{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-1647","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 45.2-1647","heading":"Hydraulic fracturing; groundwater management area","body":"No person shall conduct any hydraulic fracturing in any well that has been drilled through any portion of a groundwater management area declared by regulation prior to January 1, 2020, pursuant to the provisions of the Ground Water Management Act of 1992 (§ 62.1-254 et seq.). For purposes of this section, \"hydraulic fracturing\" means the treatment of a well by the application of hydraulic fracturing fluid, including a base fluid and any additive, under pressure for the express purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a target geologic formation to enhance production of natural gas or oil.2020, c. 626; § 62.1-195.3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","path":["Title 45.2. Mines, Minerals, and Energy","Subtitle IV. Gas and Oil","Chapter 16. Virginia Gas and Oil Act","Article 4. Drilling for Gas or Oil in the Chesapeake Bay or Tidewater Virginia; Hydraulic Fracturing"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/45.2-1647/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:34Z","sha256":"31a1d32c1c4de9130ef11d39c76a09594c2e589e2eeb5200b5381fd506a2b1ba","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-1646","next":"us-va/va.-code-45.2-1648"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}