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9VAC25-600-20. Declaration of groundwater management areas.
A. The board hereby orders the declaration of the eastern part
of Virginia as a groundwater management area. This area shall be known as the Eastern
Virginia Groundwater Management Area. This area encompasses 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 Arlington, 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.
B. The board hereby orders the declaration of the Eastern Shore of Virginia as a groundwater management area. This area shall be known as the Eastern Shore Groundwater Management Area. The area encompasses the counties of Accomack and Northampton.
C. All aquifers located between the land surface and basement rock within the geographic area defined will be included in the area and will be subject to the corrective controls set forth in Act.