Environmental
Duties & Responsibilities
To ensure the general health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Dinwiddie County and protect the quality of local waters from the potential harm of unmanaged stormwater, including protection from land-disturbing activities causing unreasonable degradation of properties, water quality, stream channels, and other natural resources, and to establish procedures whereby stormwater requirements related to water quality and quantity shall be administered and enforced. Dinwiddie County is the administrator of their Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program (VESMP).
What is Stormwater Pollution?
Stormwater runoff is one of the nation’s leading causes of water pollution. Stormwater is water from rain or melting snow that does not soak into the ground. It flows over impervious and other hardened or disturbed surfaces like parking lots, roads, driveways, rooftops, construction sites, etc. As it flows, stormwater runoff collects and transports trash and debris, chemicals, sediment, and pollutants. These pollutants are then carried into creeks, rivers, local ponds, rivers and streams by way of natural conveyances and storm sewer systems.
What are the Effects of Stormwater Pollution?
Polluted stormwater degrades our waterways and wetlands. Nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, can cause the overgrowth of algae resulting in oxygen depletion in waterways. Toxic substances from motor vehicles and careless applications of pesticides and fertilizers threaten water quality and can kill fish and other aquatic life. Bacteria from animal wastes and improper connections to storm sewer systems can make lakes and waterways unsafe for wading, swimming, and fish consumption. Eroded soil is classified as a pollutant as well It clouds the waterways and interferes with the habitat of fish and plant life. All these pollutants and toxins adversely affect the quality, increase the peak of stormwater flow rates, and cause erosion and further deteriorate the health of our waters, many of which are a source of drinking water.
Applications
- BMP Maintenance Agreement Application
- Erosion Control Plan Review Application
- ESC and SWM Surety Calculation Worksheet
- Land Disturbance Permit Application
- Single Family Residential Agreement In Lieu of
County Standard Site Plan Sheets (CAD)
- Standard Erosion Control Details Sheet
- Standard Erosion Control Notes Sheet
- Standard Pollution Prevention Plan Sheet
- Standard Title Sheet
Educational Information
Fees
Payment is due upon application submittal: Fees