Policy or Procedure
Implementation Procedure for Development of Site-Specific Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Copper Using the Biotic Ligand Model
Implementation Procedure for the 2018 Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum
Vermont Surface Water Assessment and Listing Methodology (May 2022)
May 6, 2022
This document describes the process used by the Department of Environmental Conservation when making water quality attainment decisions to fulfill 305b reporting and 303d listing requirements.
DEC Compliance Procedure (2019)
March 14, 2019
This document communicates the Department’s philosophy on compliance to the Department’s divisions and media programs, identifies requirements and best practices, and provides guidance to programs for their compliance efforts.
Procedure for the Environmentally Sound Management of Electronic Devices
September 5, 2017
This Procedure applies to collectors, transporters, and recyclers of electronic devices in Vermont, including those entities that manage electronic devices pursuant to a contract for the implementation and administration of the State Standard Plan or pursuant to a manufacturer opt-out individual plan.
It is the purpose of this Procedure to: (1) Establish guidelines for the proper environmental management of electronic devices collected, transported, and recycled in the State of Vermont; and (2) Provide guidance on how to register as a collector, transporter, or recycler under Vermont's electronic waste management law.
It is the purpose of this Procedure to: (1) Establish guidelines for the proper environmental management of electronic devices collected, transported, and recycled in the State of Vermont; and (2) Provide guidance on how to register as a collector, transporter, or recycler under Vermont's electronic waste management law.
Procedure for Evaluating Petitions to Reclassify Wadeable Rivers or Streams to Class A(1) Ecological Waters Pursuant to 10 V.S.A § 1253
Procedure for Designation of Regulated Small MS4s
Agency Procedure for Determining Acceptable Minimum Stream Flows
July 14, 1993
The intent of this procedure is to assure a consistent process is used in determining acceptable minimum stream flows when there are existing or potential competing uses of the water. This does not necessarily mean that a uniform minimum stream flow number will be reached in every case. What it does mean is that the minimum stream flow numbers will be derived using a consistent procedure.
Procedure for Determining Significant Non-Compliance for Vermont's Water Pollution Control Permit Program
September 3, 1995
It is the purpose of this procedure to establish which types of non-compliance will normally be given priority in Agency response efforts with respect to discharge permits issues pursuant to 10 V.S.A. §1263; except that this procedure does not apply to indirect discharge permits issued pursuant to the Indirect Discharge Rules, Chapter 14: Environmental Protection Rules.