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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 812 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76472,"section_number":"62.1-267","catch_line":"Issuance of special exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-267\/"},{"id":79539,"section_number":"62.1-268","catch_line":"Issuance of special orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-268\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269053,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78244,"identifier":"62.1-256","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-256","url":"\/62.1-256\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-256\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-256","dublin_core":{"Title":" Duties of Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-256","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall have the following duties and powers:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To issue<\/span> ground water withdrawal permits<\/span> in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To issue<\/span> special orders<\/span> as provided in § 62.1-268<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To study, investigate and assess ground water resources and all problems concerned with the quality and quantity of ground water located wholly or partially in the Commonwealth, and to make such reports and recommendations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To require any person<\/span> withdrawing ground water for any purpose anywhere in the Commonwealth, whether or not declared to be a ground water management area, to furnish to the Board<\/span> such information with regard to such ground water withdrawal and the use thereof as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, excluding ground water withdrawals occurring in conjunction with activities related to exploration for and production of oil, gas, coal or other minerals regulated by the Department<\/span> of Energy; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> To prescribe and enforce requirements that naturally flowing wells be plugged or destroyed, or be capped or equipped with valves so that flow of ground water may be completely stopped when said ground water is not currently being applied to a beneficial use<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> To enter at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, any establishment or upon any property, public or private, for the purposes of obtaining information, conducting surveys or inspections, or inspecting wells and springs, and to duly authorize agents to do the same, to ensure compliance with any permits, standards, policies, rules, regulations, rulings and special orders<\/span> which it may adopt, issue<\/span> or establish to carry out the provisions of this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> To issue<\/span> special exceptions pursuant to § 62.1-267<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> To adopt such regulations as it deems necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> To delegate to its Executive Director any of the powers and duties invested in it to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter except the adoption and promulgation of rules, standards or regulations; the revocation<\/span> of permits; and the issuance, modification, or revocation<\/span> of orders<\/span> except in case of an emergency as provided in subsection B of § 62.1-268<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n DUTIES OF BOARD (\u00a7 62.1-256)\n\nThe Board shall have the following duties and powers:\n\n1. To issue ground water withdrawal permits in accordance with regulations\nadopted by the Board;\n\n2. To issue special orders as provided in § 62.1-268;\n\n3. To study, investigate and assess ground water resources and all problems\nconcerned with the quality and quantity of ground water located wholly or\npartially in the Commonwealth, and to make such reports and recommendations as\nmay be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter;\n\n4. To require any person withdrawing ground water for any purpose anywhere in\nthe Commonwealth, whether or not declared to be a ground water management area,\nto furnish to the Board such information with regard to such ground water\nwithdrawal and the use thereof as may be necessary to carry out the provisions\nof this chapter, excluding ground water withdrawals occurring in conjunction\nwith activities related to exploration for and production of oil, gas, coal or\nother minerals regulated by the Department of Energy;\n\n5. To prescribe and enforce requirements that naturally flowing wells be plugged\nor destroyed, or be capped or equipped with valves so that flow of ground water\nmay be completely stopped when said ground water is not currently being applied\nto a beneficial use;\n\n6. To enter at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, any\nestablishment or upon any property, public or private, for the purposes of\nobtaining information, conducting surveys or inspections, or inspecting wells\nand springs, and to duly authorize agents to do the same, to ensure compliance\nwith any permits, standards, policies, rules, regulations, rulings and special\norders which it may adopt, issue or establish to carry out the provisions of\nthis chapter;\n\n7. To issue special exceptions pursuant to § 62.1-267;\n\n8. To adopt such regulations as it deems necessary to administer and enforce the\nprovisions of this chapter; and\n\n9. To delegate to its Executive Director any of the powers and duties invested\nin it to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter except the\nadoption and promulgation of rules, standards or regulations; the revocation of\npermits; and the issuance, modification, or revocation of orders except in case\nof an emergency as provided in subsection B of § 62.1-268.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 812; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 532.","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}}