Comments on: At Long Last, Virginia’s Stormwater Regulations are Approved http://vaenvironmentallaw.com/2011/05/27/at-long-last-virginias-stormwater-regulations-are-approved/ Legal and regulatory issues on Virginia Environmental Law Tue, 22 May 2012 07:51:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Anne Hewitt http://vaenvironmentallaw.com/2011/05/27/at-long-last-virginias-stormwater-regulations-are-approved/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Anne Hewitt Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:25:03 +0000 http://vaenvironmentallaw.com/?p=193#comment-284 Regulations are one thing. Enforcement is another, especially for the extensive railroad contruction planned for Virginia. Railroads and utilities are exempt from local oversight. Norfolk Southern did a mile of land disturbance on local project and did not submit proper site specific ESC plans for excessive land and did not comply with their own general plan. This was in riparian area with steep grades. When DCR was notified, they did not sanction the railroad. Regulations are one thing. Enforcement is another, especially for the extensive railroad contruction planned for Virginia.

Railroads and utilities are exempt from local oversight. Norfolk Southern did a mile of land disturbance on local project and did not submit proper site specific ESC plans for excessive land and did not comply with their own general plan. This was in riparian area with steep grades. When DCR was notified, they did not sanction the railroad.

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