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Water Pollution Control (Vermont Statutes: Title 10 Conservation and Development; Chapter 47)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Vermont
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basic legislation Pollution control Water quality standards Freshwater pollution Surface water Potable water Public health Waste disposal Sewerage Ecosystem preservation
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter of the Vermont Statutes concerns water pollution control. It declares to be the policy of the State of Vermont to: (1) protect and enhance the quality, character and usefulness of its surface waters and to assure the public health; (2) maintain the purity of drinking water; (3) control the discharge of wastes to the waters of the State, prevent degradation of high quality waters and prevent, abate or control all activities harmful to water quality; (4) assure the maintenance of water quality necessary to sustain existing aquatic communities; (5) provide clear, consistent, and enforceable standards for the permitting and management of discharges; (6) protect from risk and preserve in their natural state certain high quality waters, including fragile high-altitude waters, and the ecosystems they sustain; (7) manage the waters of the State to promote a healthy and prosperous agricultural community, to increase the opportunities for use of the State's forest, park, and recreational facilities, and to allow beneficial and environmentally sound development. It is further the policy of the State to seek over the long term to upgrade the quality of waters and to reduce existing risks to water quality.

Full text
English
Website
legislature.vermont.gov