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The utility shall use reasonable efforts to determine the locations of all such wells within 1.5 miles of the coal ash pond boundary and shall not rely solely on records maintained by the Virginia Department of Health or other public records. Such reasonable efforts shall include the distribution of notices that explain the purpose of the survey to each landowner. The utility shall distribute such notices through the United States mail to the owner of each parcel of land any part of which is located within 1.5 miles of a coal ash pond boundary and shall post a notice in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the locality.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":288400,"text":"For the purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Coal ash pond” means any natural topographic depression, man-made excavation, or diked area that (i) is designed to hold an accumulation of coal combustion residuals and liquids; (ii) treats, stores, or disposes of coal combustion residuals; and (iii) is located in the Chesapeake Bay watershed at the Bremo Power Station in Fluvanna County, Chesapeake Energy Center in the City of Chesapeake, Chesterfield Power Station in Chesterfield County, or Possum Point Power Station in Prince William County.\n\t\t\t“Utility” means the owner or operator of a coal ash pond.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":288401,"text":"No later than October 1, 2020, each utility shall submit to the Department a complete survey identifying all private wells and public water supply wells within 1.5 miles of any coal ash pond boundary. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 625<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":146043,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80505,"identifier":"10.1-1413.3","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/2.1\/10.1-1413.3","url":"\/10.1-1413.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1413.3\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/2.1\/10.1-1413.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Testing private wells and public water supply wells near coal ash ponds; resident notification","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1413.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For the purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Coal ash pond<\/span>” means any natural topographic depression, man-made excavation, or diked area that (i) is designed to hold an accumulation of coal combustion residuals and liquids; (ii) treats, stores, or disposes of coal combustion residuals; and (iii) is located in the Chesapeake Bay watershed at the Bremo Power Station in Fluvanna County, Chesapeake Energy Center in the City of Chesapeake, Chesterfield Power Station in Chesterfield County, or Possum Point Power Station in Prince William County.\n\t\t\t“Utility<\/span>” means the owner or operator of a coal ash pond<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No later than October 1, 2020, each utility<\/span> shall submit to the Department<\/span> a complete survey identifying all private wells and public water supply wells within 1.5 miles of any coal ash pond<\/span> boundary. The utility<\/span> shall use reasonable efforts to determine the locations of all such wells within 1.5 miles of the coal ash pond<\/span> boundary and shall not rely solely on records maintained by the Virginia Department<\/span> of Health or other public records. Such reasonable efforts shall include the distribution of notices that explain the purpose of the survey to each landowner. The utility<\/span> shall distribute such notices through the United States mail to the owner of each parcel of land any part of which is located within 1.5 miles of a coal ash pond<\/span> boundary and shall post a notice in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the locality. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTESTING PRIVATE WELLS AND PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WELLS NEAR COAL ASH PONDS;\nRESIDENT NOTIFICATION (\u00a7 10.1-1413.3)\n\nA. For the purposes of this section:\n\t\t\t“Coal ash pond” means any natural topographic depression,\nman-made excavation, or diked area that (i) is designed to hold an accumulation\nof coal combustion residuals and liquids; (ii) treats, stores, or disposes of\ncoal combustion residuals; and (iii) is located in the Chesapeake Bay watershed\nat the Bremo Power Station in Fluvanna County, Chesapeake Energy Center in the\nCity of Chesapeake, Chesterfield Power Station in Chesterfield County, or Possum\nPoint Power Station in Prince William County.\n\t\t\t“Utility” means the owner or operator of a coal ash pond.\n\nB. No later than October 1, 2020, each utility shall submit to the Department a\ncomplete survey identifying all private wells and public water supply wells\nwithin 1.5 miles of any coal ash pond boundary. The utility shall use reasonable\nefforts to determine the locations of all such wells within 1.5 miles of the\ncoal ash pond boundary and shall not rely solely on records maintained by the\nVirginia Department of Health or other public records. Such reasonable efforts\nshall include the distribution of notices that explain the purpose of the survey\nto each landowner. The utility shall distribute such notices through the United\nStates mail to the owner of each parcel of land any part of which is located\nwithin 1.5 miles of a coal ash pond boundary and shall post a notice in at least\none newspaper of general circulation in the locality.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 625.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}