GroundRules
9VAC25-920-70: Reasons to deny coverage
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 9. Environment
- Agency 25. State Water Control Board
- Chapter 920. General Permit for the Use of Irrigation Withdrawals from the Surficial Aquifer Greater Than 300,000 Gallons in any One Month
A. The department shall deny application for coverage under this general permit to:
1. An activity outside a groundwater management area.
2. An activity in an aquifer other than the surficial aquifer of a groundwater management area.
3. An activity that causes, may reasonably be expected to cause, or may contribute to causing more than minimal water level declines in the underlying confined aquifer system or degradation in water quality, stream or wetland hydrology, or other instream beneficial uses.
B. The department may require an individual permit in accordance with 9VAC25-610-95 B rather than granting coverage under this general permit.
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