Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 9. Environment |
Agency 25. State Water Control Board |
Chapter 610. Groundwater Withdrawal Regulations |
Section 20. Purpose
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The Ground Water Management Act of 1992 recognizes and declares that the right to reasonable control of all groundwater resources within the Commonwealth belongs to the public and that in order to conserve, protect and beneficially utilize the groundwater resource and to ensure the public welfare, safety and health, provisions for management and control of groundwater resources are essential. This chapter delineates the procedures and requirements to be followed when establishing groundwater management areas and the issuance of groundwater withdrawal permits by the board pursuant to the Ground Water Management Act of 1992.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR680-13-07 § 1.2, eff. September 22, 1993; amended, Volume 30, Issue 05, eff. January 1, 2014.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-256 of the Code of Virginia.