{"id":138,"date":"2016-04-14T19:10:53","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T19:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2025-08-22T08:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:37:13","slug":"laws-regulations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/laws-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Laws &amp; Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>2025 Regulatory Updates<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/video.vt.edu\/media\/August+Virtual+Water+Quality+Broadcast+-+VDH+Regulatory+Update\/1_3fdqpnw5\">Recording<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/1.-Regulatory-Update-Presentation-8.13.25-2.pdf\">Slides<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Use the links below for more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/office-of-drinking-water\/virginias-drinking-water-rules-and-regulations\/\">Virginia Laws and Regulations<\/a> <\/span>\u2013<\/h3>\n<p>Virginia Public Water Supply Law (Title 32.1-167 through Title 32.1-176)<br \/>\nVirginia Administrative Code for Waterworks Regulations (12VAC5-590)<br \/>\nVirginia Administrative Code for Waterworks Operation Fees (12VAC5-600)<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sdwa\/drinking-water-health-advisories-pfoa-and-pfos#:~:text=On%20June%2015%2C%202022%2C%20EPA%20issued%20interim%20updated,chemical%20group%20called%20per-%20and%20polyfluoroalkyl%20substances%20%28PFAS%29.\">EPA&#8217;s Regulatory Updates Jun 2022<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/ground-water-and-drinking-water\/revised-lead-and-copper-rule\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a style=\"color: #800080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/dwreginfo\/drinking-water-regulations\">SDWA Rule Summaries<\/a><\/span> \u2013<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Arsenic and Clarification to Compliance and New Source Monitoring Rule<\/li>\n<li>Consumer Confidence Reports Rule<\/li>\n<li>Disinfectant &amp; Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 1 and Stage 2)<\/li>\n<li>Ground Water Rule<\/li>\n<li>Lead and Copper Rule <strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">NEW<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Public Notification Rule<\/li>\n<li>Revised Total Coliform Rule<\/li>\n<li>Surface Water Treatment Rule<\/li>\n<li>Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule <strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">NEW<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/dwreginfo\/drinking-water-rule-quick-reference-guides\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #800080; text-decoration: underline;\">EPA Guidance Documents for Rule Compliance<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 Regulatory Updates Recording \/ Slides Use the links below for more information: Virginia Laws and Regulations \u2013 Virginia Public Water Supply Law (Title 32.1-167 through Title 32.1-176) Virginia Administrative Code for Waterworks Regulations (12VAC5-590) Virginia Administrative Code for Waterworks Operation Fees (12VAC5-600) EPA&#8217;s Regulatory Updates Jun 2022 \u00a0Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) SDWA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Laws &amp; 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