{"id":8400,"date":"2025-08-26T10:23:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/?page_id=8400"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:28:09","slug":"general-permits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/general-permits\/","title":{"rendered":"General Permits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-8400\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-8400-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8400-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8400-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-8400-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">General Permit for Construction of Water Distribution Mains<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>In lieu of obtaining a construction permit for each distribution main project, a waterworks owner may elect to obtain a\u00a0<strong>General Permit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All requests for a General Permit are directed initially to the appropriate ODW field office.<\/li>\n<li>The waterworks must have an approved\u00a0<strong>Local Review Program\u00a0<\/strong>that includes <strong>General Specifications and Plan Details (Standards)\u00a0<\/strong>for water distribution mains<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/04\/General-Permit-Approval-Process-and-Implementation.pdf\">General Permit Approval Process and Implementation<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/04\/General-Permit-Annual-Report.pdf\">Annual Report Form<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2016\/04\/General-Permit-Project-Summary-Report.pdf\">Project Summary Form<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/08\/Approved-Std-Specifications-8.2020.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">List of localities with approved Standards<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/08\/General-Permits-8.2020.pdf\">List of localities with Approved General Permits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In lieu of obtaining a construction permit for each distribution main project, a waterworks owner may elect to obtain a\u00a0General Permit. All requests for a General Permit are directed initially to the appropriate ODW field office. The waterworks must have an approved\u00a0Local Review Program\u00a0that includes General Specifications and Plan Details (Standards)\u00a0for water distribution mains. 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