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Local health departments and field offices shall make the reports available for public inspection.B\n\nUpon the request of any person whose private well is located in an area, as defined by the Department, where an oil release or discharge has been confirmed in the reports prepared by the Department of Environment Quality, the Department shall test the water supply of the private well for the presence of oil to determine whether there is risk to public health. The costs of such tests shall be borne by the person requesting the test, unless the Department finds the oil release or discharge poses a potential risk to the health of persons using that private well.C\n\nThe Department shall maintain and make available, upon the request of any person, a list of various private companies located throughout the Commonwealth that possess the technical expertise to analyze water samples for the presence of oil constituents. Any private company providing such laboratory testing services may contact the Department and shall have its name placed on the list. The placement of a company on the list shall not constitute an endorsement of any company or its services.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":297630,"text":"The Department shall disseminate the information on confirmed oil releases and discharges, contained in the Department of Environmental Quality’s monthly report prepared pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:4.1, to local health departments and Department field offices. 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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 795<\/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":[{"id":60658,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:4.1","catch_line":"Listing and notice of confirmed oil releases and discharges","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_4.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":203831,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83042,"identifier":"32.1-176.5:1","token":"32.1\/6\/2.1\/32.1-176.5_1","url":"\/32.1-176.5_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-176.5_1\/","token":"32.1\/6\/2.1\/32.1-176.5_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department to test for oil contamination; maintain lists of private laboratories","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-176.5:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall disseminate the information on confirmed oil releases and discharges, contained in the Department<\/span> of Environmental Quality’s monthly report prepared pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:4.1<\/a>, to local health departments<\/span> and Department<\/span> field offices. Local health departments<\/span> and field offices shall make the reports available for public inspection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon the request of any person<\/span> whose private well<\/span> is located in an area, as defined by the Department<\/span>, where an oil release or discharge has been confirmed in the reports prepared by the Department<\/span> of Environment Quality, the Department<\/span> shall test the water supply of the private well<\/span> for the presence of oil to determine whether there is risk to public health. The costs of such tests shall be borne by the person<\/span> requesting the test, unless the Department<\/span> finds the oil release or discharge poses a potential risk to the health of persons<\/span> using that private well<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall maintain and make available, upon the request of any person<\/span>, a list of various private companies located throughout the Commonwealth that possess the technical expertise to analyze water samples for the presence of oil constituents. Any private company providing such laboratory testing services may contact the Department<\/span> and shall have its name placed on the list. The placement of a company on the list shall not constitute an endorsement of any company or its services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT TO TEST FOR OIL CONTAMINATION; MAINTAIN LISTS OF PRIVATE LABORATORIES\n(\u00a7 32.1-176.5:1)\n\nA. The Department shall disseminate the information on confirmed oil releases\nand discharges, contained in the Department of Environmental Quality’s\nmonthly report prepared pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:4.1, to local health\ndepartments and Department field offices. Local health departments and field\noffices shall make the reports available for public inspection.\n\nB. Upon the request of any person whose private well is located in an area, as\ndefined by the Department, where an oil release or discharge has been confirmed\nin the reports prepared by the Department of Environment Quality, the Department\nshall test the water supply of the private well for the presence of oil to\ndetermine whether there is risk to public health. The costs of such tests shall\nbe borne by the person requesting the test, unless the Department finds the oil\nrelease or discharge poses a potential risk to the health of persons using that\nprivate well.\n\nC. The Department shall maintain and make available, upon the request of any\nperson, a list of various private companies located throughout the Commonwealth\nthat possess the technical expertise to analyze water samples for the presence\nof oil constituents. Any private company providing such laboratory testing\nservices may contact the Department and shall have its name placed on the list.\nThe placement of a company on the list shall not constitute an endorsement of\nany company or its services.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 795.","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}}