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Such water conservation and management plan shall include (i) the use of water-saving plumbing and processes including, where appropriate, water-saving fixtures in new and renovated plumbing as provided under the Uniform Statewide Building Code; (ii) a water-loss reduction program; (iii) a water-use education program; (iv) a water auditing plan that complies with requirements established by the Board in regulations; (v) a leak detection and repair plan that complies with requirements established by the Board in regulations; and (vi) mandatory reductions during water-shortage emergencies, including, where appropriate, ordinances prohibiting waste of water generally and providing for mandatory water-use restrictions, with penalties, during water-shortage emergencies. The Board shall approve any water conservation plan that complies with clauses (i) through (vi). Once approved by the Board, such water conservation and management plan shall be incorporated by reference as a condition in the ground water withdrawal permit. The Board shall not issue a ground water withdrawal permit, except as provided in \u00a7 62.1-260 or 62.1-261 or subsection H of \u00a7 62.1-266, without an approved water conservation and management plan.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":252992,"text":"Any application for a ground water withdrawal permit, except as provided in \u00a7 62.1-260 or 62.1-261 or subsection H of \u00a7 62.1-266, shall include a water conservation and management plan approved by the Board. 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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 2020, chapter 670<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60586,"section_number":"62.1-265","catch_line":"Drought relief wells","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-265\/"}],"refers_to":[{"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\/"},{"id":62679,"section_number":"62.1-266","catch_line":"Ground water withdrawal permits","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-266\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269093,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70026,"identifier":"62.1-262","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-262","url":"\/62.1-262\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-262\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-262","dublin_core":{"Title":"(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 100) Permits for other ground water withdrawals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-262","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any application for a ground water withdrawal permit<\/span>, except as provided in \u00a7 62.1-260<\/a> or 62.1-261<\/a> or subsection H of \u00a7 62.1-266<\/a>, shall include a water conservation and management plan approved by the Board<\/span>. Such water conservation and management plan shall include (i) the use of water-saving plumbing and processes including, where appropriate, water-saving fixtures in new and renovated plumbing as provided under the Uniform Statewide Building Code; (ii) a water-loss reduction program; (iii) a water-use education program; (iv) a water auditing plan that complies with requirements established by the Board<\/span> in regulations; (v) a leak detection and repair plan that complies with requirements established by the Board<\/span> in regulations; and (vi) mandatory reductions during water-shortage emergencies, including, where appropriate, ordinances<\/span> prohibiting waste of water generally and providing for mandatory water-use restrictions, with penalties, during water-shortage emergencies. The Board<\/span> shall approve any water conservation plan that complies with clauses (i) through (vi). Once approved by the Board<\/span>, such water conservation and management plan shall be incorporated by reference as a condition in the ground water withdrawal permit<\/span>. The Board<\/span> shall not issue<\/span> a ground water withdrawal permit<\/span>, except as provided in \u00a7 62.1-260<\/a> or 62.1-261<\/a> or subsection H of \u00a7 62.1-266<\/a>, without an approved water conservation and management plan.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(FOR CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE, SEE ACTS 2021, SP. SESS. I, C. 100) PERMITS FOR\nOTHER GROUND WATER WITHDRAWALS (\u00a7 62.1-262)\n\nAny application for a ground water withdrawal permit, except as provided in \u00a7\n62.1-260 or 62.1-261 or subsection H of \u00a7 62.1-266, shall include a water\nconservation and management plan approved by the Board. Such water conservation\nand management plan shall include (i) the use of water-saving plumbing and\nprocesses including, where appropriate, water-saving fixtures in new and\nrenovated plumbing as provided under the Uniform Statewide Building Code; (ii) a\nwater-loss reduction program; (iii) a water-use education program; (iv) a water\nauditing plan that complies with requirements established by the Board in\nregulations; (v) a leak detection and repair plan that complies with\nrequirements established by the Board in regulations; and (vi) mandatory\nreductions during water-shortage emergencies, including, where appropriate,\nordinances prohibiting waste of water generally and providing for mandatory\nwater-use restrictions, with penalties, during water-shortage emergencies. The\nBoard shall approve any water conservation plan that complies with clauses (i)\nthrough (vi). Once approved by the Board, such water conservation and management\nplan shall be incorporated by reference as a condition in the ground water\nwithdrawal permit. The Board shall not issue a ground water withdrawal permit,\nexcept as provided in \u00a7 62.1-260 or 62.1-261 or subsection H of \u00a7 62.1-266,\nwithout an approved water conservation and management plan.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 812; 2020, c. 670; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 100.","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}}