After an area has been declared a surface water management area by an order of the Board, no person shall withdraw or attempt to withdraw any surface water, except for withdrawals exempted under § 62.1-243 or made pursuant to a voluntary agreement approved by the Board pursuant to § 62.1-245, without a surface water withdrawal permit issued by the Board.
Va. Code Ann. § 62.1-247
Use of surface water in surface water management area
1989, c. 721; 1999, c. 561.
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