40th Anniversary of Virginia's 1972 Tidal Wetlands Act

According to the July 2012 e-newsletter from the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, “July 1, 2012, marked the 40^th anniversary of the Virginia Tidal Wetlands Act, which recognized the environmental value of tidal wetlands; established a permitting system for their protection; and authorized a network of local wetlands boards to make decisions on development projects within individual localities.”   You can sign up for the CCRM e-newsletter at http://www.ccrm.vims.edu/.  Information about federal and state wetlands laws and regulations is available at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s Web site at http://www.deq.state.va.us/Programs/Water/WetlandsStreams.aspx.  The Virginia Tidal Wetlands Act of 1972 is codified in 28.2-1300 of the Virginia Code.

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