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It has been modified 5 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 1964, chapter 475; in 1968, chapter 659; in 1977, chapter 7; in 1979, chapter 711; in 1992, chapter 804.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69802,"section_number":"32.1-174.1","catch_line":"Bonds of permit holders","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-174.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":54587,"section_number":"32.1-171.1","catch_line":"Waterworks operation fee required; special fund established; certain technical assistance program to be provided","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-171.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":203769,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78227,"identifier":"32.1-174","token":"32.1\/6\/2\/32.1-174","url":"\/32.1-174\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-174\/","token":"32.1\/6\/2\/32.1-174","dublin_core":{"Title":"Revocation of permits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-174","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> may revoke any permit issued pursuant to this article whenever he determines that:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">waterworks<\/span> can no longer be depended upon to furnish <span class=\"dictionary\">pure water<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-280366\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-174\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The capacity of the <span class=\"dictionary\">waterworks<\/span> is inadequate for the purpose of furnishing <span class=\"dictionary\">pure water<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-280367\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-174\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> has failed to abide by an <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> issued by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-280368\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-174\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"4\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> has abandoned the <span class=\"dictionary\">waterworks<\/span> and discontinued supplying <span class=\"dictionary\">pure water<\/span>; or <a id=\"paragraph-280369\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-174\/#4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"5\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> has failed to pay the <span class=\"dictionary\">waterworks<\/span> operation fee required by &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Waterworks operation fee required; special fund established; certain technical assistance program to be provided\" href=\"\/32.1-171.1\/\">32.1-171.1<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-280370\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/32.1-174\/#5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREVOCATION OF PERMITS (\u00a7 32.1-174)\n\nThe Commissioner may revoke any permit issued pursuant to this article whenever\nhe determines that:\n\n1. The waterworks can no longer be depended upon to furnish pure water;\n\n2. The capacity of the waterworks is inadequate for the purpose of furnishing\npure water;\n\n3. The owner has failed to abide by an order issued by the Commissioner;\n\n4. The owner has abandoned the waterworks and discontinued supplying pure water;\nor\n\n5. The owner has failed to pay the waterworks operation fee required by &#xA7;\n32.1-171.1.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 62.1-53, 62.1-55; 1964, c. 475; 1968, c. 659; 1977, c.\n7; 1979, c. 711; 1992, c. 804.","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}}