Groundwater Protection Act (West Virginia Code: Chapter 22 - Environmental Resources; Article 12) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision West Virginia Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Groundwater Freshwater pollution Freshwater resources management Pollution control Water quality standards Sustainable use Policy/planning Governance Standards Special fund Education Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This chapter of the West Virginia Code adopts the Groundwater Protection Act. Its purposes are to: (1) maintain and protect the state's groundwater resources consistent with this article to protect the present and future beneficial uses of the groundwater; (2) provide for the establishment of a state groundwater management program which will: (i) define the roles of agencies of the state and political subdivisions with respect to the maintenance and protection of groundwater, and designate a lead agency for groundwater management; (ii) designate a state agency responsible for establishment of groundwater quality standards; (iii) provide for the establishment of standards of purity and quality for all groundwater; (iv) provide for the establishment of groundwater protection programs consistent with this article; (v) establish groundwater protection and groundwater remediation funds; (vi) provide for the mapping and analysis of the state's groundwater resources and coordination of the agencies involved; and (vii) provide for public education on groundwater resources and methods for preventing contamination; (3) Provide such enforcement and compliance mechanisms as will assure the implementation of the state's groundwater management program; and (4) Assure that actions taken to implement this article are consistent with the policies set forth in section two, article eleven of this chapter. Full text English Website code.wvlegislature.gov