                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POTOMAC AQUIFER RECHARGE MONITORING LABORATORY (§ 62.1-274)

A. The Potomac Aquifer Recharge Monitoring Laboratory is established and shall
be located at a suitable location in the Hampton Roads region as selected by Old
Dominion University (ODU) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University (VPI) and as approved by HRSD.

B. 1. The first Co-Director of the Laboratory (the ODU Director) shall be a
member of the faculty of ODU who has appropriate technical and scientific
knowledge and shall be appointed by the president of ODU with the concurrence of
the Director of the Department and the State Health Commissioner.

   2. The ODU Director shall be under the general supervision of the president of
   ODU and shall carry out specific duties imposed upon him by the president. The
   ODU Director also shall carry out the duties listed in this section and in so
   doing shall act at the direction of the Potomac Aquifer Recharge Oversight
   Committee established by &#xA7; 62.1-272.

C. 1. The second Co-Director of the Laboratory (the VPI Director) shall be a
member of the faculty of VPI who has appropriate technical and scientific
knowledge and shall be appointed by the president of VPI with the concurrence of
the Director of the Department and the State Health Commissioner.

   2. The VPI Director shall be under the general supervision of the president of
   VPI and shall carry out specific duties imposed upon him by the president. The
   VPI Director also shall carry out the duties listed in this section and in so
   doing shall act at the direction of the Committee.

D. The ODU Director and the VPI Director shall coordinate with each other in
efficiently and effectively carrying out the duties of the Laboratory.

E. Subject to the approval of the Committee, the Directors may apply for,
accept, and expend grants, gifts, donations, and appropriated funds from public
or private sources; employ personnel; and enter into contracts to carry out the
purposes of this section.

F. The Laboratory shall work cooperatively with relevant technical experts as
appropriate and necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including
experts at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and
Mary in Virginia, Christopher Newport University, the University of Virginia,
and other universities, agencies, and departments of the Commonwealth, and the
U.S. Geological Survey.

G. The Laboratory shall:

   1. Monitor the impact of the SWIFT Project on the Potomac Aquifer by reviewing
   and synthesizing relevant water quality data;

   2. Identify needs and recommend options for filling gaps in the monitoring of
   the Potomac Aquifer, such as by recommending changes to monitoring locations
   and protocols;

   3. Conduct sampling and analysis of SWIFT Project water and groundwater on a
   local scale near SWIFT Project injections to verify monitoring data reported
   by HRSD, and transmit the results of such analyses to the Director of the
   Department, the State Health Commissioner, and HRSD;

   4. Generate, assimilate, interpret, manage, and consolidate data to help
   inform decision making related to the impact of the SWIFT Project on the
   Potomac Aquifer. These actions may include the creation of a clearinghouse for
   aquifer and SWIFT Project data and the synthesis and dissemination of
   information to various audiences, including the public and the scientific
   community; and

   5. Advance understanding of the Potomac Aquifer, aquifer science, managed
   aquifer recharge, water reuse treatment technology, and advanced water
   treatment, through research, analysis, or modeling.

H. The Laboratory shall focus initially on meeting the demonstration-phase needs
of the SWIFT Project; however, development of the Laboratory shall be planned in
a manner to support its timely and cost-effective expansion to meet the
increased needs associated with the phased full-scale implementation of the
SWIFT Project.

HISTORY: 2019, cc. 54, 58.