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10 V.S.A. § 1234
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 46A - Interstate Public Water Supply Compact|§ 1234. Construction

§ 1234. Construction|Nothing in this compact shall be construed to authorize the establishment of interstate districts, authorities, or any other new governmental or quasi-governmental entity. (Added 1995, No. 37, § 1.)
10 V.S.A. § 1235
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 46A - Interstate Public Water Supply Compact|§ 1235. Effective date- Article III

§ 1235. Effective date- Article III|This compact shall become effective when a bill of the New Hampshire General Court that incorporates the compact becomes a law in New Hampshire and when it is approved by the U.S. Congress. (Added 1995, No. 37, § 1; amended 2019, No. 14, § 29, eff. April 30, 2019.)
10 V.S.A. § 1250
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1250. State water quality policy

§ 1250. State water quality policy|It is the policy of the State of Vermont to:  (1) protect and enhance the quality, character and usefulness of its surface waters and to assure the public health; (2) maintain the purity of drinking water; (3) control the discharge of wastes to the waters of the State, prevent degradation of high quality waters and prevent, abate or control all activities harmful to water quality; (4) assure the maintenance of water quality necessary to sustain existing aquatic communities; (5) provide clear, consistent, and enforceable standards for the permitting and management of discharges; (6) protect from risk and preserve in their natural state certain high quality waters, including fragile high-altitude waters, and the ecosystems they sustain; (7) manage the waters of the State to promote a healthy and prosperous agricultural community; to increase the opportunities for use of the State's forest, park, and recreational facilities; and to allow beneficial and environmentally sound development; and (8) seek over the long term to upgrade the quality of waters and to reduce existing risks to water quality. (Added 1985, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 17, 1986; amended 2019, No. 14, § 30, eff. April 30, 2019.)
10 V.S.A. § 1251a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1251a. Water pollution administration

§ 1251a. Water pollution administration|(a) The Secretary may adopt rules, in accordance with the procedures in the Administrative Procedure Act, that are necessary for the proper administration of the Secretary's duties under this subchapter, including a planning process approvable under Public Law 92-500, as amended.(b) The Secretary shall establish by rule requirements for the issuance of permits under subsection 1259(e) of this title, including in-stream water quality parameters necessary to establish permit conditions and performance monitoring; however, these in-stream water quality parameters shall not supersede water quality standards adopted by the Secretary.(c) On or before July 1, 2016, the Secretary of Natural Resources shall adopt by rule an implementation process for the antidegradation policy in the water quality standards of the State. The implementation process for the antidegradation policy shall be consistent with the State water quality policy established in section 1250 of this title, the Vermont Water Quality Standards, and any applicable requirements of the federal Clean Water Act. The Secretary of Natural Resources shall apply the antidegradation implementation policy to all new discharges that require a permit under this chapter. (Added 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; amended 1985, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. May 17, 1986; 1989, No. 64, § 2, eff. May 24, 1989; 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 34; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 25, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2007, No. 43, § 6a, eff. May 23, 2007; 2011, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. May 14, 2012; 2015, No. 64, § 30.)
10 V.S.A. § 1254
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1254. Classification of waters by Secretary; aid

§ 1254. Classification of waters by Secretary; aid|In classifying or reclassifying the waters of the State, the Secretary is authorized to call upon any State department or agency for any pertinent information, other than information of a confidential nature, that the department or agency has or could obtain easily in the course of its work. (Amended 1961, No. 100, § 2; 1969, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 4, 1970; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2011, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. May 14, 2012.)
10 V.S.A. § 1258
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1258. Management of waters after classification, enforcement

§ 1258. Management of waters after classification, enforcement|(a) After the classification of any waters has been determined by the Secretary, those waters shall be managed under the supervision of the Secretary in order to obtain and maintain the classification established. The Secretary may enforce a classification against any person affected thereby who, with notice of the classification, has failed to comply. An action to enforce a classification shall be brought in the Superior Court of the county wherein the affected waters are located.(b) The Secretary shall manage discharges to the waters of the State by administering a permit program consistent with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System established by section 402 of Public Law 92-500 and with the guidelines promulgated in accordance with section 304(h)(2) of Public Law 92-500. The Secretary shall use the full range of possibilities and variables allowable under these sections of Public Law 92-500, including general permits, as are consistent with meeting the objectives of the Vermont Water Pollution Control Program. The Secretary shall adopt a continuing planning process approvable under section 303(e) of Public Law 92-500. Neither the Secretary nor his or her duly authorized representative may receive or during the previous two years have received a significant portion of his or her income directly or indirectly from permit holders or applicants for a permit under this chapter. (Amended 1969, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 4, 1970; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 236, eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 103, § 4, eff. April 24, 1973; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 1987, No. 282 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2011, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. May 14, 2012.)
10 V.S.A. § 1266a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1266a. Discharges of phosphorus

§ 1266a. Discharges of phosphorus|(a) No person directly discharging into the drainage basins of Lake Champlain or Lake Memphremagog shall discharge any waste that contains a phosphorus concentration in excess of 0.80 milligrams per liter on a monthly average basis. Discharges of less than 200,000 gallons per day, permitted on or before July 1, 1991, shall not be subject to the requirements of this subsection. Discharges from a municipally owned aerated lagoon type secondary sewage treatment plant in the Lake Memphremagog drainage basin, permitted on or before July 1, 1991 shall not be subject to the requirements of this subsection unless the plant is modified to use a technology other than aerated lagoons.(b) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section to the contrary, the Secretary shall establish effluent phosphorus wasteload allocations or concentration limits within any drainage basin in Vermont, as needed to achieve wasteload allocations in a total maximum daily load document approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or as needed to attain compliance with water quality standards adopted by the Secretary pursuant to chapter 47 of this title.(c) [Repealed.]  (Added 1977, No. 39, § 6, eff. April 19, 1977; amended 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 1991, No. 261 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1997, No. 51, § 2; 2001, No. 61, § 47, eff. June 16, 2001; 2003, No. 63, § 53, eff. June 11, 2003; 2011, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. May 14, 2012; 2015, No. 64, § 47.)
10 V.S.A. § 1267
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1267. Revocation of permits

§ 1267. Revocation of permits|The Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for public hearing, under 3 V.S.A. § 814(c), revoke, modify, or suspend any permit issued by the Secretary pursuant to this subchapter upon finding that the permit holder submitted false or inaccurate information in the application or has violated any requirement, restrictions, or condition of the permit or that there is a change in any condition that requires either a temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the permitted discharge. The Secretary shall impose conditions as the Secretary deems reasonable for regulating the discharges of a person whose permit has been revoked, modified, or suspended. Revocation shall be effective upon actual notice thereof to the permit holder. When the Secretary determines, after consultation with the Commissioner of Health, that a violation threatens the public health, the Secretary shall suspend the permit until the permit holder removes the risk. (Added 1969, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 13, eff. April 4, 1970; amended 1973, No. 103, § 8, eff. April 24, 1973; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 1985, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 17, 1986.)
10 V.S.A. § 1268
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1268. Emergency permits

§ 1268. Emergency permits|When a discharge permit holder finds that pollution abatement facilities require repairs, replacement, or other corrective action in order for them to continue to meet standards specified in the permit, the holder may apply in the manner specified by the Secretary for an emergency pollution permit for a term sufficient to effect repairs, replacements, or other corrective action. The Secretary shall proceed in accordance with chapter 170 of this title. No emergency pollution permit shall be issued unless the applicant certifies and the Secretary finds that:  (1) there is no present, reasonable alternative means of disposing of the waste other than by discharging it into the waters of the State during the limited period of time of the emergency; (2) the denial of an emergency pollution permit would work an extreme hardship upon the applicant; (3) the granting of an emergency pollution permit will result in some public benefit; (4) the discharge will not be unreasonably harmful to the quality of the receiving waters; and (5) the cause or reason for the emergency is not due to willful or intended acts or omissions of the applicant. (Added 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; amended 2015, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. Jan. 1, 2018; 2019, No. 14, § 31, eff. April 30, 2019.)
10 V.S.A. § 1269
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1269. Appeals

§ 1269. Appeals|Appeals of any act or decision of the Secretary under this chapter shall be made in accordance with chapter 220 of this title. (Added 1969, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. April 4, 1970; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 29, eff. Jan. 31, 2005.)
10 V.S.A. § 1271
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1271. Extension of municipal sewer system; filing map; approval

§ 1271. Extension of municipal sewer system; filing map; approval|No municipality shall extend its sewer system until it has filed a copy of its plan for the extension with the Secretary and has received the Secretary's approval. (Amended 1961, No. 100, § 2; 1973, No. 103, § 9, eff. April 24, 1973; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25.)
10 V.S.A. § 1272
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1272. Regulation of activities causing discharge or affecting significant wetlands

§ 1272. Regulation of activities causing discharge or affecting significant wetlands|If the Secretary finds that any person's action, or an activity, results in the construction, installation, operation, or maintenance of any facility or condition that reasonably can be expected to create or cause a discharge to waters in violation of this subchapter, or to violate the Secretary's rules under section 905b of this title relating to significant wetlands, the Secretary may issue an order establishing reasonable and proper methods and procedures for the control of that activity and the management of substances used therein that cause discharges or violations of the Secretary's rules with respect to significant wetlands in order to reduce or eliminate those discharges and rule violations with respect to significant wetlands. (Added 1969, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. April 4, 1970; amended 1971, No. 255 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 11, 1972; 1973, No. 103, § 10, eff. April 24, 1973; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 1985, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 30, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2011, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. May 14, 2012.)
10 V.S.A. § 1274
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1274. Enforcement

§ 1274. Enforcement|(a) Notwithstanding any other provision or procedure set forth in this chapter, if the Secretary finds that any person has discharged or is discharging any waste in violation of this chapter or that any person has failed to comply with any provisions of any order or permit issued in accordance with this chapter, the Secretary may bring suit in the Superior Court in any county where the discharge or noncompliance has occurred to enjoin the discharge and to obtain compliance. The suit shall be brought by the Attorney General in the name of the State. The court may issue a temporary injunction or order in any such proceedings and may exercise all the plenary powers available to it in addition to the power to:  (1) Enjoin future discharges. (2) Order the design, construction, installation, or operation of pollution abatement facilities or alternate waste disposal systems. (3) Order the removal of all wastes discharged and the restoration of water quality. (4) Fix and order compensation for any public property destroyed, damaged, or injured. Compensation for fish taken or destroyed shall be deposited into the Fish and Wildlife Fund. (5) Assess and award punitive damages. (6) Levy civil penalties not to exceed $10,000.00 a day for each day of violation. (7) Order reimbursement to any agency of federal, State, or local government from any person whose discharge caused governmental expenditures.   (b) The Secretary, by rule, shall define those violations that are significant, based upon the magnitude, duration, consequences, and causes of the violation. When a significant violation occurs, the Secretary may initiate proceedings to compel compliance by and seek penalties from the violator. A court, upon finding that such a violation has occurred, shall order compliance and retain jurisdiction to assure that compliance schedules are met. The court also shall impose penalties. Action under this section shall not restrict the Secretary's authority to proceed under section 1267 of this title. (Added 1969, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. April 4, 1970; amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 236, eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 103, § 11, eff. April 24, 1973; 1973, No. 112, § 4, eff. April 25, 1973; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 1985, No. 199 (Adj. Sess.),§§ 9, 10, eff. May 17, 1986; 1989, No. 205 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)
10 V.S.A. § 1275
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1275. Penalty

§ 1275. Penalty|(a) Any person who violates any provision of this subchapter or who fails, neglects, or refuses to obey or comply with any order or the terms of any permit issued in accordance with this subchapter, shall be fined not more than $25,000.00 or be imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Each violation may be a separate offense and, in the case of a continuing violation, each day's continuance may be deemed a separate offense.(b) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this subchapter, or by any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued under this subchapter, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this subchapter or by any permit, rule, regulation, or order issued under this subchapter, shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both. (Amended 1969, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. April 4, 1970; 1973, No. 103, § 12, eff. April 24, 1973; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25.)
10 V.S.A. § 1276
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1276. Construction

§ 1276. Construction|Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit or require a permit for the proper use of waters for customary sport and recreational purposes such as fishing, swimming, and boating if the classification of the water permits that usage. In the event of an irreconcilable conflict between the provisions of this subchapter and 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, the provisions of this subchapter shall prevail. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to affect, impair, or abridge the right of riparian or littoral owners or others to sue for damages or injunctions or exercise any other common law or statutory remedy to abate and recover damages for water pollution. If a permit holder is required to pay such damages by judgment or order of a court, the amount of damages shall be a credit against any pollution charges due under this subchapter. Any permit granted under this subchapter shall not be construed as a vested right and shall be subject to continuing regulations and control by the State. (Added 1969, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. April 4, 1970; amended 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25.)
10 V.S.A. § 1277
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1277. Municipal sewage treatment plants

§ 1277. Municipal sewage treatment plants|If, after public hearing, the Secretary finds that:  (1) any municipality is discharging untreated or improperly treated sewage or stormwater into waters of the State or that conditions exist in any municipality or combination of municipalities that cause or threaten to cause a reduction in the quality of ground or surface waters; and (2) the discharge or condition can most effectively be corrected or abated by the construction and installation of a sewage collection and treatment system or a stormwater collection and treatment system or by other management practices, and after giving due regard to regional development factors, he or she may order the municipality or combination of municipalities to provide the facilities or undertake the practices necessary to correct or abate the discharge or condition. In the case of correcting or abating a discharge of stormwater runoff not created by a municipality, the Secretary may order the municipality or combination of municipalities to provide the facilities or undertake the practices necessary to correct or abate the discharge or condition if the municipality or combination of municipalities has in place a mechanism to recover the costs from users. The order shall include a reasonable time schedule for action by the municipality or municipalities to place the facilities into operation. This section does not abridge any duty or remedy created by this subchapter. (Added 1969, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 22, eff. April 4, 1970; amended 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2001, No. 109 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. May 16, 2002.)
10 V.S.A. § 1280
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1280. Emergency actions

§ 1280. Emergency actions|Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, upon receipt of evidence that a pollution source or combination of sources, including industrial users of publicly owned treatment works, is presenting an imminent and substantial endangerment to water or groundwaters or to the health of persons or to the welfare of persons by endangering their livelihood, the Secretary may bring suit on behalf of the State in Superior Court in the county where the source is located to immediately restrain any person causing or contributing to the alleged pollution to stop the discharge or introduction of the waste causing or contributing to that pollution or to take other action as may be necessary. (Added 1973, No. 103, § 15, eff. April 24, 1973; amended 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25.)
10 V.S.A. § 1281
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1281. Oil and other hazardous materials

§ 1281. Oil and other hazardous materials|(a) The Secretary shall adopt rules relating to the handling, storage, and transport of oil and other hazardous materials within the State of Vermont for the purpose of preventing the discharge of any oil and other hazardous materials directly or indirectly into the waters of the State. The Secretary shall coordinate any proposed rule relating to oil or other hazardous materials with the Secretary of Human Services and the Commissioner of Labor to ensure the absence of conflict.(b) Any rule adopted under this section or section 1282 of this title shall be presented immediately to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate who shall immediately publish it in their respective calendars. If the General Assembly is not in session at the time a rule or regulation is adopted, publication in the calendars shall occur within 10 days after the General Assembly next convenes. The General Assembly may repeal a rule or regulation. (Added 1973, No. 112, § 5, eff. April 25, 1973; amended 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2005, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 5, 2006.)
10 V.S.A. § 1282
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 47 - Water Pollution Control|§ 1282. Contingency plans; adoption

§ 1282. Contingency plans; adoption|(a) The Secretary shall develop and implement a statewide contingency plan that shall provide for the coordination of the activities of State agencies and municipalities for the purpose of controlling, undertaking cleanup operations, or otherwise mitigating the effects of a spillage of oil or other hazardous materials that is likely to reach the waters of the State either directly or indirectly.(b) The plan developed in accordance with this section shall be submitted to and approved by the Governor prior to becoming effective. (Added 1973, No. 112, § 6, eff. April 25, 1973; amended 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25.)