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Our mission is to protect and improve the environment for the well-being of all Virginians.
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DEQ administers state and federal laws and regulations for air quality, water quality, water supply and waste management. In addition, other programs cover a variety of environmental activities, such as improving the ability of businesses and local governments to protect the environment, and offering technical and financial assistance for air and water quality improvements. Through its seven regional offices, DEQ issues permits, conducts inspections and monitoring, and enforces regulations and permits.
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DEQ is proud to celebrate another dedicated team member and career public servant, Sam Hale, for receiving an award recognizing his commitment to environmental stewardship.
🌿 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐞 – 𝐀.𝐇. 𝐏𝐚𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭! 🌿 At WaterJAM 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, we proudly recognized 𝐒𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐞 with the 𝐀.𝐇. 𝐏𝐚𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, which honors government employees for exceptional service to the water environment field and the Association. Named after A.H. Paessler, one of the earliest employees of the State Water Control Board and a longtime leader in Virginia’s water community, the award celebrates those who follow in his footsteps by advancing water quality, supporting wastewater operators, and contributing to VWEA’s mission. 𝐒𝐚𝐦’𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: ✅ Over 34 years with DEQ’s Blue Ridge Regional Office, providing guidance and support to municipalities, utilities, and certified Wastewater Operators. ✅ Instructor with the Virginia Tech Wastewater Short School for more than 20 years, training thousands of operators and shaping the next generation of water professionals. ✅ First and foremost a Wastewater Operator, committed to protecting public health, the environment, and advancing the profession. ✅ Played a pivotal role in the careers of countless operators across Southwest Virginia, making a lasting impact on the industry. 💧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐒𝐚𝐦, 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫! 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲. Although Sam was unable to attend WaterJAM to accept his award in person, we will make sure he receives it. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Commonwealth of Virginia #WaterProfessionals #WaterIndustry #Wastewater #Utilities #OperationsAndMaintenance #EnvironmentalStewardship #WaterLeadership #AwardWinner #WaterAwards #ProfessionalExcellence #Virginia
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Congrats to our Director Michael Rolband, PE, PWD, PWS Emeritus on receiving VWEA's Stormwater Splash Award! His leadership and dedication continue to inspire DEQ’s mission to protect Virginia’s environment.
🌊 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 – 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭! 🌊 At WaterJAM 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, we proudly recognized Michael Rolband, PE, PWD, PWS Emeritus with the 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, which celebrates distinguished stormwater professionals demonstrating exceptional leadership, innovation, agency service, customer service, and community contributions to the stormwater field. 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞’𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚: ✅ Professional Engineer, Wetland Delineator, Wetland Scientist Emeritus, and LEED Advanced Professional. ✅ Pioneered many of the techniques, policies, and tools widely used in stormwater management today. ✅ Spearheaded the update to Virginia’s Stormwater Management Handbook, the first truly digital manual in the nation. ✅ Advanced critical initiatives at DEQ, including updates to the Virginia Runoff Reduction Method, consolidation of Erosion & Sediment Control and Stormwater Management regulations, streamlined permit reviews, and increased staffing at DEQ. 💧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞, 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫! 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Commonwealth of Virginia #Stormwater #WaterProfessionals #WaterQuality #EnvironmentalLeadership #Innovation #WaterIndustry #Virginia #AwardWinner #WaterAwards #ProfessionalExcellence
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Our new and improved website launched today! Check it out at deq.virginia.gov. What's different? We reorganized our content and navigation by programs with shortcuts and multiple pathways to existing content, meaning all of DEQ's website URLs changed. To learn more about the changes and how to find your favorite DEQ webpages, visit our Website Renovation Project page here: https://lnkd.in/etaKmK5a
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Join DEQ Director Michael Rolband, PE, PWD, PWS Emeritus in Richmond on Sep. 10 at the Virginia Manufacturers Association's Virginia Health & Safety Expo for the annual regulatory briefing, featuring DEQ, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, and Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. It's a “one-stop shop” for updates on pending and proposed regulations impacting air, water, waste, recycling, the climate, land use, and permitting practices. The session covers key topics including PFAS, recycling, waste-to-energy, air permits and back-up electricity generators, the NAAQS update, Bay TMDL, and water intake structure regulations/guidance—all critical areas for EHS professionals and industry leaders navigating today’s regulatory landscape. If you're looking to stay ahead of environmental policy changes and connect with agency experts, this session is a must-attend. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g5u46fyu #VEHS #VEHSConference #EHS #EHSSolutions #RegulatoryUpdate #EnvironmentalPolicy #VAManufacturing #VirginiaManufacturing
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💧 Scaling Stormwater Funding with Results-Driven Innovation At Virginia DEQ, we’re using a Pay-For-Outcomes model that funds projects based on measurable pollution reductions—ensuring every dollar delivers real results for our communities and waterways. On August 28 (1–2:30 PM ET), I’ll join the Water Environment Federation webcast to share how outcome-based incentives, SRFs, and partnerships can help communities fund impactful stormwater projects. 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/e6v8fpVe
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How does Virginia protect its natural waters, wetlands, and coastlines while meeting the needs of the industry and the communities? Join DEQ experts for an educational webinar on Sep. 9 to learn about the Commonwealth’s water supplies and future planning efforts. Whether you are a seasoned water planning professional, an advocate, or just plain interested in learning more about Virginia's environment, this webinar is for you! Register now: https://lnkd.in/eHFNktUM
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