Department of Environmental Quality [440]
Secretarial Area: Natural and Historic Resources
formerly under: Natural Resources
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $60,361,783 $139,960,369 $200,322,152
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $40,901,658 $139,960,369 $180,862,027
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $42,863,491 $141,856,299 $184,719,790
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $81,437,752 $141,856,299 $223,294,051
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $67,826,042 $149,785,826 $217,611,868
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $264,896,002 $149,785,826 $414,681,828
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $215,505,704 $158,626,904 $374,132,608
2024-2026 2025 Previous Legislative Appropriation $168,565,104 $158,626,904 $327,192,008
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $68,890,600 $0 $68,890,600
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments ($21,950,000) $0 ($21,950,000)
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $96,877,198 $159,216,096 $256,093,294
2024-2026 2026 Previous Legislative Appropriation $71,823,598 $158,626,904 $230,450,502
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments $53,600 $589,192 $642,792
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments $25,000,000 $0 $25,000,000
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 408.50 564.50 973.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 413.50 564.50 978.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 413.50 564.50 978.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 416.50 564.50 981.00
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 416.50 564.50 981.00
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 416.50 564.50 981.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly 422.50 564.50 987.00
2024-2026 2025 Previous Legislative Appropriation 422.50 564.50 987.00
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly 423.50 564.50 988.00
2024-2026 2026 Previous Legislative Appropriation 423.50 564.50 988.00
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Appropriate funds to support the Richmond Combined Sewer Overflow project Decision Package
  Appropriates a portion of the mandatory Water Quality Improvement Fund deposit to the City of Richmond to continue its Combined Sewer Overflow project.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,000,000 $0
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Deposit part of the surplus to the Water Quality Improvement Fund to support the Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program Decision Package
  Appropriates a portion of the mandatory deposit associated with excess general fund revenue collections and discretionary year-end general fund balances required for deposit to the Water Quality Improvement Fund. Funds will support the reimbursement of entities as provided for in the Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $17,390,600 $0
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Fund upgrades at the Richlands Regional Water Treatment Facility Decision Package
  Provides general fund support for water treatment plant upgrades at the Richlands Regional Water Treatment Facility.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,500,000 $0
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Increase federal appropriation to account for anticipated revenues Decision Package
  Increases federal appropriation to account for a multi-year Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant award.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $486,250
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Build Coal Combustion Residuals grant into the base Decision Package
  Increases federal appropriation to accommodate new federal funding.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $102,942
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Meet increase in Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin contribution Decision Package
  Updates general fund appropriation provided for membership in the Commission, for which the contribution amount is anticipated to increase.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $53,600
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Adjustment nongeneral fund base appropriation Decision Package
  Aligns nongeneral fund appropriation within the same fund group to reflect anticipated expenditures. This amendment is technical in nature.
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Delay Polystyrene Ban Effective Date Decision Package
  Removes language modifying the effective date of legislation that prohibits the use of polystyrene containers for retail food establishments operating in the Commonwealth.
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Modify language to reappropriate one-time amounts for two water quality initiatives Decision Package
  Amends language to reappropriate general fund balances provided for the City of Richmond's Combined Sewer Overflow project and the agency's new Pay-for-Outcomes water quality initiative.
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Maintain Richmond CSO Funding Across Biennium (365 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts the existing $50 million in fiscal year 2025 for the Richmond CSO project to instead provide $25 million each year.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($25,000,000) $25,000,000
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Conduct Groundwater Research (363 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $2.3 million from the general fund the first year for the Department of Environmental Quality to expand ground water research in the Eastern Groundwater Management Areas. The funding includes support for multi-well research stations and resources to conduct a study to determine technically feasible locations to recommend water treatment upgrades modeled on the Hampton Roads Sanitation District SWIFT project and the cost of such upgrades. The analysis would be provided to the Chairs of the State Water Commission, House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake, and Natural Resources, and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural Resources by July 1, 2026.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,300,000 $0
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Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring in Shenandoah River (363 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $500,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2025 to support monitoring for harmful algal blooms in the Shenandoah River.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $0
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Fund Freshwater Testing for Harmful Algal Blooms (363 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $250,000 from the general fund the first year for the Department of Environmental Quality, in coordination with the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, to provide testing of inland waterways in the Commonwealth for the presence of harmful algal blooms.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $0
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ENRC Construction Deadline Adjustments (365 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides for the delay of construction deadlines for specified wastewater treatment plant upgrade projects in the City of Fredericksburg and the County of Spotsylvania.
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Restore Chapter 2 Budget Language (362 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes language proposed in the introduced budget bill that would delay the prohibition on the use of polystyrene containers until 2028 for retail food establishments operating 20 or more locations in the Commonwealth, and until 2030 for smaller establishments.
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Technical - Remove Obsolete Reporting Language (365 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes obsolete language related to localities submitting stormwater utility reports to the Auditor of Public Accounts. Identical language was removed from Item 2 in Chapter 2, 2024 Special Session I.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-21-2025 01:06:43