Virginia § 33.2-279 - Use of streams and lowlands obstructed by newly constructed highways as fishponds or water storage areas
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§ 33.2-279. Use of streams and lowlands obstructed by newly constructed highways as fishponds or water storage areas
Whenever any highway is being constructed and the highway is to pass over any stream or lowland the obstruction of which is necessary to such construction or if the present highway construction can be utilized to provide a suitable dam for a fishpond or water storage area, then upon application of the adjacent property owner requesting that it be so used, the Department may permit such use, provided that such dam shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 33.2-409 through 33.2-414 and any additional cost incurred shall be borne by the requesting property owner.
Code 1950, § 33-123.1; 1952, c. 499; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-208; 2013, cc. 585, 646; 2014, c. 805.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33.2-279 ("Use of streams and lowlands obstructed by newly constructed highways as fishponds or water storage areas") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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