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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 269 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 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59700,"section_number":"45.2-2113","catch_line":" Plugging","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-2113\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":225265,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65188,"identifier":"45.2-2114","token":"45.2\/V\/21\/3\/45.2-2114","url":"\/45.2-2114\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-2114\/","token":"45.2\/V\/21\/3\/45.2-2114","dublin_core":{"Title":" Developing an exploration hole as a water well","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-2114","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If any exploration hole drilled for the purpose of determining the location, quantity, or quality of uranium ore indicates a stratum or source of potable fresh water that could be developed pursuant to established U.S. Environmental Protection Agency safe drinking water standards for a community water system, upon the request of the owner of the property on which the exploration hole is located and following application to and approval by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Director<\/span>, who shall secure concurrence from the State <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Health, the well, in lieu of being plugged and abandoned, may be developed and completed as a water well. 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The\ndevelopment and completion of an exploration hole as a water well shall be\nperformed in accordance with applicable state water control laws and\nregulations.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 269, \u00a7 45.1-278; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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}}