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45.1-179.8 - Reinjection policy.

§ 45.1-179.8. Reinjection policy.

The Department, the Board, and Department of Health shall jointly develop,and revise as necessary, a policy on reinjection of spent geothermal fluids.Such policy shall refer to the reinjection into the ground of watersextracted from the earth in the process of geothermal development,production, or utilization.

(1981, c. 506.)