Virginia Code 62.1-262.1: Permits for withdrawals from Eastern Shore Groundwater Management Area
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The Board shall adopt regulations to provide incentives for the withdrawal of ground water from the surficial aquifer in the Eastern Shore Groundwater Management Area rather than from the deep aquifer in such management area. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection C of § 62.1-266, such incentives may include extended permit terms of as long as 20 years, an accelerated permit process, discounted permit fees, other subsidies, or other incentives.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 62.1-262.1
- Board: means the State Water Control Board. See Virginia Code 62.1-255
- Eastern Shore Groundwater Management Area: means the ground water management area declared by the Board encompassing the Counties of Accomack and Northampton. See Virginia Code 62.1-255
- Ground water: means any water, except capillary moisture, beneath the land surface in the zone of saturation or beneath the bed of any stream, lake, reservoir or other body of surface water wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Commonwealth, whatever the subsurface geologic structure in which such water stands, flows, percolates or otherwise occurs. See Virginia Code 62.1-255
- Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
- Surficial aquifer: means the upper surface of a zone of saturation, where the body of ground water is not confined by an overlying impermeable zone. See Virginia Code 62.1-255
2019, c. 755.