§ 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 […]
§ 1283. Contingency fund
§ 1283. Contingency fund (a) The Environmental Contingency Fund is established within the control of the Secretary. Subject to the limitations contained in subsection (b) of this section, disbursements from the Fund may be made by the Secretary to undertake actions that the Secretary considers necessary to investigate or mitigate, or both, the effects of […]
§ 1283a. Contaminants of Emerging Concern Special Fund
§ 1283a. Contaminants of Emerging Concern Special Fund (a) The Contaminants of Emerging Concern Special Fund is established pursuant to 32 V.S.A. chapter 7, subchapter 5 to provide grants to public water systems responding to or remediating emerging contaminants in a public water supply. The Secretary of Natural Resources shall administer the Fund and may […]
§ 1284. Water quality data coordination
§ 1284. Water quality data coordination (a) To facilitate attainment or accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary shall coordinate and assess all available data and science regarding the quality of the waters of the State, including: (1) light detection and ranging information data (LIDAR); (2) stream gauge data; (3) stream mapping, including […]
§ 1295. Notification of sewage and wastewater discharges
§ 1295. Notification of sewage and wastewater discharges (a) Definitions. Notwithstanding the application of the definitions in section 1251 to the chapter as a whole, as used in this subchapter: (1) “Collection system” means pipelines or conduits, pumping stations, force mains, and all other facilities used to collect or conduct sewage or stormwater, or both […]
§ 1301. Deposit of sawmill waste in waters
§ 1301. Deposit of sawmill waste in waters (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to deposit edgings, slabs, sawdust, shavings, or any other sawmill refuse in the waters of any stream, pond, reservoir, or lake in this State or on the shores or banks thereof in such a manner as to be subject […]
§ 1310. Designation of lake in crisis
§ 1310. Designation of lake in crisis (a) The Secretary of Natural Resources (Secretary) shall review whether a lake in the State should be designated as a lake in crisis upon the Secretary’s own motion or upon petition of 15 or more persons or a selectboard of a municipality in which the lake or a […]
§ 1311. State response to a lake in crisis
§ 1311. State response to a lake in crisis (a) Adoption of crisis response plan. When a lake is declared in crisis, the Secretary shall within 90 days after the designation of the lake in crisis issue a comprehensive crisis response plan for the management of the lake in crisis in order to improve water […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]