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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>359234</law_id><section_number>32.1-176.8</section_number><catch_line>Definitions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="75" identifier="32.1">Health</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="9" identifier="6">Environmental Health Services</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="5" identifier="2.2">Wells Near Certain Coal Ash Ponds</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>For the purposes of this article:</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Coal ash pond</span>&#x201D; means any natural topographic depression, man-made excavation, or diked area that (i) is designed to hold an accumulation of coal combustion residuals and liquids; (ii) treats, stores, or disposes of coal combustion residuals; and (iii) is located in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed at the Bremo Power Station in Fluvanna County, Chesapeake Energy Center in the City of Chesapeake, Chesterfield Power Station in Chesterfield County, or Possum Point Power Station in Prince William County.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">DEQ</span>&#x201D; means the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Environmental Quality.</p><p>&#x201C;<span class="dictionary">Utility</span>&#x201D; means the owner or operator of a <span class="dictionary">coal ash pond</span>.</p></section></text><history>2020, c. 845.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
