9VAC25-220-20. Purpose.
This chapter delineates the procedures and requirements to be followed in connection with establishment of surface water management areas, the issuance of surface water withdrawal permits and the issuance of surface water withdrawal certificates by the department pursuant to the Code of Virginia. The establishment of surface water management areas, the issuance of surface water withdrawal permits and surface water withdrawal certificates provide for the protection of beneficial uses during periods of low stream flow.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-249 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR680-15-03 § 1.2, eff. June 3, 1992; amended, Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 5, eff. November 23, 2022.