Along with Maryland, Virginia localities are engaged in the federal governments Chesapeake Bay Storm Water Program

Along with Maryland, Virginia localities are engaged in the federal governments Chesapeake Bay Storm Water Program

Like Maryland, Virginias proximity to the Chesapeake Bay draws the commonwealth into the federal governments Storm Water Management Program to protect the quality of the Chesapeake watershed. Both states specifically are charged with implementing federal storm water run-off requirements for the Chesapeake, to include funding the cost of them.

Like Maryland, Virginia has identified certain of its localities that come under the federal requirements which are funding the cost of compliance with storm water fees that are assessed to property owners by way of their property tax bills.

The fees in Virginia have been collected by the counties, including most in Northern Virginia, for the past couple of years. Whats more, the Virginia storm water run-off fees assessed by the localities dont appear to be as high as those poised for assessment for the first time by Maryland localities this coming July, 2013.

To see WANADAs May 6, 2013 letter to Maryland dealers on the upcoming storm water fees, click here.