The Board shall have the following duties and powers:
1. To issue ground water withdrawal permits in accordance with regulationsadopted by the Board;
2. To issue special orders as provided in § 62.1-268;
3. To study, investigate and assess ground water resources and all problemsconcerned with the quality and quantity of ground water located wholly orpartially in the Commonwealth, and to make such reports and recommendationsas may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter;
4. To require any person withdrawing ground water for any purpose anywhere inthe Commonwealth, whether or not declared to be a ground water managementarea, to furnish to the Board such information with regard to such groundwater withdrawal and the use thereof as may be necessary to carry out theprovisions of this chapter, excluding ground water withdrawals occurring inconjunction with activities related to exploration for and production of oil,gas, coal or other minerals regulated by the Department of Mines, Mineralsand Energy;
5. To prescribe and enforce requirements that naturally flowing wells beplugged or destroyed, or be capped or equipped with valves so that flow ofground water may be completely stopped when said ground water is notcurrently being applied to a beneficial use;
6. To enter at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, anyestablishment or upon any property, public or private, for the purposes ofobtaining information, conducting surveys or inspections, or inspecting wellsand springs, and to duly authorize agents to do the same, to ensurecompliance with any permits, standards, policies, rules, regulations, rulingsand special orders which it may adopt, issue or establish to carry out theprovisions of this chapter;
7. To issue special exceptions pursuant to § 62.1-267;
8. To adopt such regulations as it deems necessary to administer and enforcethe provisions of this chapter; and
9. To delegate to its Executive Director any of the powers and dutiesinvested in it to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapterexcept the adoption and promulgation of rules, standards or regulations; therevocation of permits; and the issuance, modification, or revocation oforders except in case of an emergency as provided in subsection B of §62.1-268.
The Board shall have the following duties and powers:
1. To issue ground water withdrawal permits in accordance with regulationsadopted by the Board;
2. To issue special orders as provided in § 62.1-268;
3. To study, investigate and assess ground water resources and all problemsconcerned with the quality and quantity of ground water located wholly orpartially in the Commonwealth, and to make such reports and recommendationsas may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter;
4. To require any person withdrawing ground water for any purpose anywhere inthe Commonwealth, whether or not declared to be a ground water managementarea, to furnish to the Board such information with regard to such groundwater withdrawal and the use thereof as may be necessary to carry out theprovisions of this chapter, excluding ground water withdrawals occurring inconjunction with activities related to exploration for and production of oil,gas, coal or other minerals regulated by the Department of Mines, Mineralsand Energy;
5. To prescribe and enforce requirements that naturally flowing wells beplugged or destroyed, or be capped or equipped with valves so that flow ofground water may be completely stopped when said ground water is notcurrently being applied to a beneficial use;
6. To enter at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, anyestablishment or upon any property, public or private, for the purposes ofobtaining information, conducting surveys or inspections, or inspecting wellsand springs, and to duly authorize agents to do the same, to ensurecompliance with any permits, standards, policies, rules, regulations, rulingsand special orders which it may adopt, issue or establish to carry out theprovisions of this chapter;
7. To issue special exceptions pursuant to § 62.1-267;
8. To adopt such regulations as it deems necessary to administer and enforcethe provisions of this chapter; and
9. To delegate to its Executive Director any of the powers and dutiesinvested in it to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapterexcept the adoption and promulgation of rules, standards or regulations; therevocation of permits; and the issuance, modification, or revocation oforders except in case of an emergency as provided in subsection B of §62.1-268.
The Board shall have the following duties and powers:
1. To issue ground water withdrawal permits in accordance with regulationsadopted by the Board;
2. To issue special orders as provided in § 62.1-268;
3. To study, investigate and assess ground water resources and all problemsconcerned with the quality and quantity of ground water located wholly orpartially in the Commonwealth, and to make such reports and recommendationsas may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter;
4. To require any person withdrawing ground water for any purpose anywhere inthe Commonwealth, whether or not declared to be a ground water managementarea, to furnish to the Board such information with regard to such groundwater withdrawal and the use thereof as may be necessary to carry out theprovisions of this chapter, excluding ground water withdrawals occurring inconjunction with activities related to exploration for and production of oil,gas, coal or other minerals regulated by the Department of Mines, Mineralsand Energy;
5. To prescribe and enforce requirements that naturally flowing wells beplugged or destroyed, or be capped or equipped with valves so that flow ofground water may be completely stopped when said ground water is notcurrently being applied to a beneficial use;
6. To enter at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, anyestablishment or upon any property, public or private, for the purposes ofobtaining information, conducting surveys or inspections, or inspecting wellsand springs, and to duly authorize agents to do the same, to ensurecompliance with any permits, standards, policies, rules, regulations, rulingsand special orders which it may adopt, issue or establish to carry out theprovisions of this chapter;
7. To issue special exceptions pursuant to § 62.1-267;
8. To adopt such regulations as it deems necessary to administer and enforcethe provisions of this chapter; and
9. To delegate to its Executive Director any of the powers and dutiesinvested in it to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapterexcept the adoption and promulgation of rules, standards or regulations; therevocation of permits; and the issuance, modification, or revocation oforders except in case of an emergency as provided in subsection B of §62.1-268.
