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The developer must submit a complete Vermont Wetland Permit/Determination Application (application) and applicable fee to the Vermont Wetland Program. Individual Permit Instructions, at 1; General Wetland Permit Instructions, at 3; Wetland Permit Application Fees. The application serves as the Individual Wetland Permit application and the General Wetland Permit application and notice of intent (NOI). Individual Wetland Permit Instructions, at 1. The developer must complete the sections of the application required for the type of permit sought.
Applicant (developer) or representative and/or landowner’s name, address, and contact information;
a list of dominate wetland vegetation, including community type and associated dominant plant species;
wetland soils;
buffer zone, including general land-use, buffer vegetation, and buffer soils.
Project Description, including a description of:
Less than 150 square feet of a linear project’s surface water margins from the above mentioned Managed and Natural Areas threshold minimums and less than 150 square feet of a non-linear project’s surface water margins from the above mentioned Managed and Natural Areas threshold minimums. The 150 square feet is not in addition to the Managed Areas or Natural Areas thresholds, but is contained within those thresholds.
Vermont Wetland General Permit (3-9025) Instructions, at 2-3.
A linear project is a project associated with linear facilities, including roads, highways, bike paths, railroads, overhead and underground utility lines, and/or pipelines. Vermont Wetland General Permit (3-9025) Instructions, at 2. A Managed Area is a wetland and buffer area where the land use results in diminished function, including mowed lawns, mowed road shoulders, parking areas, roads, managed pasture, hay fields and/or croplands. Vermont Wetland General Permit (3-9025) Instructions, at 2. A Natural Area is a wetland and buffer area that are naturally vegetated or minimally managed resources where the land use does not result in diminished function, including natural areas, areas used for silvcultural, and/old fields.
Surface water margins are wetlands located along waters of the State (e.g. lakes, rivers, streams). Vermont Wetland General Permit (3-9025) Instructions, at 2. The associated threshold applies to the ten (10) feet of wetland margin as measured from the ordinary high water mark for lakes and ponds, or top of bank for streams. Vermont Wetland General Permit (3-9025) Instructions, at 2. No more than 150 square feet of combined wetland and buffer zone impact is allowed in surface water margins in order to be eligible for coverage under a General Wetland Permit. Vermont Wetland General Permit (3-9025) Instructions, at 2-3. The 150 square feet is not in addition to the other thresholds, but is contained within those thresholds. Vermont Wetland General Permit (3-9025) Instructions, at 2-3.
Activities in or adjacent (within 50 feet) to wetlands at or above 2,500 feet in elevation (headwaters wetlands);
Unpermitted as-build projects that required a permit and did not obtain one in violation of the Wetland Rules;
On the DEC Environmental Notice Bulletin website; and
To a list of interested persons, if any, maintained by the WMD.
Vermont Wetland General Permit (3-9025) Instructions, at 7; Wetland Rules, CVR 12-030-026 § 9.8(b).
An accurate summary of the proposed general permit(s) (if applicable);
A description of where copies of the application materials can be obtained; and
A description of the ten (10) day comment period and how interested parties may file written comments and/or file a written request for a public meeting.
Wetland Rules, CVR 12-030-026 § 9.8(b); Vermont Wetland General Permit (3-9025) Instructions, at 7.
The WMD may hold a public meeting, regarding an Individual Wetland Permit application, prior to making a permitting decision. If the WMD decides to hold a public meeting, a representative must publish notice of the public meeting. Wetland Rules, CVR 12-030-026 § 9.3. At the public meeting, interested parties may ask questions and provide oral and written comments regarding the permit application.
Any conditions or limitations on the activities or uses authorized;
The expiration date of the general permit; and
A developer applying for an Individual Wetland Permit has the burden to show that a proposed activity in any Class I or Class II wetland or its buffer zone complies with Vermont Wetland Rules and will have no undue adverse effect on protected functions and values. In determining whether this burden is met, the WMD must evaluate the potential effect of any proposed activity on the basis of both its direct and immediate effects as well as on the basis of any cumulative or on-going effects on the significant wetland. Wetland Rules, CVR 12-030-026 § 9.4(a). The WMD must presume that an adverse effect on any protected function, other than a minimal impact, constitutes an undue adverse effect unless:
Wetlands Protection and Water Resources Management, 10 V.S.A. § 901 et seq.
Natural Resources, 3 V.S.A. § 2822(j)(26)
State Land Use and Development Plans, 10 V.S.A. § 6025(d)(1)
Wetland Rules, CVR 12-030-026
Stream Alteration, 10 V.S.A § 1021
Vermont Wetlands Contact and Inquiry Portal
Vermont Wetland Program Individual Permit Application Instructions
Vermont General Wetland Permit (3-9025) Instructions
Vermont Wetland Permit/Determination Application
Wetland Permit Application Fees 2015
Wetland Program Manager 802-490-6177 lauraabbazabbalapierre@vermontabbazabbagov Visit Website
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