The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has published revised "Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Law and Regulations and Erosion and Sediment Control and Stormwater Management Certificate Regulations" for FY 2013.

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During its April 30, 2013 session, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors clarified the use of horizontal and vertical datums on land development projects in their county by amending the Public Facilities Manual, the Subdivision Ordinance, and the Zoning Ordinance. The official vertical datum that all land development projects in Fairfax County is NGVD 29 – and will continue to be NGVD 29 for the foreseeable future.

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On May 13, 2013, the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Water Quality Goal Implementation Team accepted the final recommendations of an Expert Panel to establish new protocols for determining allowable pollutant removal rates associated with Urban Stream Restoration. The new protocols represent an order of magnitude increase in allowed removal credit and provides the impetus for localities to shift resources toward urban stream restoration in order to most cost-effectively meet nutrient removal goals outlined in the Chesapeake Bay TMDL.

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The Northern Virginia Concrete Advisory Council (NVCAC) and WSSI will host the 6th Annual Building Green with Concrete Workshop at WSSI's office on June 26, 2013. This all-day event provides a great opportunity to learn about the latest in sustainable concrete design technologies, as well as the opportunity to network with industry leaders.

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Throughout the month of May, archeologists with Wetlands Studies and Solutions, Inc. (WSSI) volunteered alongside avocational archeologists working under the supervision of Dr. Kay McCarron and Becky Garber on behalf of the Turn the Mill Around Campaign. The Campaign is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration and preservation of Chapman's Mill (also known as Beverly's Mill), a gristmill located on Broad Run, along the boundary of Fauquier and Prince William Counties, which can easily be seen from Interstate 66 along Thoroughfare Gap.

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About Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. (WSSI):

WSSI is the leading provider of natural and cultural resource consulting services in Northern Virginia. The firm has worked on a total of over 5,000 projects, comprising 200,000 acres, and has created hundreds of acres of wetlands and restored miles of streams. Our team of 80+ engineers, scientists, archeologists, ecosystem technicians, GIS/survey/compliance and technology/training specialists, and administrative staff yield a unique combination of disciplines focused on wetlands and water resources and provide creative solutions for integrating the constraints of economics and land plan requirements with local, state, and federal environmental regulations. For more information about WSSI, visit our Web site at www.wetlandstudies.com.