                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DROUGHT RELIEF WELLS (§ 62.1-265)

A political subdivision, or an authority serving a political subdivision,
holding a certificate of ground water right issued prior to July 1, 1992, or a
permit to withdraw ground water issued prior to July 1, 1992, in the Eastern
Virginia or Eastern Shore Groundwater Management Areas, for the operation of a
public water supply well for the purpose of providing supplemental water during
drought conditions, shall file an application for a ground water withdrawal
permit on or before December 31, 1992. The Board shall issue ground water
withdrawal permits for supplemental drought relief wells for the amount of
ground water needed annually to meet human consumption needs as documented by a
water conservation and management plan approved by the Board as provided in §
62.1-262. Any ground water withdrawal permits for supplemental drought relief
wells shall be issued with the condition that withdrawals may only be made at
times that mandatory water use restrictions have been implemented pursuant to
the water conservation and management plan.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 812.