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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9. Environment
Agency 25. State Water Control Board
Chapter 200. Water Withdrawal Reporting
9/9/2026

9VAC25-200-40. Measuring and reporting requirements.

A. Measuring. Every nonexempt user other than crop irrigators shall have installed and shall operate a gaging device or methodology before commencing withdrawal and shall operate the device or methodology routinely thereafter. The gaging device or methodology shall measure the cumulative volume of water withdrawn at or near the source of withdrawal, or at the water treatment plant. Nonexempt crop irrigators shall comply with these measuring provisions by January 31, 1991, or before commencing withdrawal, whichever is later.

B. Reporting.

1. Every nonexempt user shall file with the board by January 31 of each year a reporting form, as prescribed by the board, completed insofar as it pertains to the user's withdrawal for the calendar year preceding. The information reported shall include the user's name, address, sources and locations of withdrawal, cumulative volume of water withdrawn each month of the calendar year, maximum day withdrawal and the month in which it occurred, and method of withdrawal measurement.

2. Nonexempt crop irrigators shall comply with these reporting provisions by January 31, 1992, or before commencing withdrawal, whichever is later.

3. Beginning January 1, 2027, any water user required to report water withdrawal and use data pursuant to this chapter that provides water to another person off site shall include in its report submitted on its regular reporting schedule, (i) the total volume of potable water and, (ii) reported separately, the total volume of reclaimed water provided during each month for each of the following categories:

a. A data center, as that term is defined in § 58.1-3506 A 43 of the Code of Virginia, with an air permit issued by the department; and

b. To the extent available without utility billing system modifications:

(1) Domestic purposes;

(2) Commercial and industrial purposes, separately or combined as available; and

(3) All other noncategorized purposes.

Where monthly data is not available, the data may be submitted based on the total volumes provided during each quarter. For purposes of this subdivision, "reclaimed water" means water that has been treated and repurposed from wastewater or nonpotable sources.

Statutory Authority

§§ 62.1-44.15 and 62.1-44.38 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR680-15-01 § 4, eff. December 5, 1990; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 26, eff. September 9, 2026.

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