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Eastern Shore Ground Water Management Area
In 1976, the Virginia Administrative Code was amended to declare
the Eastern Shore of Virginia a Critical Ground Water Area.
This designation provides the authority for the state to regulate ground water
withdrawals under the current Ground Water Management Act of 1992. Any person
or entity wishing to withdraw
300,000 gallons per month or more in the Eastern Shore
Ground Water Management Area must obtain a permit to
withdraw the water from the Virginia Department of
Environmental Quality.
In issuing a permit to
withdraw ground water, DEQ considers the need for
the amount and quality requested, potential adverse impacts
to the ground water resource and other existing ground water
users, water conservation and management methods to
reduce demand, and methods and procedures to mitigate
impacts from the withdrawal to other existing users should
they occur in the future. Once the permit is approved, the
ground water user must meet conditions specified in the
permit, which in all cases requires routine reporting of ground
water use and implementation of a water conservation and
management plan and mitigation plan.
The Committee assisted by their ground water consultant reviews and tracks all
permits issued.
Groundwater Permits & 2005 Usage
Accomack County
Northampton County
Permitted Groundwater Withdrawal
Maps
DEQ Permitted Groundwater Withdrawal Maps
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