This chapter of the West Virginia Code adopts the Groundwater Protection Act. Its purposes are to: (1) maintain and protect the state's groundwater resources consistent with this article to protect the present and future beneficial uses of the groundwater; (2) provide for the establishment of a state groundwater management program which will: (i) define the roles of agencies of the state and political subdivisions with respect to the maintenance and protection of groundwater, and designate a lead agency for groundwater management; (ii) designate a state agency responsible for establishment of groundwater quality standards; (iii) provide for the establishment of standards of purity and quality for all groundwater; (iv) provide for the establishment of groundwater protection programs consistent with this article; (v) establish groundwater protection and groundwater remediation funds; (vi) provide for the mapping and analysis of the state's groundwater resources and coordination of the agencies involved; and (vii) provide for public education on groundwater resources and methods for preventing contamination; (3) Provide such enforcement and compliance mechanisms as will assure the implementation of the state's groundwater management program; and (4) Assure that actions taken to implement this article are consistent with the policies set forth in section two, article eleven of this chapter.
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