HD31 - Annual Report of the State Water Commission


Executive Summary:
I. INTRODUCTION

The State Water Commission is a legislatively mandated fifteen-member panel (Va. Code § 9-145.5) whose purpose is to:

1. Study all aspects of water supply and allocation problems in the Commonwealth.

2. Coordinate the legislative recommendations of all state entities having responsibility with respect to water supplies and allocation issues.

II. COMMISSION DELIBERATIONS

In 1987 the Commission reviewed the Commonwealth's policies with respect to:

(i) the development of a water supply plan, (ii) the state groundwater management strategy, (iii) the protection of private water supplies and (iv) the reporting of water withdrawals by irrigators. The Commission met five times, holding public hearings in Prince William County (July 28, 1987) Roanoke (August 5, 1987), and Virginia Beach (August 6, 1987) followed by business meetings in Richmond (December 9, 1987 and January 29, 1988).