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Each private well, as defined in \u00a7 32.1-176.3, constructed in a ground water management area shall be registered by the certified water well systems provider with the Board within 30 days of the completion of the construction. Such registration shall be in a format prescribed by the Board; however, the Board and the Board of Health shall develop joint private well forms and processes. The Department of Health shall provide the Board annually with a list of private wells that have received permits during the previous year. The list shall include each well’s characteristics and location. 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The Department of Health shall provide the Board annually with a list of private wells that have received permits during the previous year. The list shall include each well’s characteristics and location. 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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. 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 2015, chapter 465<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71174,"section_number":"32.1-176.3","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-176.3\/"},{"id":85111,"section_number":"62.1-259","catch_line":" Certain withdrawals; permit not required","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-259\/"},{"id":63995,"section_number":"62.1-260","catch_line":"Permits for existing ground water withdrawals in existing ground water management areas","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-260\/"},{"id":74245,"section_number":"62.1-261","catch_line":"Permits for existing ground water withdrawals in newly established ground water management areas","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-261\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269069,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78237,"identifier":"62.1-258","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-258","url":"\/62.1-258\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-258\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-258","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of ground water in ground water management area; registration of well construction required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-258","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is unlawful in a ground water management area for any person<\/span> to withdraw, attempt to withdraw, or allow the withdrawal of any ground water, other than in accordance with a ground water withdrawal permit<\/span> or as provided in \u00a7 62.1-259<\/a>, subsections C, D and F of \u00a7 62.1-260<\/a>, and subsection C of \u00a7 62.1-261<\/a>. Each private well, as defined in \u00a7 32.1-176.3<\/a>, constructed in a ground water management area shall be registered by the certified water well systems provider with the Board<\/span> within 30 days of the completion of the construction. Such registration shall be in a format prescribed by the Board<\/span>; however, the Board<\/span> and the Board<\/span> of Health shall develop joint private well forms and processes. The Department<\/span> of Health shall provide the Board<\/span> annually with a list of private wells that have received permits during the previous year. The list shall include each well’s characteristics and location. The Board<\/span> shall provide the Department<\/span> of Health annually with a list of wells registered during the previous year.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF GROUND WATER IN GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT AREA; REGISTRATION OF WELL\nCONSTRUCTION REQUIRED (\u00a7 62.1-258)\n\nIt is unlawful in a ground water management area for any person to withdraw,\nattempt to withdraw, or allow the withdrawal of any ground water, other than in\naccordance with a ground water withdrawal permit or as provided in \u00a7 62.1-259,\nsubsections C, D and F of \u00a7 62.1-260, and subsection C of \u00a7 62.1-261. Each\nprivate well, as defined in \u00a7 32.1-176.3, constructed in a ground water\nmanagement area shall be registered by the certified water well systems provider\nwith the Board within 30 days of the completion of the construction. Such\nregistration shall be in a format prescribed by the Board; however, the Board\nand the Board of Health shall develop joint private well forms and processes.\nThe Department of Health shall provide the Board annually with a list of private\nwells that have received permits during the previous year. The list shall\ninclude each well’s characteristics and location. The Board shall provide\nthe Department of Health annually with a list of wells registered during the\nprevious year.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 812; 2015, c. 465.","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}}