The Stream Restoration Assistance Program shall apply only to natural nontidal streams which have been damaged as a result of naturally occurring flooding events. Streams which have been damaged by land-disturbing activities, vehicular traffic, or other human causes shall not be eligible for assistance under the Program.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 10.1-652

  • Program: means the Stream Restoration Assistance Program. See Virginia Code 10.1-650
  • Stream restoration: means any combination of structural and vegetative measures which may be taken to restore, stabilize, and protect a natural stream which has been damaged by severe flooding and is consequently subject to continual accelerated erosion or other detrimental effects. See Virginia Code 10.1-650

1981, c. 450, § 21-11.24; 1988, c. 891.