The main lesson from DEQ’s groundwater report: Va. must budget to live within environmental limits

By: Eric Bonds

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: August 11, 2026

Words: 1,066

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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The timing of the release of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s report on groundwater availability last month was suspicious, given that it was completed in January but not made available to lawmakers or the public until several months after the General Assembly’s legislative session. The science presented in the report is impressive, while its findings are alarming.

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