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SENATE BILL NO. 1128 Offered January 14, 2009 Prefiled January 13, 2009 A BILL to amend and reenact § 32.1-176.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the definition of private wells. ---------- Patrons-- Petersen; Delegates: Bulova, Hull, Marsden, Plum and Scott, J.M. ---------- Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 32.1-176.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 32.1-176.3. Definitions.

As used in this article:

"Construction of wells" means acts necessary to construct wells, including the location of wells.

"Private well" means any water well constructed for a person on land which is owned or leased by that person and is usually intended for household, ground water source heat pump, agricultural use, industrial use or other nonpublic water well.  Any drilling done for the purpose of constructing a geothermal heating system shall not be considered a "private well."