecurity and Accessing Funding for Small Systems
Cybersecurity and Accessing Funding for Small Systems
Apr 15, 2021 9:00 AM -
Apr 16, 2021 12:00 PM
Online only
Setting Effective Rates for Small Systems
Setting Effective Rates for Small Systems
Jul 13, 2021 9:00 AM -
Jul 14, 2021 12:00 PM
Online only
WaterJAM 2021
WaterJAM 2021
Sep 13, 2021 - Sep 16, 2021
Virginia Beach Convention Center
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