Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 920 - GENERAL PERMIT FOR THE USE OF IRRIGATION WITHDRAWALS FROM THE SURFICIAL AQUIFER GREATER THAN 300,000 GALLONS IN ANY ONE MONTH
Section 9VAC25-920-30 - Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a general permit for the use of irrigation water withdrawals from the surficial aquifer greater than 300,000 gallons in any one month under the provisions of 9VAC25-610. Applications for coverage under this general permit shall be processed for approval or denial by the department. Coverage or application denial by the department shall constitute the general permit action and shall follow all provisions in the Ground Water Management Act of 1992 (§ 62.1-254 et seq. of the Code of Virginia), except for the public comment and participation provisions, from which each general permit action is exempt.
Statutory Authority: §§ 62.1-256, 62.1-258.1, and 62.1-266 of the Code of Virginia.