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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>78237</law_id><section_number>62.1-258</section_number><catch_line>Use of ground water in ground water management area; registration of well construction required</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="62.1">Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="25">Ground Water Management Act of 1992</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It is unlawful in a ground water management area for any <span class="dictionary">person</span> to withdraw, attempt to withdraw, or allow the withdrawal of any ground water, other than in accordance with a <span class="dictionary">ground water withdrawal permit</span> or as provided in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title=" Certain withdrawals; permit not required" href="/62.1-259/">62.1-259</a>, subsections C, D and F of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Permits for existing ground water withdrawals in existing ground water management areas" href="/62.1-260/">62.1-260</a>, and subsection C of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Permits for existing ground water withdrawals in newly established ground water management areas" href="/62.1-261/">62.1-261</a>. Each private well, as defined in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/32.1-176.3/">32.1-176.3</a>, constructed in a ground water management area shall be registered by the certified water well systems provider with the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> within 30 days of the completion of the construction. Such registration shall be in a format prescribed by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>; however, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> and the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> of Health shall develop joint private well forms and processes. The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Health shall provide the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> annually with a list of private wells that have received permits during the previous year. The list shall include each well&#x2019;s characteristics and location. The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall provide the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Health annually with a list of wells registered during the previous year.</p></section></text><history>1992, c. 812; 2015, c. 465.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
