Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 9. Environment |
Agency 25. State Water Control Board |
Chapter 610. Groundwater Withdrawal Regulations |
Section 120. Public water supplies
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The board shall evaluate all applications for groundwater withdrawals for public water supplies as described in 9VAC25-610-110. The board shall make a preliminary decision on the application and prepare a draft groundwater withdrawal permit and forward the draft permit to the Virginia Department of Health. The board shall not issue a final groundwater withdrawal permit until such time as the Virginia Department of Health issues a waterworks operation permit, or equivalent. The board shall establish withdrawal limits for such permits as described in 9VAC25-610-140 A 4 and 5. Under the Virginia Department of Health's Waterworks Regulation any proposed use of reclaimed, reused, or recycled water contained in a groundwater withdrawal application to support a public water supply is required to be approved by the Virginia Department of Health.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR680-13-07 § 3.4, eff. September 22, 1993; amended, Volume 30, Issue 05, eff. January 1, 2014.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-256 of the Code of Virginia.