Water Use Rules in Albemarle County, VA (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Albemarle County, Virginia.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Albemarle County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Recycled Water Rules

Albemarle County's only codified "recycled water" requirement sits inside its data center zoning standards, not a citywide reuse program. Sec. 18-5.1.65(B)(2) requires that any water cooling at a data center use a closed loop or recycled water system, a narrow mandate that applies in Albemarle County outside Charlottesville and Scottsville only to this one land use.

Albemarle County Data Center Recycled Water Rule

Light Restrictions

Albemarle County Code § 18-5.1.65(B)(2)

2.Any water cooling must use a closed loop or recycled water system.

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