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HB1859: Water quality monitors; DEQ to encourage those, ensuring 3,000 stream miles are monitored by 2010.

Chief Patron

Del. Rob Wittman (R-99)

Rob Wittman (R-99)
Montross, VA
Served: 2006–

Progress

	Introduced
	Passed Committee
	Passed House
	Passed Senate
	Signed by Governor
	Became Law

Status

02/19/2007: signed by governor

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Summary

Water quality monitors. Requires that at least 10% of Virginia's river and stream miles being monitored for water quality by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) be monitored by volunteers who are members of a DEQ-certified citizen monitoring program.

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Waldo Jaquith writes:

But what if the there aren't enough people interested in volunteering to get certified and monitor water quality?

Posted 22 months ago. #

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