What this document is
This June 18, 2026 letter is DEQ's fourth additional-information request for Project Loch.
Why it matters
It shows that major review issues remained unresolved months after the initial filing. The letter focuses heavily on compensatory mitigation and on analysis supporting the then-proposed mitigation approach.
What the document says
DEQ asks the applicant to justify why permittee-responsible mitigation would be ecologically and environmentally preferable to available mitigation-bank or in-lieu-fee credits. It also asks for more explanation tied to the proposed Wauford Property PRM site and for additional hydrologic analysis concerning avoided aquatic resources. In plain terms, this concerns the compensation plan for impacts, not a relocation of the main Project Loch site out of Chesterfield County.
What changed later
This request is especially important because the applicant's July 2 response did not defend the original PRM approach. Instead, the response said permittee-responsible mitigation would no longer be pursued and proposed satisfying mitigation needs through approved bank or in-lieu-fee credits.