Virginia senators request special session to act on ’deeply alarming’ groundwater report

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 605

Last Updated: 3 days, 4 hours ago

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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality released its 117-page legislative report on the state’s groundwater supply east of Interstate 95 this week, which revealed significant levels of strain on the eastern aquifers that could put clean drinking water at risk.

“Groundwater supply east of I-95 is constrained, and current projections indicate declining availability in the near future,” the report states.

It’s unlikely that the aquifers could handle any new major industrial water withdrawals without …

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