The Department of Environmental Quality issued the City of Richmond an innovative permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) on Oct. 1. Richmond is one of only a few cities in the nation to receive an integrated permit and voluntarily develop an associated integrated plan (the RVAH2O Clean Water Plan). This process began with RVAH2O Technical Stakeholders, as well as with Richmond community members and City leadership, in November 2014.
The Department of Public Utilities has already begun implementation of strategies to achieve “Cleaner Water Faster.” DPU will be sharing progress on these exciting initiatives in the future.
The success of the RVAH2O Clean Water Plan is due to consistent community and stakeholder engagement in attending meetings and investing time and energy into this project’s development. If you would like to learn more about RVAH2O or how you can get involved, visit the RVAH2O website.
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