Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1041
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1041
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Surface water: means all rivers, streams, creeks, brooks, reservoirs, ponds, lakes, and all bodies of surface waters that are contained within, flow through, or border upon the State or any portion of it. See
- Vermont Water Quality Standards: means the standards adopted pursuant to chapter 47 and subsection 6025(b) of this title. See
§ 1041. Policy on surface water withdrawals for off-stream uses other than snowmaking
(a) This subchapter is intended to establish policy and standards for surface water withdrawals that are consistent with section 1001 of this chapter and chapter 47 of this title, including the Vermont Water Quality Standards.
(b) The policy established under this subchapter is to:
(1) assure the protection, maintenance, and restoration of the chemical, physical, and biological water quality, including water quantity, necessary to sustain aquatic communities and stream function;
(2) help to provide for and enhance the viability of those sectors and industries that rely on the use of surface waters and are important to Vermont’s economy;
(3) permit surface water withdrawals and the construction of appurtenant facilities and related systems for uses other than snowmaking, based on an analysis of the need for water and the consideration of alternatives and consistent with this and related policies and other applicable laws and rules; and
(4) recognize that existing users of the State‘s waters for off-stream uses that may have an adverse effect on water quality should have time and opportunity to improve water quality. (Added 2021, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.)