A. The mainstem of the Rappahannock River in Rappahannock, Culpeper, Fauquier, Stafford, and Spotsylvania Counties and the City of Fredericksburg from its headwaters near Chester Gap to the Ferry Farm-Mayfield Bridge, a distance of approximately 86 river miles, is hereby designated a component of the Virginia Scenic Rivers System.

B. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the continued operation and maintenance of existing dams in the designated section.

C. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the continued operation, maintenance, alteration, expansion, or destruction of the Embrey Dam or its appurtenances by the City of Fredericksburg, including the old VEPCO canal and the existing City Reservoir behind the Embrey Dam, or any other part of the City’s waterworks.

D. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the Commonwealth, the City of Fredericksburg, or the Counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, or Culpeper from constructing or reconstructing any road or bridge or from constructing any new raw water intake structures or devices, including pipes and reservoirs but not dams, or laying water or sewer lines below water level.

E. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the construction, operation, repair, maintenance, or replacement of the natural gas pipeline, case number PUE 860065, for which the State Corporation Commission has issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity.

History

1985, c. 124, § 10-173.8; 1988, c. 891; 1990, c. 225; 2003, c. 240.