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2018 SESSION
18101454DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 32.1-248.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 32.1-248.2. Use of rainwater and reuse of gray water; regulations.
A. The Department shall develop by January
1, 1999, guidelines adopt regulations
regarding the use of gray water and rainwater. The
guidelines regulations
shall (i) describe the conditions
under which gray water and rainwater may appropriately be used and for what
purposes. The guidelines shall; (ii) include categories of used
gray water, such as types of used household water and used
water from businesses, which that are appropriate for reuse. The guidelines shall; and (iii)
include a definition of gray water that does not include excludes used toilet water. The regulations shall
also provide standards for the use of rainwater
harvesting systems, including
systems that (a)
collect rainwater for use by
commercial enterprises but do not provide water for human consumption
and (b) collect and purify rainwater by
using ultraviolet purification, a chlorine treatment, or another
process, to
supply potable water for residential use.
B. The Department, in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Quality, shall promote the use of rainwater and reuse of gray water as means to reduce fresh water consumption, ease demands on public treatment works and water supply systems, and promote conservation.
C. The Department, in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Quality, shall consider recognizing rainwater as an independent source of fresh water available for use by the residents of the Commonwealth.