Field Notes, Volume 10 (2003)


Vol. 10, No. 9
November 18, 2003

  • Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Adopts Resource Protection Area Maps
  • Volunteers Needed for Exception Review Committee
  • Low Impact Development May Be Mandated by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
  • Fairfax County Public Hearing on the Environment - Expanding the RPA


Vol. 10, No. 8
October 23, 2003

  • U.S. Army Corps Proposes Culvert Changes
  • Fairfax County Resource Protection Area (RPA) Maps Coming Soon
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) State Program General Permit 01 (SPGP-01) Amended Effective September 25, 2003
  • More State Program General Permit (SPGP) Changes Expected


Vol. 10, No. 7
September 16, 2003

  • Fairfax County Considers Intensely Developed Area (IDA) Designation for Tyson's Corner
  • Northern Virginia Governments Push to Change Bay Act Regulations
  • Enforcement Continues with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Involvement
  • Preventing Accidental Impacts to Wetlands


Vol. 10, No. 6
July 9, 2003

  • Fairfax Board of Supervisors Adopts Bay Ordinance
  • Prince William County BOS Updates Comprehensive Plan
  • Wetlands and VPDES Permit Compliance
  • Wetlands and West Nile
  • The EPA Offers Compliance Help for the Construction Industry


Vol. 10, No. 5.1
May 21, 2003

  • Issue Alert: Fairfax County Defers Chesapeake Bay Decision Until June 2, 2003


Vol. 10, No. 5
May 9, 2003

  • Fairfax County Chesapeake Bay Changes on the Way
  • Regional Pond Program Changes in Fairfax County
  • Endangered and Threatened Species Alert: Small Whorled Pogonia
  • New Fairfax County Requirement – Surveying Downstream Ponds
  • Proving Adequate Outfall Gets Tougher in Fairfax County


Vol. 10, No. 4
April 17, 2003

  • Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinances Updates
  • Local Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinances Updates
  • RPA Mapping in Fairfax County
  • Clean Water Act Grassroots Efforts
  • DEQ Crackdown


Vol. 10, No. 3 (.pdf 537 KB)
February 12, 2003

  • Chesapeake Bay Deadline Extended


Vol. 10, No. 2 (.pdf 148 KB)
January 21, 2003

  • VPDES and Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance Changes


Vol. 10, No. 1 (.pdf 340 KB)
January 6, 2003

  • Major Revisions to NOVA Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinances — Public Hearing Scheduled