wastewater
Licensed Wastewater System and Potable Water Supply Designers
Designers of water supply and wastewater treatment systems regulated under the Environmental Protection Rules, Chapter 1, Wastewater System and Potable Water Supply Rules (WWR), are described in Subchapter 7 - Designer Licensing.
The Agency of Natural Resources will continue to administer the exams, while The VT Secretary of State is now administering all licenses.
Combined Sewer Overflow Rule
September 15, 2016
As of the effective date of this Rule, this Rule supersedes the state of Vermont’s “Combined Sewer Overflow Control Policy,” dated June 1990.
Draft Permit Notices
Public Notice Information for Actions Proposed by the Indirect Discharge Program and Underground Injection Control Program
As of January 1, 2018 public noticing for these programs will be found in the Environmental Notice Bulletin.
Implementation of Electronic Discharge Monitoring Reports
This site will be updated as the new reporting system is rolled out. Please check back periodically for updates.
Wastewater Program Contact Information
Direct Discharge and Pretreatment Wastewater Facility Assignments
For information about private water systems or home septic systems, please contact the Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division's Regional Office staff assigned to your location.
The State of Vermont Wastewater Program has reorganized to accommodate a new structure.
Notice of Untreated or Unpermitted Discharges
Sewer overflows and release events have the potential to pose a threat to human and/or environmental health.
Avoid swimming, wading, boating, or fishing after wastewater overflow, releases, or illicit discharges!
Wasteload Allocation Process Rule
September 15, 1987
The State of Vermont has established Water Quality Standards as a means of guiding the management of water quality to ensure the use and enjoyment of Vermont's lakes and streams. Typical uses may include fishing, swimming, boating, hydroelectric power generation and waste disposal. When a use such as waste disposal threatens to degrade water quality to the extent that other uses are impaired, a limit must be placed upon the quantity of waste that may be discharged. This limit, referred to as the assimilative capacity, is defined as the maximum quantity of waste the water body can accept, without water quality being degraded below established standards.