                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 CERTAIN WITHDRAWALS; PERMIT NOT REQUIRED (§ 62.1-259)

No ground water withdrawal permit shall be required for (i) withdrawals of less
than 300,000 gallons a month; (ii) temporary construction dewatering; (iii)
temporary withdrawals associated with a state-approved ground water remediation;
(iv) the withdrawal of ground water for use by a ground water heat pump where
the discharge is reinjected into the aquifer from which it is withdrawn; (v) the
withdrawal from a pond recharged by ground water without mechanical assistance;
(vi) the withdrawal of water for geophysical investigations, including pump
tests; (vii) the withdrawal of ground water coincident with exploration for and
extraction of coal or activities associated with coal mining regulated by the
Department of Energy; (viii) the withdrawal of ground water coincident with the
exploration for or production of oil, gas or other minerals other than coal,
unless such withdrawal adversely impacts aquifer quantity or quality or other
ground water users within a ground water management area; (ix) the withdrawal of
ground water in any area not declared a ground water management area; or (x) the
withdrawal of ground water pursuant to a special exception issued by the Board.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 812; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 532.