Virginia Licensed | Alternative Onsite Soil Evaluator (AOSE) | Conventional Onsite Soil Evaluator (COSE)
a. Modification of loading rates and design flow for systems permit and installed prior to AOSS Regulations.
 | Interim Guidance Draft_6 15 12 Clean copy.docx |
| Meeting | Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations Advisory Committee |
| Hosted by | Department of Health |
| Start date | January 23, 2013 at 10:00 AM |
| Location | James Madison Building, Mezzanine, Main Conference Room, 109 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219 Remote Location: M Directions |
| Details | To make recommendations to the Commissioner regarding sewage handling and disposal policies, procedures and programs of the department. Participants at remote locations will view the meeting via video conferencing. |
| Deaf Interpreter Available Upon Request | No |
| Handicap Accessible | No |
| Person to Contact for Additional Information: | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lance Gregory |
| Title | Environmental Health Coordinator |
| Address | 109 Governor St. Richmond, VA 23219 |
| Telephone | (804) 864-7491 |
| Toll Free | N/A |
| Fax | (804) 864-7475 |
| Telecommunications
Number for the Deaf |
N/A |
| lance.gregory@vdh.virginia.gov | |
| Agency Home Page | http://www.vdh.virginia.gov |
"In general the Committee was supportive of not allowing footprint reductions for VDH designed systems but was not opposed to the substitution of gravel-less technologies on a 1:1 basis."Meanwhile, there's a lively public commentary about HB1726 currently in progress, just click here or on the small box above labelled "HB1726 (richmondsunlight)". As of yesterday, there were 12 comments posted on Richmond Sunlight, including two comments distinguished as "Editor’s Pick".
Last week HB1726 managed to garner overwhelming support from the Virginia House Committee on Health,
Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally). Yesterday, January 21, 2013, the Committee's amendments were agreed to and engrossed by the House as amended (HB1726E) (Printed as engrossed 13102106D-E, click here).(HB1726) AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE
HEALTH, WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS
1. Line 25, introduced, after requirements
insert
HEALTH, WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS
pertaining to the promulgation of chamber and bundled expanded polystyrene effluent distribution system regulations for onsite sewage systems
2. After the end of line 28, introduced
insert
4. That the Board of Health shall promulgate regulations for other effluent distribution system technologies for onsite sewage systems as may be deemed necessary by the Board.
Overview
“Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” —Justice Louis Brandeis, 1914
Richmond Sunlight is a non-partisan website that aggregates information about the General Assembly, the lawmaking body that governs the state of Virginia. It is an independent, volunteer-run website that is in no way affiliated with the Virginia General Assembly or the state government.
The Data
All data about bills—titles, numbers, patrons, text, status, etc.—comes from the General Assembly's Legislative Information System, which is the General Assembly's own service. Some of the data comes in bulk from their FTP CSV service, which is provided for services just such as Richmond Sunlight. Most legislative data is updated hourly, but bill histories (the bill's progress—votes and the like) are updated daily around 2:30pm, because that is when the General Assembly makes that data available.
The remainder of the data is gathered from a variety of resources. Fundraising data comes from the Virginia Public Access Project, election history data comes from the State Board of Elections, and the remainder comes from a variety of resources.
DATA MANAGEMENT
HealthSpace Integrated Solutions, Ltd. manages the Virginia Environmental Information System (VENIS), which is a software system for collecting, collating and reporting data from the department’s environmental health programs. This electronic system is used by local health departments for data management in the onsite sewage and water programs as well in the restaurant, rabies, and migrant labor camp programs. VENIS employs a hierarchical approach rather than a relational approach to store and retrieve data.
VENIS is more than simply a data collection and retrieval system, and is used to generate individual permits and letters, decreasing the need for paper files. The primary benefit of the system, however, is the improved capacity to compare and contrast a wider range of data from across the Commonwealth, leading to better and more data-driven response to customer needs and demands.
