Summerplace Well Facility
Groundwater Withdrawal Permit GWI000704
Under the Groundwater Withdrawal Regulations (Code of Virginia 9VAC25-610), the entirety of James City County is in the Eastern VA Groundwater Management Area and large wells such as this proposed well are subject to regulations and require a permit through the Virginia DEQ to withdraw the water.
The permit will allow a yearly withdrawal of 15171000 gallons and a monthly withdrawal of 1933000 gallons. Below this is a list of the applicable links related to the permit as well as a somewhat brief description of the long document with reference page numbers.
James City County SP-24-0102 - Summerplace Well Facility Site Plan
VA DEQ Notice for Groundwater Withdrawal
Draft Permit Package - Direct Link
Code of VA 9VAC25-610-110
Code of VA 9VAC25-610-130
| Description of Draft Permit Package | Page |
| This is the draft permit which represents how the final permit would look and the requirements and restrictions for the withdrawal. | 1 |
| This is the draft permit fact sheet which describes the people involved, projected planning, and the timeline for the permitting process.
The rest of the document is considered to be attachments to this fact sheet, so the pages mentioned below will point to highlighted data. |
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| The technical evaluation for proposed groundwater withdrawal explains the location of the well, the location of the aquifer from which the well will draw, water levels from nearby USGS wells roughly 6 miles from the site, as well as an aquifer test from 2009. | 22 |
This shows the area of impact where the drawdown on the aquifer will be greater than one foot |
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| This is the water conservation agreement for the Summerplace subdivision. The enforcement section seems as though as it stands, it is enforceable through the community's HOA and does invite the county (JCC and JCSA) when the county adopts generally applicable conservation standards. I am personally unsure of whether or not that means the enforcement of the current agreement lies solely on the HOA. |
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| Here begins the majority of the document, which are the numerous water conservation programs and ordinances set forth by the county. | 36 |
| Finally, code of Virginia 9VAC25-610-110 D 3 g states that there must be a mitigation plan in place if the area of impact extends beyond the property of the withdrawal.
This is an interesting read and below is a screenshot of the mitigation plan then the accompanying Code of VA section.   |
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