The Eastern Shore of Virginia Ground Water Committee is a bi-county committee formed in 1990 by Accomack and Northampton Counties to study and plan for ground water protection. The 11-member committee meets monthly and includes elected officials, citizens, and local government staff. The Planning District Commission staffs the committee and a consulting hydrogeologist advises the committee, prepares technical reports, and coordinates with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the USGS.
Chairman Paul Muhly
Vice Chairman John Coker
Committee Members Elaine Meil, Paul Grossman, Jackie Phillips, Roberta Kellam, Grayson Chesser, Daniel Hershey, Charles Kolakowski, & Mike Mason
Our Mandate
The committee’s mandate is to “assist local governments and residents of the Eastern Shore in understanding, protecting and managing ground water resources, to maintain a ground water resources protection and management plan, to serve as an educational and informational resource to local governments and residents of the Eastern Shore, and to initiate special studies concerning the protection and management of the Eastern Shore ground water resource.
Meetings
The Committee meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 10:00am until noon – at the A-NPDC Enterprise Building 23372 Front Street, Accomac – unless otherwise specified. The Committee does not meet in the month of July or December. The meetings are open to the public, all are welcome.
Upcoming Meetings:
FEBRUARY 15, 2022 @ 10AM
ESVA Chamber of Commerce, Melfa VA
Meeting Packet available here:
FEBRUARY 15, 2022 Meeting Packet
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Minutes
- January 2022
- December 2021 – No meeting is held in the month of December
- November 2021
- The GWC hosted the 2021 Well & Septic Forum during this meeting; Q&A presentation can be viewed on our A-NPDC YouTube Channel! View the entire 2021 Well & Septic Forum Q&A Playlist here!
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021 – Meeting CANCELLED
- July 2021
- June 2021 – No meeting is held in the month of June
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021 – Meeting CANCELLED
- December 2020 – No meeting is held in the month of December
- November 2020 – Meeting CANCELLED
- October 20, 2020
- September 2020 – Meeting CANCELLED
- August 2020 – Meeting CANCELLED
- June 16, 2020
- May 2020 – Meeting CANCELLED
- April 2020 – Meeting CANCELLED
- March 2020 – Meeting CANCELLED due to COVID-19 Pandemic Onset
- February 18, 2020
- November 19, 2019
- October 15, 2019
- September 17, 2019
- August 20, 2019
- June 18, 2019
- May 21, 2019
- April 16, 2019
- March 19, 2019
- February 19, 2019
- January 15, 2019
- December 18, 2018
- November 20, 2018
- October 16, 2018 and the GWC Packet 10.16.2018
- September 18, 2018
- August 21, 2018 Amended Minutes 8.24.18 (see p.4 item #7)
- COMMITTEE DOES NOT MEET IN THE MONTH OF JULY
- June 2018 – Meeting CANCELLED
- May 15, 2018
- April 17, 2018
- March 20, 2018
- February 20, 2018
- January 16, 2018
- November 21, 2017
- October 17, 2017
- September 19, 2017
- August 15, 2017
- COMMITTEE DOES NOT MEET IN THE MONTH OF JULY
- June 2017 – Meeting CANCELLED
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- COMMITTEE DOES NOT MEET IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, but there will be a free public education event at 6pm on Tuesday December 6th at the Eastern Shore Community College. Wells & Septic Forum!
- November 2016
- October 2016 Updated
- September 2016
- August 2016
- COMMITTEE DOES NOT MEET IN THE MONTH OF JULY
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016 CANCELLED
Meeting Packets
- September 2021. September 2021 Packet Addendum
- August 2021 CANCELLED
- July 2021