Virginia § 62.1-258.1 Irrigation wells for nonagricultural use prohibited; exceptions

Virginia Statutes

§ 62.1-258.1 — Irrigation wells for nonagricultural use prohibited; exceptions

Virginia § 62.1-258.1

Title 62.1Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors

Ch. 25Ground Water Management Act of 1992

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Va. Code Ann. § 62.1-258.1 (2026).

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Unless the Department of Environmental Quality has determined that the quantity or quality of the ground water in the surficial aquifer is not adequate to supply the proposed beneficial use, it shall be unlawful in a ground water management area for any person to construct a well for nonagricultural irrigation purposes except in the surficial aquifer. The provisions of this section shall not apply to wells constructed prior to the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to subsection H of § 62.1-266.

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Unless the Department of Environmental Quality has determined that the quantity or quality of the ground water in the surficial aquifer is not adequate to supply the proposed beneficial use, it shall be unlawful in a ground water management area for any person to construct a well for nonagricultural irrigation purposes except in the surficial aquifer. The provisions of this section shall not apply to wells constructed prior to the effective date of regulations adopted pursuant to subsection H of § 62.1-266.