62.1-262 - Permits for other ground water withdrawals. - Virginia Statutes

§ 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.)