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 oil or natural gas.
2020, c. 626.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 62.1 - Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors
Chapter 20 - Miscellaneous Offenses
§ 62.1-194. Casting garbage, etc., into waters
§ 62.1-194.1. Obstructing or contaminating state waters
§ 62.1-194.2. Throwing trash, etc., into or obstructing river, creek, stream or swamp
§ 62.1-195.3. (Repealed effective October 1, 2021) Hydraulic fracturing; groundwater management area