9VAC25-40-10. Purpose

This regulation provides for the control of discharges of nutrients from point sources affecting state waters that are designated "nutrient enriched waters" in 9VAC25-260-350 or are located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which consists of the following Virginia river basins: Potomac River Basin ( 9VAC25-260-390 and 9VAC25-260-400 ), James River Basin ( 9VAC25-260-410 , 9VAC25-260-415 , 9VAC25-260-420 , and 9VAC25-260-430 ), Rappahannock River Basin ( 9VAC25-260-440 ), Chesapeake Bay and small coastal basins ( 9VAC25-260-520 , Sections 2 through 3g), and the York River Basin ( 9VAC25-260-530 ). The provisions of this regulation and the Water Quality Management Planning Regulation ( 9VAC25-720 ) constitute the nutrient reduction requirements for point source discharges in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed to protect the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers.