CODE OF VIRGINIA

USE OF GROUND WATER IN GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT AREA; REGISTRATION OF WELL
CONSTRUCTION REQUIRED (§ 62.1-258)

It is unlawful in a ground water management area for any person to withdraw,
attempt to withdraw, or allow the withdrawal of any ground water, other than in
accordance with a ground water withdrawal permit or as provided in § 62.1-259,
subsections C, D and F of § 62.1-260, and subsection C of § 62.1-261. Each
private well, as defined in § 32.1-176.3, constructed in a ground water
management area shall be registered by the certified water well systems provider
with the Board within 30 days of the completion of the construction. Such
registration shall be in a format prescribed by the Board; however, the Board
and the Board of Health shall develop joint private well forms and processes.
The Department of Health shall provide the Board annually with a list of private
wells that have received permits during the previous year. The list shall
include each well’s characteristics and location. The Board shall provide
the Department of Health annually with a list of wells registered during the
previous year.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 812; 2015, c. 465.