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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 573 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. Unfortunately, the 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1976, chapter 69; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65586,"section_number":"15.2-2135","catch_line":"Disputes between jurisdictions involving dams or water impoundment; constitution of special court; vacancies occurring during trial","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2135\/"},{"id":74755,"section_number":"15.2-2141","catch_line":"Conflicting petitions for same territory; petition seeking territory in two or more counties","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2141\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158555,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67271,"identifier":"15.2-5122","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/3\/15.2-5122","url":"\/15.2-5122\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5122\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/3\/15.2-5122","dublin_core":{"Title":"Approval for certain water supply impoundment facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5122","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No locality<\/span> or authority<\/span> shall construct, provide or operate outside its boundaries any water supply impoundment system<\/span> without first obtaining the consent of the governing body<\/span> of the locality<\/span> in which such system<\/span> is to be located; however, no consent shall be required for the operation of any such water supply impoundment system<\/span> in existence on July 1, 1976, or in the process of construction or for which the site has been purchased or for the orderly expansion of such water supply system<\/span>.\n\t\tIn any case in which the approval by such governing body<\/span> is withheld, the party<\/span> seeking such approval may petition<\/span> for the convening of a special court<\/span>, pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-2135<\/a> through 15.2-2141<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPROVAL FOR CERTAIN WATER SUPPLY IMPOUNDMENT FACILITIES (\u00a7 15.2-5122)\n\nNo locality or authority shall construct, provide or operate outside its\nboundaries any water supply impoundment system without first obtaining the\nconsent of the governing body of the locality in which such system is to be\nlocated; however, no consent shall be required for the operation of any such\nwater supply impoundment system in existence on July 1, 1976, or in the process\nof construction or for which the site has been purchased or for the orderly\nexpansion of such water supply system.\n\t\tIn any case in which the approval by such governing body is withheld, the\nparty seeking such approval may petition for the convening of a special court,\npursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-2135 through 15.2-2141.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 573, \u00a7 15.1-1250.1; 1976, c. 69; 1997, c. 587.","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}}