VA HB501

Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to study threats and challenges to groundwater supply in western Loudoun and Fauquier Counties

Requires analysis of historical and current groundwater level and quality data, trends, and future projections

Mandates evaluation of potential impacts from increasing groundwater withdrawals and whether a groundwater management area should be established under existing state law

Calls for recommendations on statutory or regulatory restrictions to ensure future development does not endanger residents' health and safety or existing commercial water needs

Report due to House and Senate natural resources committees by December 31, 2026, with study meetings completed by November 30, 2026