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Groundwater Protection Act (West Virginia Code: Chapter 22 - Environmental Resources; Article 12)

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Sous-division territoriale
West Virginia
Type du document
Législation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Eaux souterraines Pollution des eaux douces Gestion des resources en eau douce Lutte contre la pollution Normes de qualité de l'eau Utilisation durable Politique/planification Gouvernance Normes Fonds spécial Éducation Mise en application
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

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.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
code.wvlegislature.gov