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VA HB952
VA HB952Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program; certain industrial stormwater permittees.
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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
03/03/2026
03/03/2026
Crossed Over
02/16/2026
02/16/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Regular Session
Bill Summary
Department of Environmental Quality; Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program; certain industrial stormwater permits; nutrient credits. Provides that for the purposes of the industrial stormwater general permit nutrient reduction compliance for calendar years 2025 and 2026, the term “nutrient credit” shall include nutrient credits generated by point sources in accordance with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program, subject to certain conditions. The bill requires the Department of Environmental Quality to (i) prioritize timely and appropriate enforcement actions in the case of any industrial stormwater permittee that fails to comply for calendar years 2025 and 2026 by achieving sufficient onsite nutrient reductions or acquiring sufficient point or nonpoint source nutrient credits and (ii) convene a work group to evaluate and recommend conditions and requirements to most effectively address industrial stormwater general permit nutrient reduction compliance in future calendar years and submit a report summarizing such evaluation and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources no later than November 1, 2026.
AI Summary
This bill expands the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program to allow facilities with Industrial Stormwater General Permits or Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) permits for stormwater discharges to use nutrient credits for compliance with nitrogen or phosphorus limits, similar to how municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permittees can. Specifically, for calendar years 2025 and 2026, these industrial facilities can use point source nutrient credits, which are credits generated by facilities that discharge pollutants under specific regulations, provided certain conditions are met, such as credits being generated and applied for the same year, acquired by specific deadlines, and originating from the same or compatible local tributaries. The bill also allows these facilities to use a compliance plan developed by the Virginia Nutrient Credit Exchange Association and approved by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) instead of separate compliance plans. The DEQ is directed to prioritize enforcement for non-compliant industrial permittees and to convene a work group to evaluate and recommend future requirements for industrial stormwater nutrient reduction compliance, with a report due by November 1, 2026.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (on 03/06/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB952 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB952) | https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1150712.PDF |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB952/text/HB952H1 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB952/text/HB952HC2 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB952/text/HB952HC1 |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB952/text/HB952 |
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