                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FINDINGS AND POLICY (§ 32.1-176.2)

The General Assembly finds that the improper construction of private wells can
adversely affect aquifers as ground water resources in the Commonwealth.
Consistent with the duty to protect these ground water resources and to
safeguard the public welfare, safety and health it is declared to be the policy
of this Commonwealth to require that the construction and location of private
wells conform to reasonable requirements.

HISTORY: 1986, c. 401.