Showing ordinances that apply to University Center, VA
University Center is an unincorporated community (population 3,969) in Loudoun County, Virginia. Because University Center is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Loudoun County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The water restrictions rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Loudoun Water enforces conservation stages triggered by Potomac River flows. Stage 1-3 restrictions limit outdoor watering. Well owners in rural Loudoun self-manage aquifer use.
Loudoun Water (serving eastern Loudoun including Ashburn, Brambleton, Dulles, Sterling, most of Leesburg) implements a 4-stage Water Conservation Plan triggered by Potomac River flow levels and Jennings Randolph/Little Seneca reservoir storage coordinated with the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB). Stage 1 encourages voluntary conservation; Stage 2 restricts outdoor watering to odd/even days; Stage 3 prohibits all non-essential outdoor water use; Stage 4 is emergency rationing. Western Loudoun residents on private wells (roughly 30,000+ households) must self-manage groundwater in the fractured-rock aquifer. Virginia Governor can declare drought emergencies statewide under VA Code §44-146.17.
Stage 2-3 violation: warning first. Second: $100-$250 surcharge. Third: up to $1,000 or service reduction. Well-water users unregulated but good-practice conservation recommended in drought.
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