§ 1389. Clean Water Board
§ 1389. Clean Water Board (a) Creation. (1) There is created the Clean Water Board that shall: (A) be responsible and accountable for planning, coordinating, and financing of the remediation, improvement, and protection of the quality of State waters; and (B) recommend to the Secretary of Administration expenditures: (i) appropriations from the Clean Water Fund […]
§ 1389a. Clean Water Investment Report
§ 1389a. Clean Water Investment Report (a) Beginning on January 15, 2017, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Administration shall publish the Clean Water Investment Report. The Report shall summarize all investments, including their cost-effectiveness, made by the Clean Water Board and other State agencies for clean water restoration over the prior fiscal year. The […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 1386. Implementation plan for the Lake Champlain total maximum daily load
§ 1386. Implementation plan for the Lake Champlain total maximum daily load (a) Within three months after the issuance of a phosphorus total maximum daily load plan (TMDL) for Lake Champlain by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Natural Resources shall update the State of Vermont’s phase I TMDL implementation plan to reflect […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]