Water permits

• Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
• Virginia Pollution Abatement Permit
• Virginia Water Protection Permit
• Surface and Ground Water Withdrawal Permits
• Division of Water Quality Programs Active Permit Applications
• Water Permit Application Fee Form (PDF)

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the State Water Control Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulate water resources and water pollution in Virginia. They administer programs created by the federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, commonly known as the Clean Water Act, the federal Water Quality Act of 1987, and a 1984 amendment to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

For more information contact:

DEQ Water Division
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, Virginia 23218
(804) 698-4109