# 9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-70: 9VAC25-610-70. Criteria for consideration of a groundwater management area

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## Section

- **Citation:** 9 Va. Admin. Code § 25-610-70
- **Heading:** 9VAC25-610-70. Criteria for consideration of a groundwater management area
- **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 / 9VAC25-610-70

## Text

The board upon its own motion, or in its discretion, upon receipt of a petition by any county, city or town within the area in question, may initiate a groundwater management area proceeding, whenever in its judgment there is reason to believe that any one of the four following conditions exist:
1. Groundwater levels in the area are declining or are expected to decline excessively;
2. The wells of two or more groundwater users within the area are interfering or may be reasonably expected to interfere substantially with one another;
3. The available groundwater supply has been or may be overdrawn; or
4. The groundwater in the area has been or may become polluted.

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