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Regional Office

Water/Wastewater Program

 

August Flooding

The Agency of Natural Resources' main offices in Waterbury sustained heavy damage from flooding during Hurricane Irene. Our web sites and email are back up (served out of Montpelier). Wastewater Management Division staff will temporarily be working from alternate sites and are regularly checking voice mail as well as e-mail. Work phone numbers have not changed.

Our Regional Offices are open and staff there continue with their regular responsibilities. Please bear with us as we work to get our Waterbury staff relocated and more easily accessible to the public.

Thank you very much.

Christine Thompson, Division Director

                                  

                                             News Release from FEMA 10/7/2011 - Possible funding for

                                             damaged septic systems and contaminated wells

Overview

The Regional Offices issue permits for wastewater and potable water supply systems less than 6500 gallons per day and water or sewer connections.

Municipalities may apply for delegation of the program.

All documents are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format unless otherwise noted Get Adobe Reader

 


Index/Links to WW Program Information and Resources:

 

 

 

Addison County Disposal System Evaluation Report (NEW posting 5/13/2008)

Application Forms

Delegation of WW Program to Municipalities

Designer License Program

Exemption Forms for Replacement Wells

Exemption for Some Water Treatment Systems

Fee Schedule for WW Permits

Guidance Documents

Innovative and Alternative Systems

Notification Requirement

On-Site Rules

Professional Engineers designing soil-based systems, Requirements for

SEARCH Regional Office Permit Documents

SEARCH Water Supply Division Well Reports

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

Water Source Protection Area (SPA) Maps

Water Supply Rule

Other helpful links:

NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Centers of Vermont brochure My Septic System Has Failed… Now What? contains information about the Vermont Home Loan Fund. www.vthomeownership.org


 

SEARCH Regional Office Permit Documents

SEARCH Water Supply Division Well Reports

 


Exemption Forms for Construction of a Replacement Well that serves only one Single Family Residence on its own Individual Lot:

          - Drilled Well

          - Public Water System

          - Shallow Well

     Link to Water Source Protection Area(SPA) maps for community water systems.


Effective June 4, 2010

-- Some water treatment systems are exempt -- link to statutory language

 

 


Notification Requirement

NEW  During the 2010 legislative session House Bill H.779 was passed which creates an obligation on all applicants for a Wastewater System and Potable Water Supply Permit to notify other landowners whenever the isolation distances related to wastewater system and potable water supplies extend onto property not owned by the applicant.  Governor Douglas signed the bill and Act 145 became effective on June 2, 2010.  The following documents provide additional information for applicants and their consultants:

                Notification Requirements Guidance Document (Guidance 2010-01)

                Certification Statement for use by applicants in complying with the requirement

                Sample Cover Letter for use by applicants to notify other landowners

 


Rules and Regulations

Guidance Documents

Link to: Guidance Document #2011-03. Groundwater Sources that are Protected when Permitting a Wastewater System

Link to: Guidance Document #2011-02. Calculating Water/Wastewater Design Flows for Catering/Deli Operations

Link to: Guidance Document #2011-01. Regulation of Wastewater Systems that Accept Process Wastewater from Exempt Water Treatment Systems

Link to: Guidance Document #2010-01. Notification Requirements

Link to: Water Supply Rule Guidance Document #2008-01. When are multiple water supplies owned or controlled by the same person regulated as a public water supply?

Link to: Guidance Document #2008-05. Alternative Toilet Guidance

Link to: Guidance Document #2008-04. §1-311 Subdivision of Improved Lots - Replacement Areas

Link to: Guidance Document #2008-03. Revision of Permits that included approval of a Replacement System or Replacement Area for Wastewater Disposal

Link to: Guidance Document #2008-02. Property Ownership and Control Disputes

Link to: Guidance Document #2008-01. Conversion of a single-family residence from seasonal to year-round use.

Link to:  Guidance Document #2007-03. Reconstruction of building or structure with no increase in design flow or change in use that affects any operational characteristics of the water or wastewater systems. 1-304(a)(21)

Link to:  Guidance Document #2007-02, Replacement Well Exemption for Single Family Residences on their own Individual Lots, §1-304(a)(22)

Link to:  Guidance Document #2007-01, Universal Jurisdiction's Impact on Town Authority over Water and Wastewater after July 1, 2007

Link to:  Tips for Designers on the 2007 Rule Revision, September 13, 2007

 

Current On-Site Rule

also see

Summary of Changes 4 pages 17 KB

 

Due to the high cost of printing and postage we must now charge for paper copies of the Rules. We will continue to provide the Rules on CD at no charge.

Order form

MS Word

Order form

PDF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Review Practices by Regional Office staff regarding site visits and engineering reviews for projects with designer certifications  18KB, 3 pages

Practice Related to Pressure Distribution and Design Flow Requirements  2 pages

 

Associated Information:
May 6, 2009 Revision - Practice Regarding Washwater Discharges from Vehicle Washing, Issued December 9, 2002  27 KB 2 pages PDF
February 26, 2007 - Disposal of Compost , Issued December 12, 2000  17 KB, 1 page
January 25, 2007 - Guidance Related to Old Deeds, Leases, and ROW, Issued July 2, 2004   21 KB, 4 page
January 5, 2007 - Limitation of Enforcement Against Installers and Licensed Designers   360 KB, 1 page
September 27, 2006 - Procedure for Projects with Municipal Connections   22KB, 1 page
September 7, 2006 - Lots with Buildings or Structures that do not meet the definition of being improved.  104KB, 3 pages
May 16, 2006 - Guidance: Conversion of Single Family Residences from Seasonal to Year-round Use 930KB, 2 pages
December 8 , 2005 - Procedure for Issuance of Voluntary Estoppel Letters 614KB, 3 pages
November 22, 2005 - Practice Related to Conversion of Use 25KB, 1 page
June 6, 2005 - Guidance on reduction of isolation distances between wastewater disposal systems and potable water lines 37KB, 2 pages
January 31, 2005 - Standard permit condition for systems using the performance based approach   12KB, 2 pages
November 8, 2004 - Practice for the Approval of the Installation of Composting or Incinerating Toilets in Buildings Not Served with Potable Water  15KB, 2 pages
    July 6 , 2004 - Handwashing and Toilet Facilities for buildings, structures or campgrounds 47KB, 8 pages
    May 21, 2003 - Procedure Related To Modification Of Existing Buildings or Structures   72KB, 2 pages
Septic System Inspection Guideline 70KB, 3 pages
   February 13, 2003 - Procedure for Permitting Potable Water Supplies that Contain Naturally Occurring Contaminants    3 pages

Amnesty:

   October 24, 2002 - Procedure for Determining When the Subdivision "Amnesty" Exemption Applies to Building or Structures Which Are Not Single Family Residences On Their Own Individual Lots" 1 page

Current Landowner Certification and Checklist for Determination of Qualification for Limited Conditional Amnesty from State Subdivision Permit Requirements 2 pages

Checklist for Registered Engineer or Site Technician 2 pages

Instructions for Completing the Landowner's Certification and Checklist for Determination of Qualification for Limited Conditional Amnesty from State Subdivision Permit Requirements 3 pages

   September 27, 2002 - Practice Related to Reconstruction of Single Family Dwellings  1 page
   September 12, 2002 - Guidance for determining whether a single family residence on its own lot is "substantially complete" for the purposes of section 1-403(a)(2) of the Rules   2 pages
  July 12, 2002 - Bill S.27 - Flowchart -  Chart of Effect of S.27 (Act 133) for Single Family Residences on Their Own Lots; and Use of Minimum Site Conditions under S. 27 (Act 133) - 2 pages
  June 10, 2002 - Use of Minimum Site Conditions  2 pages
  May 27, 2002 - Transition/Implementation of the Closure of the 10 Acre Exemption   1 page

S.27 Act 133

 

 

History of Development

 

 

Application Forms

              Letter to Licensed Designers regarding application submittals  (2/28/11 146 kb 3 pages)

The Wastewater Management Division

Water/Wastewater Program

welcomes you to

eDEC

Permit applications can now be submitted electronically using eDEC at www.securevtanr.com. You may submit wastewater permit applications, upload plans and pay online using eDEC beginning June 4, 2008.

For more information about eDEC see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.

We want the FAQ document to be as helpful as possible and will be pleased to receive e-mail with suggestions for improvement.

www.securevtanr.com is a secure page to start your application, upload plans and pay your fee.

Read our Frequently Asked Questions for more information about eDEC.

Send an e-mail if you have suggestions for additional questions for the FAQ page.

Go to the following link to print out the new application to complete it by hand.

Wastewater Application Form

The version below can be filled out on the computer, and then printed out.

Fillable PDF - Wastewater Application Form

Version 1.4 dated November 30, 2011

.

Fee Information

Fee Chart for Wastewater Systems and Potable Water Supply Permit Applications Under 10 V.S.A. Chapter 64:

Fees Effective July 1, 2007

NOTE: Applicants may also need to reference Water Supply Division fee information.


 

Addison County Disposal System Evaluation Report

The Vermont Legislature commissioned a study of "difficult" soils in Addison County to be done in 2007. After an open bidding process, the firm of Heindel and Noyes was selected as the contractor.  Twenty seven existing systems were evaluated and the site characteristics for each system were examined.  These documents include the report, an appendix with the detailed site evaluation information, and a letter to the contractor along with the contractor's reply.  Any questions or comments may be directed to Roger Thompson, Regional Office Manager, at 802-241-3027 or by e-mail at Roger.B.Thompson@state.vt.us

Report PDF 149 pages 6.4 MB

Companion Binder PDF 199 pages 22.1 MB

Letter to Steve Larosa Dec 2007 PDF 5 pages 70 kb

Letter from Steve LaRosa Jan 2008 PDF 4 pages 22 kb

In the interest of reducing printing costs, these documents are not available in hard copy.

 


Performance-Based Systems


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