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Statutes > Virginia > Title-62-1 > Chapter-25 > 62-1-262§ 62.1-262. Permits for other ground water withdrawals.
Any application for a ground water withdrawal permit, except as provided in§§ 62.1-260 and 62.1-261, shall include a water conservation and managementplan approved by the Board. A water conservation and management plan shallinclude: (i) use of water-saving plumbing and processes including, whereappropriate, use of water-saving fixtures in new and renovated plumbing asprovided under the Uniform Statewide Building Code; (ii) a water-lossreduction program; (iii) a water-use education program; and (iv) mandatoryreductions during water-shortage emergencies including, where appropriate,ordinances prohibiting waste of water generally and providing for mandatorywater-use restrictions, with penalties, during water-shortage emergencies.The Board shall approve all water conservation plans in compliance withsubdivisions (i) through (iv) of this section.
(1992, c. 812.)
