Bill Text: VA HB1870 | 2015 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Ground water management area; withdrawal permits.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-10 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources [HB1870 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2015-HB1870-Prefiled.html
15101360D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §62.1-259 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §62.1-259. Certain withdrawals; when permit required.
B. The developer of a subdivision, as defined in §15.2-2201, located in a ground water management area shall apply for a permit prior to subdivision plat approval if the projected total withdrawals by private wells, as defined in §32.1-176.3, within the subdivision will amount to 300,000 gallons or more in any month, calculated pursuant to a method established by the Board. This permit requirement applies to any such subdivision for which the developer obtains plat approval on or after January 1, 2016. The developer may transfer the permit only after the developer and transferee provide written notice to the Board in accordance with requirements established by the Board. The construction of a new, private well that will increase the ground water withdrawal in a subdivision covered by a ground water withdrawal permit is prohibited without an approved permit amendment. |