                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR DISTRICT (§ 10.1-512)

After a public hearing, if the Board determines that there is need, in the
interest of the public health, safety, and welfare, for the proposed district to
function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall record its
determination, and shall define, by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions
the boundaries of the district. In so doing, the Board shall consider (i) the
topography of the area considered and of the Commonwealth, (ii) the composition
of soils in the area, (iii) the distribution of erosion, (iv) the prevailing
land-use practices, (v) the desirability and necessity of including within the
boundaries the particular lands under consideration and the benefits the lands
may receive from being included within such boundaries, (vi) the relation of the
proposed area to existing watersheds and to other soil and water conservation
districts already organized or proposed for organization, (vii) the existing
political subdivisions, and (viii) other relevant physical, geographical,
economic, and funding factors. The territory to be included within such
boundaries need not be contiguous.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 21-17; 1964, c. 512; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891; 2002, c.
192.