| Description | Establishes two separate groundwater management areas, the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area and the Eastern Shore Groundwater Management Area. The Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area includes the counties of Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King George, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Prince George, Richmond, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, Westmoreland, and York; the areas of Caroline, Chesterfield, Fairfax, Hanover, Henrico, Prince William, Spotsylvania, and Stafford counties east of Interstate 95; and the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Hopewell, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg. The Eastern Shore Groundwater Management Area includes the counties of Accomack and Northampton. |
| State Authority | Sections 62.1-254-62.1-270 of the Code of Virginia |
| Federal Authority | n/a |
| Text of Regulation | Link to Virginia Administrative Code |
| Goals of Regulation |
To protect public health and/or welfare with the least possible costs and intrusiveness to the citizens and businesses of the Commonwealth. To minimize the impacts of new permitted withdrawals on pre-existing ground water users to be measured by the number of documented reports of unmitigated impacts on existing ground water users atributable to permitted withdrawals. To preserve existing high quality ground water for future beneificial uses to be measured by the number of documented reports of ground water quality decline (specifically increases in chloride concentrations) at permitted withdrawal sites with ground water quality monitoring requirements. |
| Meetings | See all meetings (3) relating to this chapter. |
| Name / Title: | Weedon Cloe |
| Address: |
1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400 P.O. Box 1105 Richmond, VA 23218 |
| Email Address: | william.cloe@deq.virginia.gov |
| Telephone: | (804)754-5457 FAX: ()- TDD: ()- |
| Current Actions | ||
| Action Title | Latest Stage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| None | ||
| Past Actions | ||
| Action Title | Latest Stage | Status |
|---|---|---|
Remove Listing of Arlington County from Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area
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Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 06/04/2014. |
| Expansion of the Ground Water Management Area | Final | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 01/01/2014. |
| Include the counties of Accomack and Northampton in the Eastern Virginia Ground Water and Repeal 620 | Fast-Track | Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 10/10/2013. |
| Periodic Reviews | ||
| Last Activity | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| 2/22/2023 Agency Completed | Retain As Is | |
| 10/25/2018 Agency Completed | Retain As Is | |
| 5/17/2013 Agency Completed | Retain As Is | |