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10 V.S.A. § 1341
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1341. New York State; cooperation- Article X

§ 1341. New York State; cooperation- Article X|The Commission is authorized to discuss with appropriate state agencies in New York State questions of pollution of waters which flow into the New England area from New York State or vice versa and to further the establishment of agreements on pollution abatement to promote the interests of the New York and New England areas.Whenever the Commission by majority vote of the members of each signatory state shall have given its approval and the State of New York shall have taken the necessary action to do so, the State of New York shall be a party to this compact for the purpose of controlling and abating the pollution of waterways common to New York and the New England states signatory to this compact but excluding the waters under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Sanitation Commission (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut).
10 V.S.A. § 1342
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1342. Effective, when- Article XI

§ 1342. Effective, when- Article XI|This compact shall become effective immediately upon the adoption of the compact by any two contiguous states of New England but only insofar as applies to those states and upon approval by federal law. Thereafter upon ratification by other contiguous states, it shall also become effective as to those states.
10 V.S.A. § 1343
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1343. Commission membership

§ 1343. Commission membership|The State shall be represented on the Commission by five commissioners, one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, and four of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. Of those appointed by the Governor, one shall be an officer of municipal government, and the remaining members may be members of the public or officers or employees of State government. (Added 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 26; amended 2019, No. 14, § 32, eff. April 30, 2019.)
10 V.S.A. § 1371
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1371. Authority for compact

§ 1371. Authority for compact|On behalf of the State of Vermont, the Governor thereof is hereby authorized and directed to execute a compact, as set forth in sections 1331-1342 of this title, with any of the New England states or the State of New York legally joined therein.
10 V.S.A. § 1372
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1372. Members; appointment; term

§ 1372. Members; appointment; term|(a) Within 30 days after he or she has executed the Compact with any or all of the states legally joined therein, the Governor shall appoint three persons to serve as commissioners to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission. The Commissioner of Environmental Conservation and the Commissioner of Health shall serve as ex officio commissioners on the Commission.(b) The commissioners so appointed shall hold office for six years. A vacancy occurring in the office of a commissioner shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired portion of the term.(c) The commissioners shall be entitled to per diem compensation and reimbursement of expenses as permitted under 32 V.S.A. § 1010.(d) The commissioners shall have the powers and duties and be subject to limitations as set forth in the Compact. (Amended 2018, No. 2 (Sp. Sess.), § 8.)
10 V.S.A. § 1373
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1373. Appropriation

§ 1373. Appropriation|The sum of $1,150.00 annually, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Compact relating to the payment by the State to the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission of the proportionate share of the State in the expenses of such Commission.
10 V.S.A. § 1381
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1381. Definitions

§ 1381. Definitions|As used in this subchapter:  (1) "Commercial establishment" means any premises used for the purpose of carrying on or exercising any trade, business, profession, vocation, or commercial or charitable activity, including laundries, hospitals, and food or restaurant establishments. (2) "Household cleansing product" means any product, including soaps and detergents used for domestic or commercial cleaning purposes, including the cleansing of fabric, dishes, food utensils, and household and commercial premises. Household cleansing product shall not mean:  (A) Food, drugs and cosmetics, including personal care items such as toothpaste, shampoo, and hand soap; (B) Products labeled, advertised, marketed, and distributed for use primarily as economic poisons as defined in 6 V.S.A. § 911(5).  (3) "Phosphorus" means elemental phosphorus. (4) "Trace quantity" means an incidental amount of phosphorus that is not part of the household cleansing product formulation, is present only as a consequence of manufacturing and does not exceed 0.5 percent of the content of the product by weight, expressed as elemental phosphorus. (5) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary's duly authorized representative. (6) "Person" means any individual; partnership; company; corporation; association; joint venture; trust; municipality; the State of Vermont or any agency, department, or subdivision of the State; any federal agency; or any other legal or commercial entity. (Added 1977, No. 39, § 1, eff. April 19, 1977; amended 1987, No. 76, § 18; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 31.)
10 V.S.A. § 1382
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1382. Prohibitions

§ 1382. Prohibitions|(a) No household cleansing products containing a phosphorus compound in concentrations in excess of a trace quantity may be distributed, sold, offered for sale at retail or wholesale, exposed for sale at retail or wholesale, or used in a commercial establishment in this State, except as set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.(b) No household cleansing product used in a dishwasher in a commercial establishment, used to cleanse food and beverage processing equipment, including dishes, pots, pans, and utensils, used to cleanse medical or surgical equipment, or used to cleanse dairy equipment may be distributed, sold, offered for sale at retail or wholesale, exposed for sale at retail or wholesale, or used in a commercial establishment if it contains a phosphorus compound in concentrations in excess of 8.7 percent by weight expressed as elemental phosphorus.(c) As of July 1, 2010, no household cleansing product used in a residential dishwasher may be distributed, sold, offered for sale at retail or wholesale, or exposed for sale at retail or wholesale if it contains a phosphorus compound in concentrations in excess of a trace quantity, except for product inventory purchased by retailers prior to July 1, 2010.(d) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the phosphorus content of household cleansing products used in agricultural production and for cleansing equipment used in processing of agricultural products.(e) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the phosphorus content of household cleaning products approved by the Commissioner of Health for use in lead hazard management projects. (Added 1977, No. 39, § 1, eff. April 19, 1977; amended 1993, No. 229 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2007, No. 28, § 1.)
10 V.S.A. § 1383
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1383. Exclusions

§ 1383. Exclusions|The manufacturer of a cleansing product used primarily in industrial manufacturing, production, and assembling processes or any user of the product may apply to the Secretary to have the product excluded from regulation under this subchapter. The application shall contain sufficient evidence to show that the cleansing product is used primarily in industrial manufacturing, production, and assembling processes and that there is no reasonably available alternative to the user. The exclusion shall only extend to the use of the product in industrial manufacturing, production, and assembling processes. The exclusion, if granted, shall be for a specified period of time and may be extended by the Secretary upon further application by the industrial manufacturer or user. (Added 1977, No. 39, § 1, eff. April 19, 1977.)
10 V.S.A. § 1384
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1384. Penalty

§ 1384. Penalty|A person who violates a provision of this subchapter shall be fined not more than $2,500.00 for a single violation. In the case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance after notification by a law enforcement officer shall be considered an additional offense for which a person shall be fined not more than $100.00 for each day's offense, in addition to the penalty imposed for a single violation. (Added 1977, No. 39, § 1, eff. April 19, 1977.)
10 V.S.A. § 1387
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1387. Findings; purpose; Clean Water Initiative

§ 1387. Findings; purpose; Clean Water Initiative|(a)(1) The State has committed to implementing a long-term Clean Water Initiative to provide mechanisms, staffing, and financing necessary to achieve and maintain compliance with the Vermont Water Quality Standards for all State waters.  (2) Success in implementing the Clean Water Initiative will depend largely on providing sustained and adequate funding to support the implementation of all of the following:  (A) the requirements of 2015 Acts and Resolves No. 64; (B) federal or State required cleanup plans for individual waters or water segments, such as total maximum daily load plans; (C) the Agency of Natural Resources' Combined Sewer Overflow Rule; (D) the operations of clean water service providers under chapter 37, subchapter 5 of this title; and (E) the permanent protection of land and waters from future development and impairment through conservation and water quality projects funded by the Vermont Housing and Conservation Trust Fund authorized by chapter 15 of this title.  (3) To ensure success in implementing the Clean Water Initiative, the State should commit to funding the Clean Water Initiative in a manner that ensures the maintenance of effort and that provides an annual appropriation for clean water programs in a range of $50 million to $60 million as adjusted for inflation over the duration of the Initiative. (4) To avoid the future impairment and degradation of the State's waters, the State should commit to continued funding for the protection of land and waters through agricultural and natural resource conservation, including through permanent easements and fee acquisition.   (b) The General Assembly establishes in this subchapter a Vermont Clean Water Fund as a mechanism for financing the improvement of water quality in the State. The Clean Water Fund shall be used to:  (1) assist the State in the implementation of the Clean Water Initiative; (2) fund staff positions at the Agency of Natural Resources, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, or Agency of Transportation when the positions are necessary to achieve or maintain compliance with water quality requirements and existing revenue sources are inadequate to fund the necessary positions; and (3) provide funding to clean water service providers to meet the obligations of chapter 37, subchapter 5 of this title. (Added 2015, No. 64, § 37, eff. June 16, 2015; amended 2019, No. 76, § 3.)
10 V.S.A. § 1388
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1388. Clean Water Fund

§ 1388. Clean Water Fund|(a) There is created a special fund to be known as the Clean Water Fund to be administered by the Secretary of Administration. The Fund shall consist of:  (1) revenues from the Property Transfer Tax surcharge established under 32 V.S.A. § 9602a; (2) other gifts, donations, and impact fees received from any source, public or private, dedicated for deposit into the Fund and approved by the Secretary of Administration; (3) the unclaimed beverage container deposits (escheats) remitted to the State under chapter 53 of this title; (4) six percent of the revenues from the meals and rooms taxes imposed under 32 V.S.A. chapter 225; and (5) other revenues dedicated for deposit into the Fund by the General Assembly.   (b) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5, unexpended balances and any earnings shall remain in the Fund from year to year. (Added 2015, No. 64, § 37, eff. June 16, 2015; amended 2017, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 4b, eff. May 30, 2018; 2019, No. 76, § 3a, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.)
10 V.S.A. § 1389b
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1389b. Clean Water Fund audit

§ 1389b. Clean Water Fund audit|(a) On or before January 15, 2023, the Secretary of Administration shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Finance, the House Committee on Ways and Means, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, the House Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, and the House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife a program audit of the Clean Water Fund. The audit shall include:  (1) a summary of the expenditures from the Clean Water Fund, including the water quality projects and programs that received funding; (2) an analysis and summary of the efficacy of the water quality projects and programs funded from the Clean Water Fund or implemented by the State; (3) an evaluation of whether water quality projects and programs funded or implemented by the State are achieving the intended water quality benefits; (4) an assessment of the capacity of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets to effectively administer and enforce agricultural water quality requirements on farms in the State; (5) an assessment of the capacity of the Department of Environmental Conservation to effectively administer and enforce agricultural water quality requirements on farms in the State; and (6) a recommendation of whether the General Assembly should authorize the continuation of the Clean Water Fund and, if so, at what funding level.   (b) The audit required by this section shall be conducted by a qualified, independent environmental consultant or organization with knowledge of the federal Clean Water Act, State water quality requirements and programs, the Lake Champlain Total Maximum Daily Load plan, and the program elements of the State clean water initiative.(c) Notwithstanding provisions of section 1389 of this title to the contrary, the Secretary of Administration shall pay for the costs of the audit required under this section from the Clean Water Fund, established under section 1388 of this title. (Added 2015, No. 64, § 37, eff. June 16, 2015; amended 2015, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 20; 2019, No. 64, § 19; 2019, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § E.100.1, eff. Oct. 2, 2020.)
10 V.S.A. § 1390
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 48 - Groundwater Protection|§ 1390. Policy

§ 1390. Policy|The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that:  (1) The State should adhere to the policy for management of groundwater of the State as set forth in section 1410 of this title. (2) In recognition that the groundwater of Vermont is a precious, finite, and invaluable resource upon which there is an ever-increasing demand for present, new, and competing uses; and in further recognition that an adequate supply of groundwater for domestic, farming, dairy processing, and industrial uses is essential to the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Vermont, the withdrawal of groundwater of the State should be regulated in a manner that benefits the people of the State; is compatible with long-range water resource planning, proper management, and use of the water resources of Vermont; and is consistent with Vermont's policy of managing groundwater as a public resource for the benefit of all Vermonters. (3) It is the policy of the State that the State shall protect its groundwater resources to maintain high-quality drinking water. (4) It is the policy of the State that the groundwater resources of the State shall be managed to minimize the risks of groundwater quality deterioration by regulating human activities that present risks to the use of groundwater in the vicinities of such activities while balancing the State's groundwater policy with the need to maintain and promote a healthy and prosperous agricultural community. (5) It is the policy of the State that the groundwater resources of the State are held in trust for the public. The State shall manage its groundwater resources in accordance with the policy of this section, the requirements of subchapter 6 of this chapter, and section 1392 of this title for the benefit of citizens who hold and share rights in such waters. The designation of the groundwater resources of the State as a public trust resource shall not be construed to allow a new right of legal action by a person other than the State of Vermont, except to remedy injury to a particularized interest related to water quantity protected under this subchapter. (Added 1985, No. 53, § 1; amended 2007, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 9, 2008; 2019, No. 14, § 33, eff. April 30, 2019.)
10 V.S.A. § 1391
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 48 - Groundwater Protection|§ 1391. Definitions

§ 1391. Definitions|As used in this chapter:  (1) "Abandoned well" means any well or hole whose original purpose and use has been permanently discontinued or that is in such a state of disrepair that the well or hole has the potential for transmitting contaminants into an aquifer or otherwise threatens the public health or safety. (2) "Agency" means the Agency of Natural Resources. (3) "Aquifer" means a water bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, gravel, or other alluvial soils. (4) "Beneficial uses" means those uses included in each groundwater class. (5) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation or the Commissioner's designated representative. (6) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Conservation. (7) "Groundwater" means water below the land surface, but does not include surface waters within the meaning of subdivision 1251(13) of this title. (8) "Hole" means any excavation, deeper than 20 feet with at least one horizontal dimension less than five feet. (9) "Public water supply" means a water supply system with 15 or more connections. (10) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary's designated representative. (11) "Servicing" means developing of well yields, placing liners or seals, grouting, restricting the flow of flowing wells, repairing or closing wells, and installing or maintaining well pump systems. "Servicing" does not include work performed on monitoring wells. (12) "Technical criteria" means the numerical parameters or scientific parameters that, when followed, will result in groundwater suitable for the uses defined in its class. (13) "Well" means any hole deeper than 20 feet drilled, driven, or bored into the earth to locate, monitor, extract, or recharge groundwater or any hole deeper than 20 feet drilled, driven, or bored for the primary purpose of transferring heat to or from the earth's subsurface. (14) "Well contractor" means any person who constructs or services wells. (Added 1985, No. 53, § 1; amended 1987, No. 76, § 18; 1989, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2015, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 21.)
10 V.S.A. § 1392
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 48 - Groundwater Protection|§ 1392. Duties; powers of Secretary

§ 1392. Duties; powers of Secretary|(a) The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive groundwater management program to protect the quality of groundwater resources by:  (1) developing a strategy for the management and protection of the State's groundwater resources; (2) continuing studies and investigations of groundwater in the State; (3) cooperating with other government agencies in collecting and compiling data on the quantity and quality of groundwater and location of aquifers; (4) identifying and mapping groundwater currently used as public water supply sources and groundwater determined by the Secretary as potential future public water supply sources; (5) providing technical assistance to municipal officials and other public bodies in the development of regional or municipal plans or bylaws, the purpose of which is the protection of groundwater resources; (6) classifying groundwater resources according to the provisions of this chapter and adopting technical criteria and standards for the management of activities that may pose a risk to their beneficial uses; (7) integrating the groundwater management strategy with other regulatory programs administered by the Secretary; (8) developing public information and education materials; and (9) cooperating with federal agencies in the development of programs for protecting the quality and quantity of the groundwater resources.   (b) The Secretary is authorized to accept and administer grants for groundwater management purposes in accord with the administrative procedures of the State.(c)(1) The Secretary shall establish a groundwater coordinating committee, with representation from the Division of Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection within the Department, the Division of Geology and Mineral Resources within the Department, the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, and the Departments of Forests, Parks and Recreation and of Health to provide advice in the development of the program and its implementation, on issues concerning groundwater quality and quantity, and on groundwater issues relevant to well-drilling activities.  (2) In carrying out his or her duties under this subchapter, the Secretary shall give due consideration to the recommendations of the Groundwater Coordinating Committee. (3) The Secretary may request representatives of other agencies and the private sector, including licensed well drillers, to serve on the Groundwater Coordinating Committee.   (d) The groundwater management strategy, including groundwater classification and associated technical criteria and standards, shall be adopted as a rule in accordance with the provisions of 3 V.S.A. chapter 25.(e) [Repealed.]  (Added 1985, No. 53, § 1; amended 1989, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1991; 1995, No. 189 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 32, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2017, No. 55, § 7, eff. June 2, 2017; 2018, No. 2 (Sp. Sess.), § 1; 2021, No. 69, § 9, eff. June 8, 2021.)
10 V.S.A. § 1393
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 48 - Groundwater Protection|§ 1393. Coordination

§ 1393. Coordination|Nothing in this subchapter is intended to interfere with authority granted other agencies of State government by statute. The Secretary will coordinate the development of the program with other State agencies as necessary. (Added 1985, No. 53, § 1.)
10 V.S.A. § 1400
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 48 - Groundwater Protection|§ 1400. Appeals

§ 1400. Appeals|Appeals of any act or decision of the Commissioner or Secretary under this chapter shall be made in accordance with chapter 220 of this title. (Added 1965, No. 206, § 3; amended 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 29; 1987, No. 76, § 18; 1989, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 6; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 33, eff. Jan. 31, 2005.)