{"data":{"id":"us-va/9vac25-220-250","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"9VAC25-220-250","heading":"Duty to apply","body":"A. No political subdivision, investor-owned water company or existing beneficial consumptive user withdrawing water in a declared surface water management area and exempted under subsection C of 9VAC25-220-70 from needing a surface water withdrawal permit shall continue to withdraw water in the surface water management area except as authorized by a surface water withdrawal certificate.\n\nB. If an area has been declared a surface water management area, any person exempted under subsection C of 9VAC25-220-70 shall apply for a certificate within 90 days of the declaration.","path":["Title 9. Environment","Agency 25. State Water Control Board","Chapter 220. Surface Water Management Area Regulation","Part V. Issuance of Certificates"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title9/agency25/chapter220/section250/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:13Z","sha256":"078e2f49e6d85eb2eac964f2ce4c2fe0736ff61e58ce2814a200db1b0f673085","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/9vac25-220-240","next":"us-va/9vac25-220-260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}