Virginia HJ 89: Litter; DEQ to study impacts on fishing, etc., in Virginia's streams.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 89 

Offered January 8, 2020 

Prefiled January 7, 2020 

Requesting the Department of Environmental Quality to study 
 the economic and environmental impacts of litter on fishing, farming, aquatic 
 habitat and organisms, terrestrial habitat and organisms, and water quality in 
 Virginia's streams. Report. 
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Patron-- Krizek 

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Referred to Committee on Rules 

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WHEREAS, fishing and farming are crucial components of 
 Virginia's economic and cultural heritage; and

WHEREAS, litter, from various sources, has been known to cause 
 environmental damage to economically important species of fish and shellfish in Virginia waters; and

WHEREAS, litter, from various sources, has 
 been known to cause environmental damage to keystone species, those species in 
 an ecosystem that play a crucial role in the way an ecosystem functions, such 
 that a small number of keystone species can have a huge impact on the 
 environment; and

WHEREAS, litter, from various sources, has been known to 
 contaminate soil, affecting the productivity and quality of agricultural, 
 aquacultural, and silvicultural lands; and

WHEREAS, the full economic impact of litter on farming and fishing operations in Virginia is unknown; 
 and

WHEREAS, the water quality of urban streams correlates 
 strongly to the public health as a source of drinking water and recreation and 
 as a component of wastewater treatment; and

WHEREAS, litter, from various sources, has been known to 
 degrade water quality, particularly in urban streams, which are vulnerable to 
 litter from a wide range of sources; and

WHEREAS, the full economic impact of litter as a source of 
 contamination in streams, including costs to 
 localities of wastewater treatment, is unknown; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, 
 That the Department of Environmental Quality be requested to study the economic 
 and environmental impacts of litter on fishing, farming, aquatic habitat and 
 organisms, terrestrial habitat and organisms, and water quality in Virginia's 
 streams.

In conducting its study, the Department of Environmental 
 Quality (DEQ) shall (i) collect and analyze all 
 existing studies of litter in Virginia; (ii) gather and review new and existing 
 data on litter contamination in Virginia water and soil; (iii) identify 
 species, industries, waters, lands, and any other 
 components of Virginia's economy that have 
 been affected by litter from any source; (iv) determine the chief sources and 
 producers of litter; (v) calculate or, if 
 calculation is impossible, estimate the economic impact of litter from any 
 source on the components listed in clause (ii); (vi) 
 analyze the reasons for intentional littering and propose methods to control 
 littering; (vii) analyze scientifically accepted and commercially viable 
 methods of lit