# 9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-20: 9VAC25-610-20. Purpose

> Virginia · Regulations · In force

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## Section

- **Citation:** 9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-20
- **Heading:** 9VAC25-610-20. Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Administrative Code / Title 9 Environment / Agency 25 State Water Control Board / Chapter 610 / 9VAC25-610-20

## Text

The Ground Water Management Act of 1992 recognizes and declares that the right to reasonable control of all groundwater resources within the Commonwealth belongs to the public and that in order to conserve, protect and beneficially utilize the groundwater resource and to ensure the public welfare, safety and health, provisions for management and control of groundwater resources are essential. This chapter delineates the procedures and requirements to be followed when establishing groundwater management areas and the issuance of groundwater withdrawal permits by the board or department pursuant to the Ground Water Management Act of 1992.

## Nearby sections

- [9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-10 9VAC25-610-10. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_9_25_610_10.md)
- [9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-20 9VAC25-610-20. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_9_25_610_20.md)
- [9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-25 9VAC25-610-25. Permit rationale](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_9_25_610_25.md)
- [9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-40 9VAC25-610-40. Prohibitions and requirements for groundwater withdrawals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_9_25_610_40.md)
- [9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-42 9VAC25-610-42. Private well registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_9_25_610_42.md)
- [9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-44 9VAC25-610-44. Technical evaluation of withdrawals for subdivisions with 30 or more lots served by private wells](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_9_25_610_44.md)
- [9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-50 9VAC25-610-50. Exclusions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_9_25_610_50.md)
- [9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-60 9VAC25-610-60. Effect of a permit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_9_25_610_60.md)
- [9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-70 9VAC25-610-70. Criteria for consideration of a groundwater management area](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_9_25_610_70.md)
- [9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-80 9VAC25-610-80. Declaration of groundwater management areas](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_9_25_610_80.md)
- [9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-85 9VAC25-610-85. Preapplication meeting](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_9_25_610_85.md)
- [9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-90 9VAC25-610-90. Application for a permit by groundwater users in existing groundwater management areas withdrawing prior to July 1, 1992](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_9_25_610_90.md)
- [9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-92 9VAC25-610-92. Application for a permit by existing users when a groundwater management area is declared or expanded on or after July 1, 1992](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_9_25_610_92.md)
- [9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-94 9VAC25-610-94. Application for a new permit, expansion of an existing withdrawal, or reapplication for a current permitted withdrawal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_9_25_610_94.md)

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