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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>375177</law_id><section_number>62.1-44.44</section_number><catch_line>Construction of chapter</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="132" identifier="62.1">Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="7" identifier="3.2">Conservation of Water Resources; State Water Control Board</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as altering, or as authorizing any alteration of, any existing riparian rights or other vested rights in water or water use.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 10-17.9; 1966, c. 561; 1972, c. 728; 2013, cc. 756, 793.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
