Posted on Jan 13, 2023
Directs the State Water Control Board to waive the expiration of any ground water withdrawal permit for a well that serves exclusively residential users, is located in the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area north of the Occoquan River, and is located within five miles of any commercial or industrial permitted ground water withdrawal. The bill provides that such waiver shall continue in force until the commercial or industrial permitted ground water withdrawals have been halted for five years. The Department of Environmental Quality shall then assess whether the termination of the commercial or industrial permitted ground water withdrawals has substantially mitigated the stress upon the aquifer and redetermine whether the permit for the residential well shall be renewed. https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1977
 
1/10/23 Referred to ACNR
1/20/23 Assigned ACNR Subc: Chesapeake
1/30/23 ACNR Subc failed to recommend reporting (4-Y 5-N)
1/30/23 Subc recommends referring to Appropriations
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