Below is a summary table of the Vermont Department
of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Protection Rules.
To see available chapters, please click on the title of the rule.
These links will either take you to another site, or to an HTML,
PDF, or TIFF format file, viewable on screen. (Please see legend at
bottom of the table for more information.)
DISCLAIMER: The information on this web site
is provisional. For matters affecting legal rights, please refer
to the printed version of the appropriate official publication.
For more detailed information about rules, rulemaking or other
issues, please contact the appropriate DEC Division Director (see
column
#1 below).
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DEC
Division:
Web Site
Division Director
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Environmental
Protection Rule
Chapter
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RULE NAME
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EFFECTIVE
DATE
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TOPICS ADDRESSED
Also see the
Vermont Permit
Handbook
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Air Pollution Control
Division Director
|
5
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Air
Pollution Control Regulations |
adopted through 9/2011
|
- Ambient Air Quality Standards
- Air pollution control permits
- Prohibited activities
- Motor Vehicle Emissions
|
Commissioner's Office
Office Director
|
19
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Permit and License Fee Schedule - superseded
by statute:
Title 3, Chapter 51 |
6/1/93
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Enforcement
Division Director
|
20
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Environmental Penalty |
11/14/09
|
- Classification of violations
- Determination of penalties for violations
|
Environmental Assistance
Office
Director
|
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Act 100
- Pollution Prevention Planning Law,
which is Title
10, Chapter 159, Subchapter 2, "Waste Management" Vermont
Statutes
also see Vermont Permit Handbook |
1991
|
- Pollution Prevention Plans for industries
|
Facilities Engineering
Division
Director
|
2
|
ANR/DEC
Municipal Pollution Control Priority System
|
9/30/02
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- Grants and loans for pollution control facilities
- Annual process for awarding grants and loans
|
Facilities Engineering
Division
Director
|
|
Dam Orders - Title
10, Chapter 43, "Dams" Vermont Statutes |
1982
|
- Dam construction, reconstruction, alteration and removal
permit
|
Waste Management
Division Director
|
10
|
Deposits for Beverage Containers |
5/1/88
|
- Labeling requirements for returned containers
- Redemption center requirements
|
Waste Management
Division
Director
|
7
|
Hazardous
Waste Management Regulations |
10/15/06
|
- Definitions and listing of Hazardous Wastes
- Recycling of Hazardous Wastes
- Requirements for generators and transporters of Hazardous
Waste
- Requirements for treatment, storage and disposal facilities
|
Waste Management
Division
Director
|
6
|
Solid Waste Management
Rules |
3/15/12
|
- Definition of Solid Waste
- Permit requirements
- Operation requirements
|
Waste Management
Division
Director
|
8
|
Underground
Storage Tank Regulations |
10/1/11
|
- Standards for new tanks and pipes
- Operating requirements
- Corrective action and closures
|
Wastewater Management
Division Director
|
1
|
Wastewater
System and Potable Water Supply Rules - Effective 9/29/07
(On-Site Rules) |
9/29/07
|
- Subdivisions, small water supply and wastewater disposal
systems, campgrounds, mobile home parks, and sewage disposal
permits
|
Wastewater Management
Division
Director
|
14
|
Indirect
Discharge Rules - April 30, 2003
|
4/30/03
|
- Permitting of sewage discharges to ground water and indirectly
to surface waters
- Permitting of land application of non-sewage wastes from
food processing
|
Wastewater Management
Division
Director
|
11
|
Underground Injection Control Rule |
6/21/84
|
- Classification of underground injection wells
- Permitting underground injection wells
|
Wastewater Management
Division
Director
|
4
|
Waste Water
Facility Operator Certification Regulation |
10/21/85
|
- Classifications of waste water facilities
- Grades of operator certifications
- Requirements for certification and recertification
|
Wastewater Management
Division
Director
|
13
|
Water Pollution Control
Permit Regulations - Chapter 13 - February 1974
Amendment to the Water
Pollution Control Permit Regulations - Chapter 13.12
- October 1991 |
10/7/91
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- Permits and permit processes for point discharges to
surface waters
- Monitoring and reporting requirement
- General permits for "non- polluting wastes"
|
Water Quality
Division Director
|
|
Water
Quality Standards |
12/30/11
|
- Surface water quality standards
- Classification of surface waters
- Point and non - point discharges to surface water
|
Water Quality
Division
Director
|
|
Vermont
Wetland Rules |
8/1/10
|
- Definition of wetlands
- Exemptions from rules
- Allowed and conditional uses or permits
|
Water Quality
Division
Director
|
17
|
Wasteload Allocation Process
Rule |
9/15/87
|
- Waste disposal by point discharges to surface waters
- Allocating multiple point and non point discharges to
surface waters
|
Water Quality
Division
Director
|
|
Rules
for Determining Mean Water Level for Lakes and Ponds |
12/30/11
|
- Mean water levels for Lake Champlain
- Rules for mean water levels for lakes and ponds with
and without natural outlets
|
Water Quality
Division
Director
|
18 |
Stormwater Management Rule - Stormwater
for Unimpaired Water |
3/15/11 |
|
Water Quality
Division
Director
|
22 |
Stormwater
for Impaired Water PDF |
|
|
Water Quality
Division Director |
16 |
Water Withdrawals
for Snowmaking |
2/15/96 |
- Permits for water withdrawals from surface waters for
snowmaking
- Existing and new withdrawals.
|
Water Supply
Division Director
|
12
|
Groundwater Protection
Rule and Strategy |
2/14/05
|
- Groundwater classifications, protection goals and strategies
- Procedures for reclassification
- Groundwater quality standards
|
Water Supply
Division
Director
|
15
|
Well
Driller Licensing Rule |
9/20/02
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- Water well driller license issuance and renewals
- Water well drillers reporting requirements
- Construction standards for non permitted water wells
|
Water Supply
Division
Director
|
21
|
Water Supply
Rule |
12/1/10
|
- Public water system construction permits
- Public water system operation permits
- Drinking water quality requirements and standards
- Laboratory certification
- Water System classification and operator certification
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