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This section shall not limit the authority of the Board to reduce or eliminate ground water withdrawals by a waterworks if necessary to protect human health or the environment. In promulgating regulations to implement this section, and in administering such regulations and this chapter, the Board shall consult and cooperate with the State Health Department to the end that effective, equitable management of ground water and safeguarding of public health will be attained to the maximum extent possible.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":290211,"text":"To ensure that any ground water withdrawal permit issued for a public water supply does not impact a waterworks operation permit issued pursuant to \u00a7 32.1-172, the maximum permitted daily withdrawal shall be set by the Board at a level consistent with the requirements and conditions contained in the waterworks operation permit. This section shall not limit the authority of the Board to reduce or eliminate ground water withdrawals by a waterworks if necessary to protect human health or the environment. In promulgating regulations to implement this section, and in administering such regulations and this chapter, the Board shall consult and cooperate with the State Health Department to the end that effective, equitable management of ground water and safeguarding of public health will be attained to the maximum extent possible.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13595,"edition_id":1,"name":"Ground Water Management Act of 1992","identifier":"25","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12909,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:20","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:20","permalink":{"id":269039,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13595,"identifier":"25","token":"62.1\/25","url":"\/62.1\/25\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12909,"edition_id":1,"name":"Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors","identifier":"62.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:00","permalink":{"id":268199,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12909,"identifier":"62.1","token":"62.1","url":"\/62.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":66154,"structure_id":13595,"section_number":"62.1-254","catch_line":"Findings and purpose","url":"\/62.1-254\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-254","metadata":false},{"id":79593,"structure_id":13595,"section_number":"62.1-255","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/62.1-255\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-255","metadata":false},{"id":61205,"structure_id":13595,"section_number":"62.1-255.1","catch_line":"Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail","url":"\/62.1-255.1\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-255.1","metadata":false},{"id":78244,"structure_id":13595,"section_number":"62.1-256","catch_line":" Duties of Board","url":"\/62.1-256\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-256","metadata":false},{"id":66336,"structure_id":13595,"section_number":"62.1-256.1","catch_line":"Expired","url":"\/62.1-256.1\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-256.1","metadata":false},{"id":81341,"structure_id":13595,"section_number":"62.1-256.2","catch_line":"(Expires July 1, 2030) Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Advisory Committee established; sunset","url":"\/62.1-256.2\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-256.2","metadata":false},{"id":84825,"structure_id":13595,"section_number":"62.1-257","catch_line":"When Board may initiate a ground water management area study proceeding; hearing required","url":"\/62.1-257\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-257","metadata":false},{"id":78237,"structure_id":13595,"section_number":"62.1-258","catch_line":"Use of ground water in ground water management area; registration of well construction required","url":"\/62.1-258\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-258","metadata":false},{"id":84483,"structure_id":13595,"section_number":"62.1-258.1","catch_line":"Irrigation wells for nonagricultural use prohibited; exceptions","url":"\/62.1-258.1\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-258.1","metadata":false},{"id":85111,"structure_id":13595,"section_number":"62.1-259","catch_line":" Certain withdrawals; permit not required","url":"\/62.1-259\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-259","metadata":false},{"id":60711,"structure_id":13595,"section_number":"62.1-259.1","catch_line":"Certain withdrawals; technical evaluation required","url":"\/62.1-259.1\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-259.1","metadata":false},{"id":63995,"structure_id":13595,"section_number":"62.1-260","catch_line":"Permits for existing ground water withdrawals in existing ground water management areas","url":"\/62.1-260\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-260","metadata":false},{"id":74245,"structure_id":13595,"section_number":"62.1-261","catch_line":"Permits for existing ground water withdrawals in newly established ground water management areas","url":"\/62.1-261\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-261","metadata":false},{"id":70026,"structure_id":13595,"section_number":"62.1-262","catch_line":"(For contingent effective date, see Acts 2021, Sp. 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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":75939,"section_number":"32.1-172","catch_line":"Permit required","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-172\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269113,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80966,"identifier":"62.1-264","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-264","url":"\/62.1-264\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-264\/","token":"62.1\/25\/62.1-264","dublin_core":{"Title":"Permits for public water supplies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-264","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>To ensure that any <span class=\"dictionary\">ground water withdrawal permit<\/span> issued for a public water supply does not impact a waterworks operation permit issued pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Permit required\" href=\"\/32.1-172\/\">32.1-172<\/a>, the maximum permitted daily withdrawal shall be set by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> at a level consistent with the requirements and conditions contained in the waterworks operation permit. 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This section shall not limit the authority of the\nBoard to reduce or eliminate ground water withdrawals by a waterworks if\nnecessary to protect human health or the environment. In promulgating\nregulations to implement this section, and in administering such regulations and\nthis chapter, the Board shall consult and cooperate with the State Health\nDepartment to the end that effective, equitable management of ground water and\nsafeguarding of public health will be attained to the maximum extent possible.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 812.","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}}