SB337
Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area; continued withdrawal permit for residential well.
Summary
As Introduced. Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area; continued residential withdrawals.
Directs the State Water Control Board to waive the expiration of any ground water withdrawal permit for a well that serves exclusively residential users, is located in the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area north of the Occoquan River, and is located within five miles of any commercial or industrial permitted ... (More) ground water withdrawal. The bill provides that such waiver shall continue in force until the commercial or industrial permitted ground water withdrawals have been halted for five years. The Department of Environmental Quality shall then assess whether the termination of the commercial or industrial permitted ground water withdrawals has substantially mitigated the stress upon the aquifer and redetermine whether the permit for the residential well shall be renewed. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101713D
- 01/09/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/30/2024 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/2024 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/31/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB337)
- 02/06/2024 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/07/2024 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/2024 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/09/2024 - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/15/2024 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/15/2024 - House: Read first time
- 02/15/2024 - House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/16/2024 - House: Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
- 02/26/2024 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 2-N)
- 02/28/2024 - House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (17-Y 5-N)
- 03/01/2024 - House: Read second time
- 03/04/2024 - House: Read third time
- 03/04/2024 - House: Passed House (71-Y 26-N)
- 03/04/2024 - House: VOTE: Passage (71-Y 26-N)
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB337ER)
- 03/07/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB337ER)
- 03/07/2024 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/2024 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2024 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/2024 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 768 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/2024 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0768)
