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2015 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 62.1-258 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 62.1-258. Use of ground water in ground water management area; registration of well construction required.
It shall be 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.