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 9VAC25-610-94 - Application for a new permit, expansion of an existing withdrawal, or reapplication for a current permitted withdrawal

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Persons wishing to initiate a new withdrawal, expand an
					 existing withdrawal, or reapply for a current permitted withdrawal in any
					 groundwater management area and not excluded from requirements of this chapter
					 by
					 9VAC25-610-50 shall
					 apply for a permit.
1. 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.
2. A complete groundwater withdrawal permit
				  application for a new or expanded withdrawal, or reapplication for a current
				  withdrawal, shall contain the following:
a.
				  The permit fee as required by the Fees for Permits and Certificates Regulations
				  (9VAC25-20);
b. 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;
c. A signature as described in
				  9VAC25-610-150;
d. A completed well construction report for
				  all existing wells associated with the application submitted on the Water Well
				  Completion Report, Form GW2;
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;
f. A map identifying the service areas for
				  public water supplies;
g.
				  Information on surface water and groundwater conjunctive use systems as
				  described in
				  9VAC25-610-104
				  if applicable;
h. A water
				  conservation and management plan as described in
				  9VAC25-610-100;
i. 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;
j.
				  An alternatives analysis that 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;
k. Documentation justifying the need for
				  future water supply as described in
				  9VAC25-610-102;
l. 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; and
m. Other relevant information that may be
				  required by the department to evaluate the application.