                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

(FOR CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE, SEE ACTS 2021, SP. SESS. I, C. 100) PERMITS FOR
OTHER GROUND WATER WITHDRAWALS (§ 62.1-262)

Any application for a ground water withdrawal permit, except as provided in §
62.1-260 or 62.1-261 or subsection H of § 62.1-266, shall include a water
conservation and management plan approved by the Board. Such water conservation
and management plan shall include (i) the use of water-saving plumbing and
processes including, where appropriate, water-saving fixtures in new and
renovated plumbing as provided under the Uniform Statewide Building Code; (ii) a
water-loss reduction program; (iii) a water-use education program; (iv) a water
auditing plan that complies with requirements established by the Board in
regulations; (v) a leak detection and repair plan that complies with
requirements established by the Board in regulations; and (vi) mandatory
reductions during water-shortage emergencies, including, where appropriate,
ordinances prohibiting waste of water generally and providing for mandatory
water-use restrictions, with penalties, during water-shortage emergencies. The
Board shall approve any water conservation plan that complies with clauses (i)
through (vi). Once approved by the Board, such water conservation and management
plan shall be incorporated by reference as a condition in the ground water
withdrawal permit. The Board shall not issue a ground water withdrawal permit,
except as provided in § 62.1-260 or 62.1-261 or subsection H of § 62.1-266,
without an approved water conservation and management plan.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 812; 2020, c. 670; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 100.