Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 610 - VIRGINIA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (VPDES) PERMIT REGULATION › Part III - Permit Application and Issuance › Section 9VAC25-610-106 - Supplemental drought relief wells

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Public water
				  supplies wishing to withdraw groundwater for human consumption during periods
				  of drought through the use of supplemental drought relief wells in any
				  groundwater management area and not excluded from requirements of this chapter
				  by
				  9VAC25-610-50 shall
				  apply for a permit.
B. A
				  groundwater withdrawal permit application shall be completed and submitted to
				  the department and a groundwater withdrawal permit issued by the department
				  prior to the initiation of any withdrawal not specifically excluded in
				  9VAC25-610-50 or
				  authorized by a general permit adopted by the board as a regulation.
C. A complete groundwater withdrawal permit
				  application for supplemental drought relief wells shall contain the following:
1. The permit fee as required by the Fees for
				  Permits and Certificates Regulations (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 department. Such application forms are available from the
				  Department of Environmental Quality;
3. A signature as described in
				  9VAC25-610-150;
4. Well construction documentation for all
				  wells associated with the application submitted on the Water Well Completion
				  Report, Form GW2, which includes the following information:
a. The depth of the well;
b. The diameter, top and bottom, and material
				  of each cased interval;
c. The
				  diameter, top and bottom, for each screened interval; and
d. The depth of pump intake.
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;
6. A map identifying
				  the service areas for public water supplies;
7. Information on surface water and
				  groundwater conjunctive use systems as described in
				  9VAC25-610-104
				  if applicable;
8. A water
				  conservation and management plan as described in
				  9VAC25-610-100;
9. The application shall include 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 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;
10.
				  A plan to mitigate potential adverse impacts from the proposed withdrawal on
				  existing groundwater users. In lieu of developing individual mitigation plans,
				  multiple applicants may choose to establish a mitigation program to
				  collectively develop and implement a cooperative mitigation plan that covers
				  the entire area of impact of all members of the mitigation program;
11. Documentation on the maximum amount of
				  groundwater needed annually to meet human consumption needs; and
12. Other relevant information that may be
				  required by the department to evaluate the application.