Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. The
applicant shall file a complete application in accordance with this section for
coverage under this general permit for use of the surficial aquifer in the
Eastern Shore Groundwater Management Area.
B. A complete application for general permit
coverage, at a minimum, consists of the following information, if applicable to
the project:
1. The permit fee as required by
Fees for Permits and Certificates (9VAC25-20);
2. A groundwater withdrawal permit
application completed in its entirety with all maps, attachments, and addenda
that may be required. Application forms shall be submitted in a format
specified by the board. The application forms are available from the Department
of Environmental Quality;
3. A
signature as described in
9VAC25-610-150;
4. A completed well construction report for
all existing wells associated with the application submitted on the Water Well
Completion Report, Form GW2;
5. For
all proposed wells, the well name, proposed well depth, screen intervals,
pumping rate, and latitude and longitude;
6. Locations of all existing and proposed
wells associated with the application shown on a USGS 7.5-minute topographic
map or equivalent computer generated map. The map shall be of sufficient detail
such that all wells may be easily located for site inspection. The applicant
shall provide the latitude and longitude coordinates in a datum specified by
the department for each existing and proposed well. The map must show the
outline of the property and the location of each of its existing and proposed
wells and must include all springs, rivers and other surface water
bodies;
7. Information on surface
water and groundwater conjunctive use systems as described in
9VAC25-610-104
if applicable;
8. Notification from
the local governing body in which the withdrawal is to occur that the location
and operation of the withdrawing facility is in compliance with all ordinances
adopted pursuant to Chapter 22 (§ 15.2-2200 et seq.) of Title 15.2 of the
Code of Virginia. If the governing body fails to respond to the applicant's
request for certification within 45 calendar days of receipt of the written
request, the location and operation of the proposed facility shall be deemed to
comply with the provisions of such ordinances for the purposes of this chapter.
The applicant shall document the local governing body's receipt of the request
for certification through the use of certified mail or other means that
establishes proof of delivery;
9.
Documentation justifying volume of groundwater withdrawal requested as
described in the groundwater withdrawal application provided in accordance with
subdivision B 2 of this section; and
10. Where existing or proposed wells are
greater than 80 feet below land surface, a complete suite of geophysical logs
(16"/64" Normal, Single Point, Self Potential, Lateral, and Natural Gamma at a
scale of 20 feet per inch) shall be obtained from boreholes at the locations
and depths approved by the department. At least four months prior to the
scheduled geophysical logging, the permittee shall notify the department of the
drilling timetable to receive further guidance needed on performing the
geophysical logging and to allow scheduling of department staff to make a site
visit during the drilling of the borehole and the geophysical logging.
Geophysical log data collected without the oversight of the department will not
be accepted by the department.
C. The board may waive the requirement for
information listed in subsection B of this section to be submitted if it has
access to substantially identical information that remains accurate and
relevant to the permit application.
D. If an application is not accepted as
complete by the board under the requirements of subsection B of this section,
the board will require the submission of additional information pursuant to
9VAC25-610-98.
E. An incomplete permit application for
coverage under this general permit may be administratively withdrawn from
processing by the board for failure to provide the required information after
60 calendar days from the date of the latest written information request made
by the board. An applicant may request a suspension of application review by
the board. A submission by the applicant making such a request shall not
preclude the board from administratively withdrawing an incomplete application.
Resubmittal of a permit application for the same or similar project after the
time that the original permit application was administratively withdrawn, shall
require submittal of an additional permit application fee.
Statutory Authority: §§ 62.1-256 and 62.1-262.1
of the Code of Virginia.
