This amendment provides $2.3 million from the general fund the first year for the Department of Environmental Quality to expand ground water research in the Eastern Groundwater Management Areas. The funding includes support for multi-well research stations and resources to conduct a study to determine technically feasible locations to recommend water treatment upgrades modeled on the Hampton Roads Sanitation District SWIFT project and the cost of such upgrades. The analysis would be provided to the Chairs of the State Water Commission, House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake, and Natural Resources, and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Natural Resources by July 1, 2026.