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This law was first created in 1986. 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2009, chapter 59<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86599,"section_number":"54.1-1103","catch_line":"Necessity for license; requirements for water well drillers and landscape irrigation contractors; exemption","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-1103\/"},{"id":78237,"section_number":"62.1-258","catch_line":"Use of ground water in ground water management area; registration of well construction required","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-258\/"},{"id":60711,"section_number":"62.1-259.1","catch_line":"Certain withdrawals; technical evaluation required","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-259.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":203819,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71174,"identifier":"32.1-176.3","token":"32.1\/6\/2.1\/32.1-176.3","url":"\/32.1-176.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-176.3\/","token":"32.1\/6\/2.1\/32.1-176.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-176.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this article:\n\t\t“Construction of wells<\/span>” means acts necessary to construct wells, including the location of wells.\n\t\t“Plat” or “survey plat<\/span>” means the schematic representation of a parcel of land, showing the property boundaries, the proposed site of the water well, and any potential sources of contamination, prepared by an individual licensed by the Commonwealth to perform such services.\n\t\t“Private well<\/span>” means any water well constructed for a person<\/span> on land which is owned or leased by that person<\/span> and is usually intended for household, ground water source heat pump, agricultural use, industrial use or other nonpublic water well.\n\t\t“Site plan<\/span>” means a sketch of a parcel of land, showing the property boundaries, the proposed site of the water well, and any potential sources of contamination.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 32.1-176.3)\n\nAs used in this article:\n\t\t“Construction of wells” means acts necessary to construct wells,\nincluding the location of wells.\n\t\t“Plat” or “survey plat” means the schematic\nrepresentation of a parcel of land, showing the property boundaries, the\nproposed site of the water well, and any potential sources of contamination,\nprepared by an individual licensed by the Commonwealth to perform such services.\n\t\t“Private well” means any water well constructed for a person on\nland which is owned or leased by that person and is usually intended for\nhousehold, ground water source heat pump, agricultural use, industrial use or\nother nonpublic water well.\n\t\t“Site plan” means a sketch of a parcel of land, showing the\nproperty boundaries, the proposed site of the water well, and any potential\nsources of contamination.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 401; 2009, c. 59.","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}}