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Board approves water-audit and leak-detection plan requirements for permits
Summary
The board adopted amendments to Virginia Water Protection and groundwater withdrawal regulations to require water-auditing plans and leak-detection-and-repair plans for permitted withdrawals, with audit frequencies varying by user type and specified reporting cycles.
The State Water Control Board adopted final amendments that incorporate water-auditing plans and leak-detection-and-repair plans into Virginia Water Protection permit requirements and groundwater withdrawal regulations, implementing provisions of Senate Bill 1291 (2021 special session).
Eric Sevey of DEQ’s Office of Water Withdrawal Permitting presented the rule changes, which split requirements by user type (public water supplies,…
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