Public Water Supplies

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Public Water Supplies.” It is part of Chapter 6 “Environmental Health Services”, which is part of Title 32.1 “Health”.

It’s comprised of the following 21 sections.

§ 32.1-167	Definitions
§ 32.1-168	Exemptions
§ 32.1-169	Supervision by Board
§ 32.1-170	Regulations
§ 32.1-171	Technical assistance as to sources and purity
§ 32.1-171.1	Waterworks operation fee required; special fund established; certain technical assistance program to be provided
§ 32.1-171.2	Water Supply Assistance Grant Fund established
§ 32.1-172	Permit required
§ 32.1-172.1	Attendance by licensed operator
§ 32.1-173	Additional or amended permits
§ 32.1-173.1	Increase in charges to finance required changes
§ 32.1-174	Revocation of permits
§ 32.1-174.1	Bonds of permit holders
§ 32.1-174.2	Duties of electric utilities
§ 32.1-174.3	Appointment of receiver for certain private waterworks; grounds for such appointment; petition and hearing, etc
§ 32.1-174.4	Identification and elimination of chronically noncompliant waterworks
§ 32.1-174.5	Mandatory reporting of contaminant releases and equipment failures and malfunctions
§ 32.1-175	Emergency orders; appeal
§ 32.1-175.01	Issuance of special orders
§ 32.1-175.1	Notice to local government
§ 32.1-176	Penalty