Chapter 25: Ground Water Management Act of 1992

This chapter is comprised of the following sections:

§62.1-254 Findings and purpose
§62.1-255 Definitions
§62.1-255.1 Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§62.1-256  Duties of Board
§62.1-256.1 Expired
§62.1-256.2 (Expires July 1, 2030) Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Advisory Committee established; sunset
§62.1-257 When Board may initiate a ground water management area study proceeding; hearing required
§62.1-258 Use of ground water in ground water management area; registration of well construction required
§62.1-258.1 Irrigation wells for nonagricultural use prohibited; exceptions
§62.1-259  Certain withdrawals; permit not required
§62.1-259.1 Certain withdrawals; technical evaluation required
§62.1-260 Permits for existing ground water withdrawals in existing ground water management areas
§62.1-261 Permits for existing ground water withdrawals in newly established ground water management areas
§62.1-262 (For contingent effective date, see Acts 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 100) Permits for other ground water withdrawals
§62.1-262.1 Permits for withdrawals from Eastern Shore Groundwater Management Area
§62.1-262.2 Permits for certain ground water withdrawals in Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area
§62.1-263 Criteria for issuance of permits
§62.1-263.1 Permit rationale
§62.1-264 Permits for public water supplies
§62.1-265 Drought relief wells
§62.1-266 Ground water withdrawal permits
§62.1-267 Issuance of special exceptions
§62.1-268 Issuance of special orders
§62.1-269 Enforcement by injunction, etc
§62.1-270 Penalties
