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8 Φεβ 2024 · You can protect your private well by paying careful attention to what you do in and around your home as well as your neighbor’s activities near your well. Consistent good practices to prevent contamination can help ensure that your well supplies you and your family with good quality drinking water.
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28 Μαρ 2017 · Overview: Wells in Virginia. The majority of households in 60 of Virginia’s 95 counties rely on private water supply systems. In 52 counties, the number of households using private wells is increasing faster than the number of households connecting to public water supply systems.
Wells are classified into four categories according to the method of construction and intended use of the well as defined in the Commonwealth of Virginia's Private Well Regulations (VR 355-34-100, April 1992). Class I and Class II wells are public water supply wells. Class III wells are private wells used as a source for drinking water.
1. Ensure that all private wells are located, constructed and maintained in a manner which does not adversely affect ground water resources, or the public welfare, safety and health; 2. Guide the State Health Commissioner in his determination of whether a permit for construction of a private well should be issued or denied; 3.
Well location. A. The private well shall be sited for the protection of public health and the aquifer, with appropriate consideration given to distance from potential contamination sources; vulnerability to known or suspected natural risks (e.g., flooding); potential for interference with utilities; accessibility for drilling machinery and ...
The goal of the Private Well Regulations is to guide citizens in development of potable private water supplies and ground water protection. The regulations view ground water quality both from a public
26 Ιαν 2022 · Virginia code §32.1-176.4 directs the Virginia Department of Health to “adopt regulations pertaining to the location and construction of private wells in the Commonwealth.”
