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Virginia (Region 3)

Contacts for Virginia

Contact Category:
Source Water Protection Program
Sole Source Aquifer Program

Source Water Protection Program

• Christopher D. Adkins
  Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water
  109 Governor St
  James Madison Building, 6th Floor, Room 635
  Richmond, Virginia 23219
  Phone: 804-864-7495  
  Email: chris.adkins@vdh.virginia.gov
  

• Andrea Bennett
  US EPA Region 3, Source Water Protection, Drinking Water Branch
  1650 Arch St
  (3WP-22)
  Philadelphia, PA 19103
  Phone: 215-814-5736  
  Email: bennett.andrea@epa.gov
  Expertise: SSA

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Links for Virginia

• Virginia Department of Health: Source Water Protection

   State Drinking Water Protection Web Sites

• Virginia: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.

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Publications for Virginia

Clarke County Code State Law ( PDF 7 pp , 15 K ) Clarke County Subsurface Septic Systems Standards Health Ordinance Septic Systems Standards Health Ordinance ( PDF 5 pp , 15 K ) Clarke County Water Well Ordinance ( PDF 20 pp , 36 K )

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Case Studies for Virginia

Title: Virginia: Augusta County

Subtitle: County Develops Comprehensive Ground Water Protection Plan

Case Study Type: Protection

Description: In Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, ten ground water-based systems in Augusta County serve 62,000 customers in a rapidly developing area. The Augusta County Service Authority (ACSA) is developing an extensive Groundwater Protection Plan that establishes protection measures for the County as a whole as well as for individual source waters. Protection measures include evaluating the susceptibility of current groundwater sources; reviewing the County Comprehensive Plan, zoning maps, and rules; identifying potential funding for SWP and outreach; and generating a protection plan for each source. ASCA has also developed and implemented emergency management and prevention measures.





Title: Virginia: Stanley

Subtitle: Education Is Key to Protecting Ground Water

Case Study Type: Assessment and Protection

Description: groundwater, karst, 1 K + population, small system, wellhead protection program, public education, mid-Atlantic , overlay district, rural water association. The Town of Stanley, Virginia (population 1,293) is located in the Shenandoah Valley, approximately 90 miles from Washington, D.C. Agriculture is the dominant land use in the community, with intermittent residential, commercial and industrial uses throughout the region. Stanley depends on ground water wells for its drinking water supply. Due to the region's karst hydrogeology, there are examples of surface and ground water interaction where surface streams disappear underground and large springs serve as the headwaters of surface stream flow. The town initiated a wellhead protection program in 1994 which is directed by the Town Superintendent. Public education has always been a primary focus of the wellhead protection program. A zoning ordinance provides municipalities with the authority to manage land use and guide development to insure the protection of ground water. The town is currently development a wellhead protection overlay area with assistance from the rural water association.