Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Construction General Permit Fee Structure

Fee TypeDEQ Permit Fee –
paid directly to DEQ
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Land-Disturbing Activity (not subject to General Permit Coverage; sites within designated areas of CBPA localities with land-disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 2500 square feet and less than 1 acre)$0
General/Stormwater Management – Small Construction
Activity/Land Clearing (Areas within common plans of development or sale with land-disturbance acreage less than 1 acre, except for single-family detached residential structures)
$81
General/Stormwater Management – Small Construction
Activity/Land Clearing (Single-family detached residential structures within or outside a common plan of development or sale with land-disturbance acreage less than 5 acres)
$0
General/Stormwater Management – Small Construction
Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 1 acre and less than 5 acres)
$756
General/Stormwater Management – Large Construction
Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land-disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 5 acres and less than 10 acres)
$952
General/Stormwater Management – Large Construction
Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land-disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 10 acres and less than 50 acres)
$1260
General/Stormwater Management – Large Construction
Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land-disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 50 acres and less than 100 acres)
$1708
General/Stormwater Management – Large Construction
Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale with land-disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 100 acres)
$2688
Individual Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities (This will be administered by the DEQ)$15,000