by James Ritch | Apr 8, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has no plans to hold a public hearing on a groundwater permit application for a 250-acre tomato farm in Wardtown, which is tentatively approved to withdraw more than 10 million gallons of...
by James Ritch | Feb 4, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – A tomato farm complex near Exmore is applying to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for a groundwater withdrawal permit that will allow the facility to withdraw nearly 1.65 billion gallons of water over a 15-year period,...
by James Ritch | Dec 24, 2019 | Features
By Carol Vaughn The State Water Control Board in December approved groundwater withdrawal permits for 45 poultry operations in Accomack County. Each application was evaluated “individually and collectively” by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality “to...
