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 9VAC25-920-90 - Application

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The applicant
				shall file a complete application in accordance with this section for coverage
				under this general permit for use of the surficial aquifer in a groundwater
				management area.
B. A complete
				application for general permit coverage, at a minimum, consists of the
				following information:
1. The permit fee as
				required by the Fees for Permits and Certificates (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. The application forms are available from the
				department.
3. A signature as
				described in
				9VAC25-610-150.
4. A completed well construction report for
				all existing wells associated with the application submitted on the Water Well
				Completion Report, Form GW2;
5. For
				all proposed wells, the well name, proposed well depth, screen intervals,
				pumping rate, and latitude and longitude.
6. Locations of all existing and proposed
				wells associated with the application shown on a USGS 7.5 minute topographic
				map or equivalent computer generated map. The map shall be of sufficient detail
				such that all wells may be easily located for site inspection. The applicant
				shall provide the latitude and longitude coordinates in a datum specified by
				the department for each existing and proposed well. The map must show the
				outline of the property and the location of each of its existing and proposed
				wells and must include all springs, rivers, and other surface water
				bodies.
7. Information on surface
				water and groundwater conjunctive use systems as described in
				9VAC25-610-104
				if applicable.
8. 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 calendar 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.
9.
				Documentation justifying the volume of groundwater withdrawal requested as
				described in the groundwater withdrawal application provided in accordance with
				9VAC25-920-90 B2.
10. The
				department shall require a complete suite of geophysical logs (16"/64" Normal,
				Single Point, Self Potential, Lateral, and Natural Gamma at a scale of 20 feet
				per inch), as follows:
a. The geophysical
				logs shall be obtained from boreholes at the locations and depths approved by
				the department;
b. At least four
				months prior to the scheduled geophysical logging, the applicant shall notify
				the department of the drilling timetable to receive further guidance needed on
				performing the geophysical logging and to allow scheduling of department staff
				to make a site visit during the drilling of the borehole and the geophysical
				logging; and
c. Geophysical log
				data collected without the oversight of the department will not be accepted by
				the department.
11. In
				cases where the area of impact does not remain on the property owned by the
				applicant or existing groundwater withdrawers will be included in the area of
				impact, the applicant shall provide and implement a plan to mitigate all
				adverse impacts on existing groundwater users. Approvable mitigation plans
				shall, at a minimum, contain the following features and implementation of the
				mitigation plan shall be included as enforceable permit conditions:
a. The rebuttable presumption that water
				level declines that cause adverse impacts to existing wells within the area of
				impact are due to the proposed withdrawal;
b. A commitment by the applicant to mitigate
				undisputed adverse impacts due to the proposed withdrawal in a timely
				fashion;
c. A speedy, nonexclusive,
				low-cost process to fairly resolve disputed claims for mitigation between the
				applicant and any claimant; and
d.
				The requirement that the claimant provide documentation that the claimant 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.