Did you know the information you are looking for may already be online? We have compiled a list of the most frequently requested FOIA items. Please take a moment to review this resource prior to submitting a request. 

If your questions are not answered from the infomation below, please complete a FOIA Request Form.

• DEQ Home Page 
• DEQ Regulations 
• VEGIS - What's in My Backyard? 
• Virginia Petroleum Storage Tank Program

  • Underground Storage Tank (UST) Registration files for downloading
    These files contain owners, facilities, and tanks at registered regulated UST locations in Virginia.

  • Leaking Storage Tank files for downloading. These files contain tank leak data and other data about releases in Virginia.

• Active Stormwater registrations under the VSMP Construction General Permit

EPA Resources

• Envirofacts
  • TRI/TRIS
    Toxics Release Search allows you to retrieve data from the Toxics Release Inventory.
  • PCS 
    The PCS Search allows you to retrieve selected data from the Permit Compliance System database regarding facilities holding National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits.
• ECHO (Enforcement & Compliance History Online)
  ECHO provides fast, integrated searches of EPA and state data for 800,000+ regulated facilities.
• CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act) 
  US EPA Region 3 is the official custodian of record of all CERCLA active & archived files.
• CERCLIS
  The official repository for site and non-site specific Superfund data in support of the CERCLA. It contains information on hazardous waste site assessment and remediation from 1983 to the present.
• Superfund 
  • Database
  • National Priorities List (NPL)
• RCRA Online

 Other Websites

• Virginia Administrative Code

DEQ takes a leading role among state agencies by overseeing the major aspects of Virginia’s environmental quality.  However, some aspects may be handled by local governments and other state agencies.  These organizations monitor the areas that do not fall under the purview of DEQ, including:

• Lead-based paint cleanups
• Asbestos cleanups
• Code Violations
• Fire Code Violations
• Septic Tanks
• Occupancy Permits
• Building Zoning