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Code · Virginia · Title 45.2 · Chapter 16

Code of Virginia § 45.2-1647. Hydraulic fracturing; groundwater management area.

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No person shall conduct any hydraulic fracturing in any well that has been drilled through any portion of a groundwater management area declared by regulation prior to January 1, 2020, pursuant to the provisions of the Ground Water Management Act of 1992 (§ 62.1-254 et seq.). For purposes of this section, "hydraulic fracturing" means the treatment of a well by the application of hydraulic fracturing fluid, including a base fluid and any additive, under pressure for the express purpose of initiating or propagating fractures in a target geologic formation to enhance production of natural gas or oil.
2020, c. 626 ; § 62.1-195.3; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387 .
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