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Such application shall be made by petition filed in the clerk’s office of the court. It shall set forth the name and address of the riparian owner, or owners, the purpose of the proposed impoundment, the desired storage capacity and the basis on which determined, the stream and the point on it from which floodwaters are proposed to be taken, the estimated cost of the project, and an agreement to abide by the provisions of \u00a7 62.1-106. It shall be accompanied by a plat or sketch of the riparian property which he or they own and on which is shown the site of the impounding structure and the area to be flooded by the impounded water. The plat or sketch shall include data sufficient to permit the location of the property on the official highway map of the county or a map of the city or town where appropriate. It shall also be accompanied by a plan of the proposed impounding structure on which appears the approval of the plan by a registered civil engineer or registered agricultural engineer, (or other competent person for storage capacities of fifty acre-feet or less) and agreement thereto by the riparian owner. All interested persons shall be given notice of such application by publication in accordance with \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-316 and 8.01-317. A copy of the petition, together with a copy of the plat and a copy of the plan, shall be sent by registered mail to the State Water Control Board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212715,"text":"Any riparian owner, or riparian owners, desiring to store floodwaters under the conditions specified in \u00a7 62.1-106 may apply for leave so to do to the circuit court of the county or city wherein the impounding structure is proposed to be built. Such application shall be made by petition filed in the clerk’s office of the court. It shall set forth the name and address of the riparian owner, or owners, the purpose of the proposed impoundment, the desired storage capacity and the basis on which determined, the stream and the point on it from which floodwaters are proposed to be taken, the estimated cost of the project, and an agreement to abide by the provisions of \u00a7 62.1-106. It shall be accompanied by a plat or sketch of the riparian property which he or they own and on which is shown the site of the impounding structure and the area to be flooded by the impounded water. The plat or sketch shall include data sufficient to permit the location of the property on the official highway map of the county or a map of the city or town where appropriate. It shall also be accompanied by a plan of the proposed impounding structure on which appears the approval of the plan by a registered civil engineer or registered agricultural engineer, (or other competent person for storage capacities of fifty acre-feet or less) and agreement thereto by the riparian owner. All interested persons shall be given notice of such application by publication in accordance with \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-316 and 8.01-317. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1956, chapter 632; in 1958, chapter 638; in 1968, chapter 659; in 1977, chapter 26.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82341,"section_number":"62.1-106","catch_line":"When floodwaters may be captured and stored by riparian owners","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-106\/"},{"id":66717,"section_number":"8.01-316","catch_line":"Service by publication; when available","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-316\/"},{"id":58190,"section_number":"8.01-317","catch_line":"What order of publication to state; how published; when publication in newspaper dispensed with; electronic notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-317\/"}],"permalink":{"id":270569,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58072,"identifier":"62.1-107","token":"62.1\/8\/62.1-107","url":"\/62.1-107\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-107\/","token":"62.1\/8\/62.1-107","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for leave to store floodwaters; notice to interested persons and to State Water Control Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-107","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any riparian owner, or riparian owners, desiring to store floodwaters under the conditions specified in \u00a7 62.1-106<\/a> may apply for leave so to do to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city wherein the impounding structure is proposed to be built. Such application shall be made by petition<\/span> filed in the clerk’s office of the court<\/span>. It shall set forth the name and address of the riparian owner, or owners, the purpose of the proposed impoundment, the desired storage capacity and the basis on which determined, the stream and the point on it from which floodwaters are proposed to be taken, the estimated cost of the project, and an agreement to abide by the provisions of \u00a7 62.1-106<\/a>. It shall be accompanied by a plat or sketch of the riparian property which he or they own and on which is shown the site of the impounding structure and the area to be flooded by the impounded water. The plat or sketch shall include data sufficient to permit the location of the property on the official highway map of the county or a map of the city or town where appropriate. It shall also be accompanied by a plan of the proposed impounding structure on which appears the approval of the plan by a registered civil engineer or registered agricultural engineer, (or other competent person for storage capacities of fifty acre-feet or less) and agreement thereto by the riparian owner. All interested persons shall be given notice of such application by publication in accordance with \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-316<\/a> and 8.01-317<\/a>. A copy of the petition<\/span>, together with a copy of the plat and a copy of the plan, shall be sent by registered mail to the State Water Control Board.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO STORE FLOODWATERS; NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS AND TO\nSTATE WATER CONTROL BOARD (\u00a7 62.1-107)\n\nAny riparian owner, or riparian owners, desiring to store floodwaters under the\nconditions specified in \u00a7 62.1-106 may apply for leave so to do to the circuit\ncourt of the county or city wherein the impounding structure is proposed to be\nbuilt. Such application shall be made by petition filed in the clerk’s\noffice of the court. It shall set forth the name and address of the riparian\nowner, or owners, the purpose of the proposed impoundment, the desired storage\ncapacity and the basis on which determined, the stream and the point on it from\nwhich floodwaters are proposed to be taken, the estimated cost of the project,\nand an agreement to abide by the provisions of \u00a7 62.1-106. It shall be\naccompanied by a plat or sketch of the riparian property which he or they own\nand on which is shown the site of the impounding structure and the area to be\nflooded by the impounded water. The plat or sketch shall include data sufficient\nto permit the location of the property on the official highway map of the county\nor a map of the city or town where appropriate. It shall also be accompanied by\na plan of the proposed impounding structure on which appears the approval of the\nplan by a registered civil engineer or registered agricultural engineer, (or\nother competent person for storage capacities of fifty acre-feet or less) and\nagreement thereto by the riparian owner. All interested persons shall be given\nnotice of such application by publication in accordance with \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-316 and\n8.01-317. A copy of the petition, together with a copy of the plat and a copy of\nthe plan, shall be sent by registered mail to the State Water Control Board.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 62-94.4; 1956, c. 632; 1958, c. 638; 1968, c. 659; 1977,\nc. 26.","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}}