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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 401 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 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":203815,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73574,"identifier":"32.1-176.2","token":"32.1\/6\/2.1\/32.1-176.2","url":"\/32.1-176.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-176.2\/","token":"32.1\/6\/2.1\/32.1-176.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Findings and policy","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-176.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The General Assembly finds that the improper construction of <span class=\"dictionary\">private wells<\/span> can adversely affect aquifers as ground water resources in the Commonwealth. 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