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Statutes > Virginia > Title-62-1 > Chapter-25 > 62-1-264§ 62.1-264. Permits for public water supplies.
To ensure that any ground water withdrawal permit issued for a public watersupply does not impact a waterworks operation permit issued pursuant to §32.1-172, the maximum permitted daily withdrawal shall be set by the Board ata level consistent with the requirements and conditions contained in thewaterworks operation permit. This section shall not limit the authority ofthe Board to reduce or eliminate ground water withdrawals by a waterworks ifnecessary to protect human health or the environment. In promulgatingregulations to implement this section, and in administering such regulationsand this chapter, the Board shall consult and cooperate with the State HealthDepartment to the end that effective, equitable management of ground waterand safeguarding of public health will be attained to the maximum extentpossible.
(1992, c. 812.)
