“Person” means any individual, partnership, enterprise, association, joint venture, public or private corporation, trust, estate, commission, director, public or private entity, utility corporation, cooperative, county, city, city or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth, government entity, including a federal or state agency, intergovernmental entity or other legal entity. The Attorney General may, on his own initiative or of the competent district council, with the consent of the selected group of freeholders, provide all legal services for each district. These sample sentences are automatically selected from various online information sources to reflect the current use of the word “sedimentary”. The views expressed in the examples do not represent the views of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us your feedback. “Sedimentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sedimentary. Retrieved 29 November 2022. Nglish: Translation of sedimentary for Spanish speakers. A municipality or other public body will only issue a certificate of project use if the provisions of a certified plan of permanent soil erosion and sedimentation control measures have been met. “Sleeping” means bare earth that is not actively brought to a desired degree or condition. 4:24-47 STOP CONSTRUCTION ORDER; NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CERTIFIED PLAN “Sheet flow” (also known as land flow) refers to shallow, unconcentrated and irregular runoff from a slope. The length of the strip for the land river usually does not exceed 200 feet in natural conditions.

____ 1 In the version of C. 264, P.L. 77 and C. 459, P.L. 79 2 Articles 4.24-45 3 sect. 4:24-1 ff. SEQ 4 SECTIONS 4:24-43 TO 4:24-4 4:24-49 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE PROJECT; EXPOSURE CONDITIONS This Act may be referred to as the “Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act”. The district grants or denies certification within 30 days of submitting a complete application, unless the 30-day period is extended for an additional 30 days by mutual written agreement between the district and the applicant. Failure by the District to grant or refuse certification within this period, or such renewal thereof, will be considered certification. For the purposes of this section, a major revision of the plan by the applicant constitutes a new model.

L. 1975, C. 251, § 7 eff. 1. January 1976 “Rainwater retention” refers to the process of temporarily retaining flow and discharge through a hydraulic outlet structure in a downstream transportation system. 4:24–51 COOPERATION AND APPROVAL TO OBTAIN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR PRIVATE SOURCES. The district adopts a fee schedule and collects fees from applicants for certification of plans and for on-site inspections of the implementation of certified plans. These charges shall be proportional to the cost of providing those services. “Ministry” means the Department of Environmental Quality. “slope drain” means pipes or pipes made of non-erosive material extending up and down a cutting or filling slope with an energy sink at the outlet end. “plan agreement” means a contract between the VESCP authority and the owner setting out the maintenance measures to be implemented for the construction of a single-family home; This contract may be executed by the VESCP authority instead of an erosion and sediment control plan.

“decadal storm” means a storm capable of generating precipitation that is expected to be reached or exceeded once every 10 years; It can also be expressed as the probability of being exceeded with a 10% probability of being reached or exceeded in a given year. `temporary vehicle crossing` means a temporary, non-eroded structural span installed over a watercourse for use by construction traffic; Structures may include bridges, round pipes, or pipe bends built on or through non-eroding materials. `canal` means a device coated with erosion-resistant materials designed to carry water on steep slopes; “sedimentary basin” means a temporary dam constructed to retain sediment and debris with a controlled stormwater discharge structure; The Committee shall be empowered to grant State aid to districts and municipalities in order to achieve the objectives of this Law. “erosion and sediment reduction plan” or “plan” means a document containing materials for the conservation of soil and water resources of a unit or group of land units; It may include appropriate maps, an appropriate inventory of the land and water plan and management information with the necessary interpretations, as well as a record of decisions contributing to conservation treatment. The plan shall contain all significant conservation decisions and information deemed necessary by the plausible authority to ensure that the entire area(s) is treated in this manner in order to achieve the conservation objectives. “Program Officer” means the person(s) responsible for the management and implementation of the erosion and sediment control program of a VHCP authority. “Post-development” means conditions that can reasonably be expected or expected to be expected upon completion of the development activity on a particular land or property. “applicant” means any person who submits an erosion and sediment control plan or agreement in lieu of a plan for approval or, if necessary, applies for a permit authorizing the commencement of soil disturbance activities; 4:24-17.7 ATTORNEY GENERAL`S DISTRICT LEGAL SERVICES “Dam” means a barrier to trapping or lifting water for storage or diversion, creating a hydraulic head, preventing erosion of gutters or retaining soil, rock or other debris. “diversion” means a channel with a supporting ridge on the underside constructed above or below a slope to absorb surface runoff; The “living river” is a specific channel with bed and banks in which concentrated water flows continuously. “appropriate channel” means a watercourse that transmits the expected frequent storm event without overflowing its bed or causing damage due to erosion of the bed, embankments and sections of its banks; 4:24-45 TIME LIMIT FOR GRANTING OR REFUSING CERTIFICATION Every municipality that, within 12 months after its promulgation, issues an order conforming to the standards prescribed under this Act and obtains the consent of the committee to that effect is exempt from the application of sections 5 to 9 of this Act4 until the local district determines that the municipality is not applying this order. For the purposes of this Act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, if a provision of this Act or its application to a person or circumstance is declared invalid, this is without prejudice to the remainder of the act and the application of that provision to persons or circumstances other than those for which it is declared invalid.

This Act shall be interpreted generously in order to achieve its object and intent. “” means an earthen dam constructed to contain or control water, in particular a dam constructed along the banks of a river to prevent the overflow of lowlands; Dike. The district shall certify the plan if it meets the standards issued by the committee under this Act. The district must notify the applicant in writing that “energy sink” means a non-erodible structure that reduces the concentrated flow rate to reduce its erosive effects. “Non-erodable” means a material, e.g. riprap, concrete, plastic, etc., that does not undergo surface wear due to natural forces. Formerly 4VAC50-30-10, derived from VR625-02-00 § 1, entered into force on September 13, 1990; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 11, eff. 22 March 1995; Band 29, Heft 4, eff.