Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 6614

  • following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
  • Release: means any intentional or unintentional action or omission resulting in the spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, dumping, or disposing of hazardous materials into the surface or groundwaters, or onto the lands in the State, or into waters outside the jurisdiction of the State when damage may result to the public health, lands, waters, or natural resources within the jurisdiction of the State. See
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or his or her duly authorized representative. See
  • Solid waste: means any discarded garbage; refuse; septage; sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply plant, or pollution control facility; and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural operations and from community activities but does not include animal manure and absorbent bedding used for soil enrichment; high carbon bulking agents used in composting; or solid or dissolved materials in industrial discharges that are point sources subject to permits under the Water Pollution Control Act, chapter 47 of this title. See

§ 6614. Waiver

The Secretary may waive the requirements of subsection 6605(d) of this title and the technical and siting requirements of the solid waste management rules adopted pursuant to subdivision 6603(1) of this title, provided the following conditions are met:

(1) The Secretary intends to perform a removal or remedial action, pursuant to chapter 159 of this title, or the President of the United States intends to perform a response action, as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 9601(25), in response to a release or threatened release of hazardous substances; and

(2) The Secretary makes a prior written determination that:

(A) the proposed response action will not adversely affect the public health, safety, or the environment; and

(B) the technical and siting requirements will be complied with to the extent practical in light of the overall objectives of the response. (Added 2001, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 88, eff. June 27, 2002.)