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Posted to web February 6, 2018. Updated October 22, 2018.

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.

Section 305(b) of the federal Clean Water Act requires each state to submit a report on the quality of the state's surface and ground waters to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on a biennial basis. This 2018 report updates the known water quality conditions using the Vermont Surface Water Assessment and Listing Methodology with data from the 24-month reporting period of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017. To access data that supports the listings below, navigate the Vermont Integrated Watershed Information System (VIWIS).