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
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $67,826,042 $149,785,826 $217,611,868
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $264,896,002 $149,785,826 $414,681,828
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $168,565,104 $158,626,904 $327,192,008
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget $66,896,002 $149,785,826 $216,681,828
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $92,947,436 $8,841,078 $101,788,514
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments $8,721,666 $0 $8,721,666
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $71,823,598 $158,626,904 $230,450,502
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget $66,896,002 $149,785,826 $216,681,828
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments $7,697,436 $8,841,078 $16,538,514
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments ($2,769,840) $0 ($2,769,840)
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
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 416.50 564.50 981.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 416.50 564.50 981.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 422.50 564.50 987.00
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget 416.50 564.50 981.00
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments 6.00 0.00 6.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 423.50 564.50 988.00
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget 416.50 564.50 981.00
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments 7.00 0.00 7.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 S. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,787,387 $2,787,387
Nongeneral Fund $4,312,916 $4,312,916
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 C. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $403,846 $403,846
Nongeneral Fund $137,206 $137,206
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $171,131 $171,131
Nongeneral Fund $261,363 $261,363
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 P. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($37,514) ($37,514)
Nongeneral Fund ($66,271) ($66,271)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $39,004 $39,004
Nongeneral Fund $60,351 $60,351
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded information technology auditors and security officers Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for information technology auditors and information security officers budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 E. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $22,438 $22,438
Nongeneral Fund $46,787 $46,787
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency leased space costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for to increased charges to customer agencies for the Department of General Services to perform lease administration services. budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 485 K. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $8,730 $8,730
Nongeneral Fund $40,622 $40,622
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 F. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $7,981 $7,981
Nongeneral Fund $20,122 $20,122
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded property insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for property insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 J. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($10,190) ($10,190)
Nongeneral Fund $1,902 $1,902
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded internal service fund charges for the Personnel Management Information System Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 I. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($4,563) ($4,563)
Nongeneral Fund ($7,106) ($7,106)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting system charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 H. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($441) ($441)
Nongeneral Fund ($4,014) ($4,014)
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Provide additional funding for the Richmond Combined Sewer Overflow project Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation for the City of Richmond's Combined Sewer Overflow project.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,000,000 $0
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Support Bristol landfill remediation Decision Package
  Provides general fund support for the City of Bristol to continue resolving ongoing health, environmental, and quality of life issues with its landfill. Funding is contingent upon the execution of a memorandum of understanding between the locality and the department.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $35,000,000 $0
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Enhance Chesapeake Bay monitoring and assessment efforts Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation for weekly and continuous monitoring and evaluation of dissolved oxygen attainment in the Chesapeake Bay.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,385,000 $4,135,000
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Align nongeneral fund appropriation to anticipated expenditures Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation in several nongeneral funds in order to meet anticipated expenditures. This amendment is technical in nature.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,150,041 $2,150,041
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Update legacy Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund appropriation Decision Package
  Transfers and increases nongeneral fund appropriation for federally funded activities.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,887,159 $1,887,159
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Rightsize funding for Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund match Decision Package
  Aligns general fund dollars to reflect the required Commonwealth match for receipt of federal funds supporting Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund activities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,500,000) ($1,500,000)
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Support air permitting program Decision Package
  Provides general fund support to supplement fee revenues in Title V permitting.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $675,000 $675,000
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funding for two percent salary increase Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state and state supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Paragraphs S, T, U, and V of Item 483, Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $599,627 $599,627
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Increase technical evaluation capacity in groundwater permitting Decision Package
  Provides funding for contracted technical evaluation modeling services required in groundwater permit issuance and renewal.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $400,000 $400,000
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Transfer general fund appropriation between programs for accurate accounting Decision Package
  Transfers general fund appropriation from Water Protection to Environmental Financial Assistance, in order to more accurately reflect projected expenditures. This adjustment is technical in nature.
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Pay-for-Outcomes Pilot Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $20.0 million the first year from the general fund to establish a pay-for-outcomes pilot program at the Department of Environmental Quality.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $20,000,000 $0
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Redirect Proposed Spending on Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment redirects to other Department of Environmental Quality needs $4.4 million the first year and $4.1 million the second year from the general fund proposed in the introduced budget to increase dissolved oxygen monitoring.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($4,385,000) ($4,135,000)
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Partially Redirect Funding for Landfill Remediation General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment redirects for other uses $8.5 million from the general fund the first year provided for a landfill remediation project in House Bill 30, as introduced.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($8,500,000) $0
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Mitigation Trading Platform and Wetland In-Lieu Fee Mitigation Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $750,000 the first year and two positions and $750,000 the second year from the general fund and three positions to establish a mitigation trading platform and wetland in-lieu fee mitigation program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $750,000 $750,000
Positions 2.00 3.00
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HB 1085 - PFAS Monitoring and Reporting General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $380,160 each year from the general fund and three positions pursuant to House Bill 1085, which establishes a system of monitoring and reporting on PFAS sources within public water systems.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $380,160 $380,160
Positions 3.00 3.00
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2024 Special Session I: Hazardous Storage Tank Monitoring Funding and Positions General Assembly Adjustment
  Eliminates funding tied to HB949, which was vetoed by the Governor and thus no longer has a fiscal impact.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($253,440) ($253,440)
Positions (2.00) (2.00)
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HB 949 - Hazardous Substances Discharges General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $253,400 each year from the general fund and two positions pursuant to House Bill 949, which establishes reporting and monitoring processes related to leaks of hazardous substances.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $253,440 $253,440
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Groundwater Well Expansion Support General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $135,000 each year and one position to support monitoring of new state observation wells installed by the United States Geological Survey.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $135,000 $135,000
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Increase Groundwater Technical Capacity (SJR 25 ) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $100,000 each year from the general fund to increase groundwater technical capacity and complete a study of the groundwater supply in the Commonwealth, pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 25.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $100,000
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Fund Harmful Algal Blooms Study for Smith Mountain Lake General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $150,000 the first year from the general fund for the department, in collaboration with Virginia Tech and the Smith Mountain Lake Association, to conduct a study of harmful algal blooms occurring at Smith Mountain Lake.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $150,000 $0
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Wastewater Treatment Upgrade for the Town of Cleveland General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $91,506 from the general fund the first year for the Town of Cleveland, in Russell County, to complete needed wastewater treatment upgrades.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $91,506 $0
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2024 Special Session I: Remove RGGI mandate General Assembly Adjustment
  Removes language requiring the Commonwealth to rejoin RGGI and directing appropriate state agencies to take necessary action.
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Move Forward Effective Date of Polystyrene Container Prohibition General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment moves the effective date of the prohibition on use of polystyrene containers from 2028 to 2025 for retail food establishments operating 20 or more locations in the Commonwealth, and from 2030 to 2026 for smaller establishments.
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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Participation General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the Commonwealth to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and directs the appropriate agencies to take the necessary actions to rejoin RGGI.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 07:50:08