# 12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-20: 12VAC5-640-20. Purpose of regulations

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## Section

- **Citation:** 12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-20
- **Heading:** 12VAC5-640-20. Purpose of regulations
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Administrative Code / Title 12 Health / Agency 5 Department of Health / Chapter 640 / 12VAC5-640-20

## Text

Title 32.1 of the Code of Virginia and specifically §§ 32.1-12 , 32.1-163 , and 32.1-164 of the Code of Virginia provide that the board has the duty to protect the public health and the environment. In order to discharge this duty, the board is empowered to supervise and regulate the construction, location, and operation of alternative discharging sewage treatment systems with flows less than or equal to 1,000 gallons per day on a monthly average for an individual single family dwelling within the Commonwealth when such a system is regulated by the Virginia State Water Control Board pursuant to a Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit.
These regulations have been promulgated by the State Board of Health to:
1. Ensure that discharging systems are permitted, constructed, and operated in a manner which protects the environment and protects the public welfare, safety and health;
2. Guide the commissioner in his determination of whether a permit for construction and operation of a discharging system should be issued or denied;
3. Guide the owner or his agent in the requirements necessary to secure a permit for construction of a discharging system;
4. Guide the owner or his agent in the requirements necessary to secure an operation permit following construction;
5. Guide the owner or his agent in the requirements necessary to operate and maintain a discharging system;
6. Guide the commissioner in his determination of whether a discharging system is being operated in a manner which protects public health and the environment; and
7. Guide the commissioner in his determination of what actions are appropriate to correct violations of this chapter.

## Nearby sections

- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-5 12VAC5-640-5. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_640_5.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-20 12VAC5-640-20. Purpose of regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_640_20.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-30 12VAC5-640-30. Scope of regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_640_30.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-40 12VAC5-640-40. Relationship to the Virginia Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_640_40.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-60 12VAC5-640-60. Relationship to the State Water Control Board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_640_60.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-70 12VAC5-640-70. Relationship to the Uniform Statewide Building Code](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_640_70.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-80 12VAC5-640-80. Administration of regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_640_80.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-90 12VAC5-640-90. Right of entry and inspections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_640_90.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-110 12VAC5-640-110. Compliance with the Administrative Process Act](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_640_110.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-120 12VAC5-640-120. Powers and procedures of regulations not exclusive](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_640_120.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-140 12VAC5-640-140. Emergency order](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_640_140.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-150 12VAC5-640-150. Enforcement of regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_640_150.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-160 12VAC5-640-160. Suspension of regulations during disasters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_640_160.md)
- [12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-640-170 12VAC5-640-170. Variances](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_5_640_170.md)

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