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"Agricultural use" means utilizing groundwater for the purpose of agricultural, silvicultural, horticultural, or aquacultural operations. Agricultural use includes withdrawals for turf farm operations, but does not include withdrawals for landscaping activities, or turf installment and maintenance associated with landscaping activities.
"Consumptive use" means the withdrawal of ground water, groundwater, without recycle of said waters to their source of origin.
"Ground water" "Groundwater "means any water, except capillary moisture, beneath the land surface in the zone of saturation or beneath the bed of any stream, lake, reservoir or other body of surface water wholly or partially within the boundaries of this Commonwealth, whatever the subsurface geologic structure in which such water stands, flows, percolates or otherwise occurs.
"Historic prepumping water levels" means ground water groundwater levels in aquifers prior to the initiation of any ground water groundwater withdrawals. For the purpose of this chapter, in the Eastern Virginia and Eastern Shore Ground Water Groundwater Management Areas, historic prepumping water levels are defined as water levels present in aquifers prior to 1890.
"Human Consumption" means the use of water for drinking, bathing, showering, cooking, dishwashing, and maintaining oral hygiene.
"Permittee" means a person who currently has an effective ground water groundwater withdrawal permit issued by the board. Under the Ground Water Act of 1992.
"Public hearing" means a fact finding proceeding held to afford interested persons an opportunity to submit factual data, views and comments to the board pursuant to the board's Procedural Rule No. 1. §62.1-44.15:02.
Declaration of Ground Water Management Areas
B. Such regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the agency's Public Participation Guidelines (9VAC25-10-10 et seq.) (9VAC25-11-10 et seq.) and the Administrative Process Act (§ 9-6.14:1 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).
D. After adoption the board shall mail a copy of the regulation to the mayor or chairman of the governing body of each county, city or town within which any part of the ground water groundwater management area lies.
A. The applicant and owner or operator intending to apply for a new or expanded application for a groundwater withdrawal or reapply for a current permitted withdrawal shall schedule a meeting with the department prior to submitting their permit application. The purpose of the meeting is to have a mutual exchange of information on the proposed application and applicable regulatory requirements. If the pre-application meeting is being held for a public water supply system, the Virginia Department of Health may participate in the pre-application meeting by providing information and guidance to assist the applicant with meeting Virginia Department of Health regulatory requirements.
a. The permit fee as required by the Fees for Permits and Certificates Regulations (9VAC25-20-10 et seq.);
e. Locations of all wells associated with the application shown on United States Geological Survey 7 1/2 minute topographic maps. The applicant shall provide the latitude and longitude coordinates in a datum specified by the department for each existing and proposed well. The detailed location map shall be of sufficient detail such that all wells may be easily located for site inspection;
h. Persons described in 9VAC25-610-90 5. shall submit a water conservation and management plan as described in 9VAC25-610-100;
i. Withdrawal reports required by the existing groundwater certificate or permit, reports required by Water Withdrawal Reporting Regulations (9VAC25-200-10 et seq.), or estimates of withdrawals as described in subdivision 4 of this section to support any claimed prior withdrawal; and
11. The board may waive the requirement for information listed in 9VAC25-610-90 10. to be submitted if it has access to substantially identical information that remains accurate and relevant to the permit application.
11. 12. Any person described in subdivision 1, 2, 3, or 5 of this subsection section who fails to file an application by the date required creates the presumption that all claims to ground water groundwater withdrawal based on historic use have been abandoned. Should any such person wish to rebut the presumption that claims to ground water groundwater withdrawal based on historic use have been abandoned, he shall have filed an application with a letter of explanation to the board by November 21, 1993. Any such person failing to rebut the presumption that claims to ground water groundwater withdrawal based on historic use have been abandoned who wishes to withdraw ground water groundwater shall apply for a new withdrawal as described in subsection C of this section. 9VAC25-610-94.
12. 13. Any person described in subdivision 4 of this subsection section who fails to file an application by the date required creates the presumption that all claims to ground water groundwater withdrawal based on historic use have been abandoned. Should any such person wish to rebut the presumption that claims to ground water groundwater withdrawal based on historic use have been abandoned, he may do so by filing an application with a letter of explanation to the board within 60 days of the original required date or within 60 days of January 1, 1999, whichever is later. Any such person failing to rebut the presumption that claims to ground water groundwater withdrawal based on historic use have been abandoned who wishes to withdraw ground water groundwater shall apply for a new withdrawal as described in subsection C of this section. 9VAC25-610-94.
1. Any person withdrawing groundwater in an area that is declared to be a groundwater management area on or after July 1, 1992, shall file an application for a groundwater permit within six months of the effective date of the regulation creating or expanding the groundwater management area. The applicant shall demonstrate the claimed prior withdrawals through withdrawal reports required by Water Withdrawal Reporting Regulations (9VAC25-200-10 et seq.), or other methods approved by the board if reporting information pursuant to the Water Withdrawal Reporting Regulations is not available. In the case of agricultural groundwater withdrawals not required to report by Water Withdrawal Reporting Regulations, estimates of withdrawal will be accepted that are based on the area irrigated, depth of irrigation, and annual number of irrigations; pumping capacity and annual pumping time; annual energy consumption for pumps, energy consumption per hour, and pumping capacity; number and type of livestock watered annually; number and type of livestock where water is used for cooling purposes; or other methods approved by the board.
(2) the diameter, top and bottom, and material of each cased interval.
h. Withdrawal reports required by Water Withdrawal Reporting Regulations (9VAC25-200-10 et seq.), other documentation demonstrating historical water use approved by the board to support claimed prior withdrawals if water Water Withdrawal Reporting information is unavailable or estimates of withdrawals as described in subdivision 1 of this section to support any claimed prior withdrawal; and
i. A copy of the Virginia Department of Health waterworks operation permit, where applicable.
6. The board may waive the requirement for information listed in 9VAC25-610-92 5. to be submitted if it has access to substantially identical information that remains accurate and relevant to the permit application.
9VAC25-610-94. Application for a new permit, expansion of an existing withdrawal or reapplication for a current permitted withdrawal.
e. The application shall include locations of all wells associated with the application shown on United States Geological Survey 7 1/2 minute topographic maps. The applicant shall provide the latitude and longitude coordinates in a datum specified by the department for each existing and proposed well. The detailed location map shall be of sufficient detail such that all wells may be easily located for site inspection;
j. An alternatives analysis which evaluates sources of water supply other than groundwater, including sources of reclaimed water, and the lowest quality of water needed for the intended beneficial use as described in 9VAC25-610-102;
a. The installation of monitoring wells and the collection and analysis of drill cuttings, continuous cores, geophysical logs, water quality samples or other hydrogeologic information necessary to characterize the aquifer system present at the proposed withdrawal site.
4. The board may waive the requirement for information listed in 9VAC25-610-94 2. or 9VAC25-610-94 3. to be submitted if it has access to substantially identical information that remains accurate and relevant to the permit application.
B. Permittees who have effective permits shall submit a new application 270 days prior to any proposed modification to their activity or withdrawal system which will:
A. Where the board finds an application to be incomplete under the requirements of 9VAC25-610-90, 9VAC25-610-92, or 9VAC25-610-94, the board shall require the submission of additional information after an application has been filed, and may suspend processing of the application until such time as the applicant has supplied the missing or deficient information and the board finds the application complete. An incomplete permit application for a new or expanded withdrawal may be suspended from processing 180 days from the date that the applicant received notification that the application is deficient. Once an application has been suspended from processing, the applicant must submit a new complete application, however no additional permit fee will be assessed. Further, where the applicant becomes aware that one or more relevant facts from a permit application were omitted, or that incorrect information was submitted in a permit application or in any report to the board, the applicant shall immediately submit such facts or the correct information.
B. When an application does not accurately describe an existing or proposed groundwater withdrawal, the board may require the applicant to revise the existing application, or submit a new application before the application will be processed.
A. Any application to initiate a new withdrawal or expand an existing withdrawal in any ground water management area or the reapplication at the end of a permit cycle for all permits shall require a water conservation and management plan before the application or reapplication is considered complete. The board shall review all water conservation and management plans and assure that such plans contain all elements required in 9VAC25-610-100 B. The approved plan shall become an enforceable part of the approved permit.
B. A water conservation and management plan is an operational plan to be referenced and implemented by the permittee. Water conservation and management plans shall be consistent with local and regional water supply plans in the applicant's geographic area, developed as required by 9VAC25-780 et seq. The water conservation and management plan shall be specific to the type of water use, and include the following:
1. For Municipal and Non-municipal Public Water Supplies
a. Requirements for the use of water saving equipment and processes for all water uses including, technological, procedural, or programmatic improvements to the facilities and processes to decrease the amount of water withdrawn or to decrease water demand. These requirements shall assure that the most practicable use is made of groundwater. If these options are not implemented in the plan, information on the water saving alternatives examined and the water savings associated with the alternatives shall be provided. Water conservation and management plans shall discuss high volume water consumption by users on the system and where conservation measures have previously been implemented and shall be applied. Also, where appropriate, the use of water saving fixtures in new and renovated plumbing as provided in the Uniform Statewide Building Code shall be identified in the plan;
d. An evaluation of water reuse options and assurances that water shall be reused in all instances where reuse is practicable; Potential for expansion of the existing reuse practices or adoption of additional reuse practices shall also be included; and
e. Requirements for mandatory water use reductions during water shortage emergencies declared by the local governing body or water authority consistent with §15.2-923 and §15.2-924 of the Code of Virginia. This shall include, where appropriate, ordinances in municipal systems prohibiting the waste of water generally and requirements providing for mandatory water use restrictions in accordance with drought response and contingency ordinances implemented to comply with 9VAC25-780-120, during water shortage emergencies. The water conservation and management plan shall also contain requirements for mandatory water use restrictions during water shortage emergencies that restricts or prohibits all nonessential uses such as lawn watering, car washing, and similar nonessential residential, industrial and commercial uses for the duration of the water shortage emergency. Penalties for failure to comply with mandatory water use restrictions shall be included in municipal system plans.
2. For non-public water supply applicants- commercial and industrial users
a. Requirements for the use of water saving equipment and processes for all water uses including, technological, procedural, or programmatic improvements to the facilities and processes to decrease the amount of water withdrawn or to decrease water demand. These requirements shall assure that the most practicable use is made of groundwater. If these options are not implemented in the plan, information on the water saving alternatives examined and the water savings associated with the alternatives shall be provided. Also, where appropriate, the use of water saving fixtures in new and renovated plumbing as provided in the Uniform Statewide Building Code shall be identified in the plan;
e. Requirements for complying with mandatory water use reductions during water shortage emergencies declared by the local governing body or water authority in accordance with §15.2-923 and §15.2-924 of the Code of Virginia. This shall include, where appropriate, ordinances prohibiting the waste of water generally and requirements providing for mandatory water use restrictions in accordance with drought response and contingency ordinances implemented to comply with 9VAC25-780-120, during water shortage emergencies. The water conservation and management plan shall also contain requirements for mandatory water use restrictions during water shortage emergencies that restricts or prohibits all nonessential uses such as lawn watering, car washing, and similar nonessential industrial and commercial uses for the duration of the water shortage emergency.
3. For non-public water supply applicants- Agricultural users
a. Requirements for the use of water saving plumbing and processes to decrease the amount of water withdrawn or to decrease water demand. Plans submitted for the use of groundwater for irrigation shall identify the specific type of irrigation system that will be utilized, the efficiency rating of the irrigation system in comparison to less efficient systems, the irrigation schedule used to minimize water demand, and the crop watering requirements. Multiple types of irrigation methods may be addressed in the plan. For livestock watering operations, plans shall include livestock watering requirements (per head) and processes to minimize waste of water. These requirements shall assure that the most practicable use is made of groundwater. If these options are not implemented in the plan, information on the water saving alternatives examined and the water savings associated with the alternatives shall be provided;
f. The permittee may submit portions of Agricultural Management Plans or Irrigation Management Plans developed to comply with requirements of federal or state laws, regulations or guidelines to demonstrate the requirements of 9VAC25-610-100 B 3 a through d are being achieved.
b. Projected demands in 10 year increments over a minimum 30 year planning period that includes the following:
(1) Projected demand contained in the local or regional water supply plan developed in accordance with 9VAC25-780, et. seq. or for the project service area, if such area is smaller than the planning area; or
C. The applicant shall provide an alternatives analysis that evaluates sources of water supply other than groundwater and the availability and use of lower qualities of groundwater that can still be put to the beneficial use. For all proposed withdrawals, the applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board:
4. A narrative description that outlines the opportunities and status of regionalization efforts undertaken by the applicant, including the interconnectivity of water systems, and the ability for applicants to purchase water from other water supplies.
3. Evaluation of interconnectivity of water supply systems and the ability to purchase water from other supplies, when applicable (both existing and proposed); and
A. Surface water and groundwater conjunctive use systems for public water supplies
(3) A description of the storage system, excluding surface water sources previously described in 9VAC25-610-104 A 1 a (1);
2. The applicant shall demonstrate that the groundwater withdrawal will originate from the aquifer that contains the lowest quality water that will support the proposed beneficial use.
4. In addition to conditions established in 9VAC25-610-100, 9VAC25-610-110, 9VAC25-610-120, 9VAC25-610-130, and 9VAC25-610-140 the permit shall specify the maximum amount of groundwater that may be withdrawn during the term of the permit and shall address variations in the groundwater withdrawal amounts that may occur.
5. The board may issue any permit with terms, conditions or limitations necessary to protect the public welfare, safety and health, or to protect the resource.
6. Applicants may request approval to withdraw groundwater amounts that exceed the withdrawal limits established in 9VAC25-610-104 A 4 from wells that are part of a conjunctive use system to meet human consumption needs during periods of drought by applying for a supplemental drought relief permit as described in 9VAC25-610-106.
B. Surface water and groundwater conjunctive use systems for uses other than public water supplies
(3) A description of the storage system, excluding surface water sources previously described in 9VAC25-610-104 B 1 a. (1); and
d. Documentation of any seasonal changes in demand that occur during an annual cycle of the specified beneficial use(s);
4. In addition to conditions established in 9VAC25-610-100, 9VAC25-610-110, 9VAC25-610-130, and 9VAC25-610-140 the permit shall specify the maximum amount of groundwater that may be withdrawn during the term of the permit and shall address variations in the groundwater withdrawal amounts that may occur.
1. The permit fee as required by the Fees for Permits and Certificates Regulations (9VAC25-20-10 et seq.);
5. The application shall include locations of all wells associated with the application shown on United States Geological Survey 7 1/2 minute topographic maps. The applicant shall provide the latitude and longitude coordinates in a datum specified by the department for each existing and proposed well. The detailed location map shall be of sufficient detail such that all wells may be easily located for site inspection;
4. Permits shall specify that groundwater shall only be withdrawn from supplemental drought relief wells after mandatory water restrictions have been implemented pursuant to approved water conservation and management plans as required by §62.1-265 of the Code of Virginia.
10. The permit shall state that no pumps or water intake devices are to be placed lower than the top of the uppermost confined aquifer that a well utilizes as a ground water source or lower than the bottom of an unconfined aquifer that a well utilizes as a ground water source in order to prevent dewatering of a confined aquifer, loss of inelastic storage, or damage to the aquifer from compaction.
a. Permitted users shall install in-line totalizing flow meters to read gallons, cubic feet or cubic meters on each permitted well prior to beginning the permitted use. Such meters shall produce volume determinations within plus or minus 10% of actual flows. A defective meter or other device must be repaired or replaced within 30 days. A defective meter is not grounds for not reporting withdrawals. During any period when a meter is defective, generally accepted engineering methods shall be used to estimate withdrawals and the period during which the meter was defective must be clearly identified in groundwater withdrawal reports. An alternative method for determining flow may be approved by the board on a case-by-case basis.
b. Permits shall contain requirements concerning the proper use, maintenance and installation, when appropriate, of monitoring equipment or methods when required as a condition of the permit.
c. Permits shall contain required monitoring including type, intervals, and frequency sufficient to yield data which are representative of the monitored activity and including, when appropriate, continuous monitoring and sampling.
14. Groundwater withdrawal permits issued under this chapter shall have an effective and expiration date which will determine the life of the permit. Groundwater withdrawal permits shall be effective for a fixed term not to exceed 10 years. Permit duration of less than the maximum period of time may be recommended in areas where hydrologic conditions are changing or are not adequately known. The term of any permit shall not be extended by modification beyond the maximum duration. Extension of permits for the same activity beyond the maximum duration specified in the original permit will require reapplication and issuance of a new permit.
16. Each well that is included in a groundwater withdrawal permit shall have affixed to the well casing, in a prominent place, a permanent well identification plate that records the Department of Environmental Quality well identification number, the groundwater withdrawal permit number, the total depth of the well and the screened intervals in the well, at a minimum. Such well identification plates shall be in a format specified by the board and are available from the Department of Environmental Quality.
F. In addition to the permit conditions listed in 9VAC25-610-106 D, the board may issue any permit with terms, conditions or limitations necessary to protect the public welfare, safety and health, or to protect the resource.
1. The applicant demonstrates that no pumps or water intake devices are placed lower than the top of the uppermost confined aquifer that a well utilizes as a ground water source or lower than the bottom of an unconfined aquifer that a well utilizes as a ground water source in order to prevent dewatering of a confined aquifer, loss of inelastic storage, or damage to the aquifer from compaction.
d. The requirement that the claimant provide documentation that he is the owner of the well; documentation that the well was constructed and operated prior to the initiation of the applicant's withdrawal; the depth of the well, the pump, and screens and any other construction information that the claimant possesses; the location of the well with enough specificity that it can be located in the field; the historic yield of the well, if available; historic water levels for the well, if available; and the reasons the claimant believes that the applicant's withdrawals have caused an adverse impact on the well.
6. The board conducts a technical evaluation of the stabilized effects of the proposed withdrawal with the stabilized cumulative effects of all existing lawful withdrawals to identify if the withdrawal will lower water levels in any confined aquifer below a point that represents 80% of the distance between the historical prepumping water levels in the aquifer and the top of the aquifer.
C. The area of impact, whether estimated or identified through an evaluation of a geophysical evaluation, shall be included in the permit's mitigation plan if a plan is required by 9VAC25-610-110 D 3 g.
B. The board shall issue ground water groundwater withdrawal permits to persons withdrawing ground water groundwater or who have rights to withdraw ground water groundwater prior to July 1, 1992, in the Eastern Virginia or Eastern Shore Ground Water Groundwater Management Areas and not excluded from requirements of this chapter by 9VAC25-610-50 based on the following criteria:
5. When requested by persons described in subdivisions 1, 2 and 4 of 9VAC25-610-90 A 1, 2 and 4, the board shall may issue ground water groundwater withdrawal permits that include withdrawal amounts in excess of those which an applicant can support based on historic usage. These additional amounts shall be based on documentation of water savings achieved through water conservation measures. The applicant shall demonstrate withdrawals prior to implementation of water conservation measures, type of water conservation measure implemented, and withdrawals after implementation of water conservation measures. The applicant shall provide evidence of withdrawal amounts through metered withdrawals and estimated amounts shall not be accepted to claim additional withdrawal amounts due to water conservation. Decreases in withdrawal amounts due to production declines, climatic conditions, population declines, or similar events shall not be used as a basis to claim additional withdrawal amounts based on water conservation.
D. The board shall issue ground water groundwater withdrawal permits to persons wishing to initiate a new withdrawal or withdrawal, expand an existing withdrawal, or reapply for a current withdrawal in any ground water groundwater management area who have submitted complete applications and are not excluded from requirements of this chapter by 9VAC25-610-50 based on the following criteria:
a. The applicant demonstrates that no other sources of water supply, including reclaimed water, are viable.
h. The board's technical evaluation demonstrates that the stabilized effects from the proposed withdrawal in combination with the stabilized combined effects of all existing lawful withdrawals will not lower water levels, in any confined aquifer that the withdrawal impacts, below a point that represents 80% of the distance between the historical prepumping water levels in the aquifer and the top of the aquifer. Compliance with the 80% drawdown criterion will be determined at the points that are halfway between the proposed withdrawal site and the predicted one-foot drawdown contour based on the predicted stabilized effects of the proposed withdrawal.
4. The board may also take the following factors into consideration when evaluating a ground water groundwater withdrawal permit application or special conditions associated with a ground water groundwater withdrawal permit:
b. The proposed use of innovative approaches such as aquifer storage and recovery systems, surface water and ground water groundwater conjunctive use systems, multiple well systems that blend withdrawals from aquifers that contain different quality ground water groundwater in order to produce potable water, and desalinization of brackish ground water groundwater;
c. Climatic cycles;
d. Economic cycles;
e. The unique requirements of nuclear power stations;
f. Population and water demand projections during the term of the proposed permit;
g. The status of land use and other necessary approvals; and
h. Other factors that the board deems appropriate.
1. The board shall consider all criteria for reissuance of a ground water withdrawal permit described in subsection D of this section 9VAC25-610-110 D prior to reissuing a groundwater withdrawal permit. Existing permitted withdrawal amounts shall not be the sole basis for determination of the appropriate withdrawal amounts when a permit is reissued.
A. Duty to comply. The permittee shall comply with all conditions of the permit. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve the ground water groundwater withdrawal permit holder of the duty to comply with all applicable federal and state statutes and regulations prohibitions. At a minimum, a person must obtain a well construction permit or a well site approval letter from the Virginia Department of Health prior to the construction of any well for any withdrawal authorized by DEQ. Any permit noncompliance is a violation of the Act and is a violation of the law, and is grounds for enforcement action, permit termination, revocation, amendment, modification, or denial of a permit renewal application.
D. Inspection and entry. Upon presentation of credentials, the permittee shall allow the board or any duly authorized agent of the board or department may, at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances: to conduct actions listed in this section. For the purpose of this section, the time for inspection shall be deemed reasonable during regular business hours. Nothing contained herein shall make an inspection time unreasonable during an emergency.
E. Duty to provide information. The permittee shall furnish to the board, within a reasonable time, any information which the board may request to determine whether cause exists for amending modifying or revoking, reissuing, or terminating the permit, or to determine compliance with the permit. The permittee shall also furnish to the board, upon request, copies of records required to be kept by the permittee.
e. The analytical techniques or methods supporting the information such as observations, readings, calculations and bench data used; and used;
1. A permit may be amended modified or revoked as set forth in Part VI of this chapter.
A. In addition to the conditions established in 9VAC25-610-100, 9VAC25-610-110, 9VAC25-610-120 and 9VAC25-610-130, each permit shall include conditions with the following requirements:
3. 4. A permit shall contain conditions limiting the withdrawal amount of a single well or a group of wells that comprise a withdrawal system to a quantity specified by the board. A permit shall contain a maximum annual withdrawal limit; and a maximum monthly groundwater withdrawal limit;
5. 6. The permittee shall not place a pump permit shall state that no pumps or water intake device devices are to be placed lower than the top of the uppermost confined aquifer that a well utilizes as a ground water groundwater source or lower than the bottom of an unconfined aquifer that a well utilizes as a ground water source; source in order to prevent dewatering of a confined aquifer, loss of inelastic storage, or damage to the aquifer from compaction.
8. 10. Ground water Groundwater withdrawal permits issued under this chapter shall have an effective and expiration date which will determine the life of the permit. Ground water Groundwater withdrawal permits shall be shall be effective for a fixed term not to exceed 10 years. Permit duration of less than the maximum period of time may be recommended in areas where hydrologic conditions are changing or are not adequately known. The term of any permit shall not be extended by amendment modification beyond the maximum duration. Extension of permits for the same activity beyond the maximum duration specified in the original permit will require reapplication and issuance of a new permit.
1. A withdrawal limit may be placed on all or some one or more of the wells which constitute a withdrawal system;
d. Selective curtailment, reduction or cessation of ground water groundwater withdrawals to protect the public welfare, safety or health or to protect the resource;
C. In addition to conditions described in 9VAC25-610-130 and subsections A and B of this section, the board may issue any groundwater withdrawal permit with any terms, conditions and limitations necessary to protect the public welfare, safety and health or to protect the resource.
A. Application. Any application for a permit under this chapter must bear the applicant's signature or the signature of a person acting in the applicant's behalf, with the authority to bind the applicant. Electronic submittals containing the original-signature page, such as that contained in a scanned document file, are acceptable.
a. 1. One of the persons described in subdivision 1 a, b or c of this section The permittee; or
(3) c. If an authorization is no longer accurate because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, a new authorization must be submitted to the board prior to or together with any separate information, or applications to be signed by an authorized representative.
B. If the tentative decision is to deny the application special exception, the board shall return the application to the applicant. The applicant may then apply for a ground water groundwater withdrawal permit for the proposed withdrawal in accordance with Part III of this chapter.
7. The address, email address and phone number of a specific person or persons at the department's office from whom further information may be obtained; and
E. Public notice shall not be required for submission or approval of plans and specifications or conceptual engineering reports not required to be submitted as part of the application or for draft permits for existing ground water withdrawals when such draft permits are based solely on historic withdrawals.
All information pertaining to permit and special exception application and processing shall be available to the public groundwater permit processing or in reference to any activity requiring a groundwater permit under this chapter shall be available to the public, unless the applicant has made a showing that the information is protected by the applicant as a trade secret covered by § 62.1-44.21 of the Code of Virginia. All information claimed confidential must be identified as such at the time of submission to the board.
B. A. The director shall consider all written comments and requests for an informal public hearing received during the comment period, and shall make a determination on the necessity of an informal a public hearing in accordance with 9VAC25-230-50 § 62.1-44.15:02 of the Code of Virginia. All proceedings, informal public hearings and decisions from them it will be in accordance with Procedural Rule No. 1 § 62.1-44.15:02 of the Code of Virginia.
D. B. Any owner applicant or permittee aggrieved by any an action of the board or director taken without a formal hearing or inaction of the board or director, may request in writing a formal hearing pursuant to Procedural Rule No. 1 § 62.1-44.25 of the Code of Virginia.
7. Contact person and the address mailing address, email address, phone number and name of the Department of Environmental Quality office at which interested persons may obtain further information or request a copy of the draft permit or special exception.
D. Public notice of any formal hearing held pursuant to 9VAC25-610-270 D C shall be in accordance with Procedural Rule No.1. (9VAC25-230).
3. The board does not within the 30-day time period notify the existing owner permittee and the proposed owner permittee of its intent to amend modify, revoke or reissue the permit or special exception; and
1. The cumulative stabilized impact of the proposed withdrawal in combination with all existing lawful withdrawals will lower water levels in a confined aquifer below a point that represents 80% of the distance between the historical pre-pumping water levels in the aquifer and the top of the aquifer;
2. The groundwater withdrawal amount requested in the permit application exceeds the amount that can be applied to the proposed beneficial use;
3. Available supplies of groundwater are insufficient for all who desire to use them and the preference is being given to use for human consumption; and
4. Failure to implement a water conservation and management plan associated with a previously permitted withdrawal.
The director, or his designee, may perform any act of the board provided under this chapter, except as limited by § 62.1-256.9 of the Code of Virginia.