Innovative and Alternative Systems and Products

Innovative/Alternative systems and products may be authorized by the Secretary for General Use (§ 1-1001), Pilot Projects (§ 1-1002) or Experimental Designs (§ 1-1003) under the Wastewater System and Potable Water Supply Rules, Effective September 29, 2007 (Rules). The application process for approval of Innovative/Alternative systems and products is described in § 1-1004 of the Rules. Each approval for an Innovative/Alternative system or product will contain conditions under which the system or product may be used. Approvals are for a specific length of time and require renewals at the end of the approval period. Approvals require annual reports from the manufacturer or vendor and may have other conditions which require monitoring and reporting.

Individual site specific Wastewater System and Potable Water Supply permits are not affected by the approval renewal requirements. However, conditions in the site specific permit may contain maintenance and/or monitoring requirements.

Some Innovative/Alternative systems and products may not fit within the standard methods of testing conducted by certified laboratories and test facilities. In those cases, testing protocols will be developed in cooperation with the testing facilities to allow those systems and products to be evaluated for their suitability for approval for use in Vermont .

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