Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org37471062.1-115Use of waters stored2026Waters of the State, Ports and HarborsImpoundment of Surface Waters

Any owner constructing an impounding structure under the provisions of this chapter shall have the sole and unrestricted use of the floodwaters thus stored for the purpose for which the storage was authorized.

Code 1950, § 62-94.12; 1956, c. 632; 1968, c. 659.