                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

TESTING PRIVATE WELLS AND PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY WELLS NEAR COAL ASH PONDS;
RESIDENT NOTIFICATION (§ 10.1-1413.3)

A. For the purposes of this section:
			&#8220;Coal ash pond&#8221; means any natural topographic depression,
man-made excavation, or diked area that (i) is designed to hold an accumulation
of coal combustion residuals and liquids; (ii) treats, stores, or disposes of
coal combustion residuals; and (iii) is located in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
at the Bremo Power Station in Fluvanna County, Chesapeake Energy Center in the
City of Chesapeake, Chesterfield Power Station in Chesterfield County, or Possum
Point Power Station in Prince William County.
			&#8220;Utility&#8221; means the owner or operator of a coal ash pond.

B. No later than October 1, 2020, each utility shall submit to the Department a
complete survey identifying all private wells and public water supply wells
within 1.5 miles of any coal ash pond boundary. The utility shall use reasonable
efforts to determine the locations of all such wells within 1.5 miles of the
coal ash pond boundary and shall not rely solely on records maintained by the
Virginia Department of Health or other public records. Such reasonable efforts
shall include the distribution of notices that explain the purpose of the survey
to each landowner. The utility shall distribute such notices through the United
States mail to the owner of each parcel of land any part of which is located
within 1.5 miles of a coal ash pond boundary and shall post a notice in at least
one newspaper of general circulation in the locality.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 625.