                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA (§ 45.2-1647)

No person shall conduct any hydraulic fracturing in any well that has been
drilled through any portion of a groundwater management area declared by
regulation prior to January 1, 2020, pursuant to the provisions of the Ground
Water Management Act of 1992 (§ 62.1-254 et seq.). For purposes of this
section, &#8220;hydraulic fracturing&#8221; means the treatment of a well by the
application of hydraulic fracturing fluid, including a base fluid and any
additive, under pressure for the express purpose of initiating or propagating
fractures in a target geologic formation to enhance production of natural gas or
oil.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 626; § 62.1-195.3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.