wetlands

effective 2/10/2023

This is a previous version of the 3-9026
The Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (Secretary) hereby issues this general permit pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 905b and §§ 9.8 and 9.9 of the Vermont Wetland Rules (VWR) (effective August 15, 2018), for the purpose of expediting the permitting process for certain specified water quality improvement projects conducted in Class II wetlands and their buffer zones. Should any project proponent be uncertain with regard to the interpretation of, application of, or compliance with the provisions of this General Permit, the project proponent should engage the services of a qualified consultant or contact a Department of Environmental Conservation Wetlands Ecologist. Department contact information is located at: http://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/wetlands/contact

The Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is issuing this general permit
pursuant to 10 V.S.A. §905b and §9.7 of the Vermont Wetland Rules, effective August 15,
2018, for certain specified activities within certain wetlands and buffers in order to more
effectively and efficiently regulate and protect Vermont’s wetlands. The Secretary reserves the
right in Section IX.J of this general permit to require an individual permit if deemed necessary
to protect wetlands or buffers.

This is a superseded version of the Vermont Wetland Rules.

The Agency of Natural Resource (ANR) Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Wetlands Program retained consultation services from the Vermont Certified Public Managers Program (VCPM®) in November 2017 to assist with Wetland Consultant Accountability. This is their final report which outlines action items for improving the quality of wetland delineation work throughout the State.

This report fulfills the U.S. EPA Performance Partnership Agreement task of reporting on the gains and losses of wetlands state-wide and gives an update on state wetland regulation. The time-period reported on and analyzed in this report is from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2015.

Why wetlands need upland buffers to help them function and how you can create or improve wetland buffers. Formatted for paper size 8.5 x 11 inches

This is a superseded version of the Vermont Wetland Rules

This is a superseded version of the Vermont Wetland Rules.