Rules
Water Supply Rule - For Public Water Systems that serve 25 or more people
Adopted Water Supply Rule - effective March 17, 2020
Revised Water Supply Rule - effective April 12, 2019
Adopted Water Supply Rule - effective December 1, 2010
Previous Water Supply Rule - dated April 5, 2005
Federal Drinking Water Regulations: Title 40 Volume 22 Chapter 1 Parts 141, 142 &143 - Effective July 1, 2013
Part 141 – National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
Part 142 - National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation
Part 143 – National Secondary Drinking Water Regulations
Well Driller Licensing Rule
Adopted Well Driller Licensing Rule - effective Sept. 20, 2002
Groundwater Protection Rule & Strategy
Chapter 12 - Groundwater Protection Rule and Strategy - effective July 6, 2019
Chapter 12 - Groundwater Protection Rule and Strategy (emergency rule) - effective January 8, 2019
(Archived) Chapter 12 - Groundwater Protection Rule and Strategy (emergency rule) - effective July 11, 2018
Chapter 12 - Groundwater Protection Rule and Strategy - effective December 12, 2016
(Archived) Chapter 12 - Groundwater Protection Rule and Strategy - effective February 14, 2005
Interim Procedure for Implementation of Groundwater Public Trust
Interim Groundwater Quality Standards - effective March 18, 2015
Groundwater Withdrawal Reporting & Permitting Rule
Chapter 24 -Groundwater Withdrawal Reporting & Permitting Rule - effective June 22, 2011
Wastewater System and Potable Water Supply Rule
Adopted Wastewater System and Potable Water Supply Rules - effective April 12, 2019
Indirect Discharge Rules
Adopted Indirect Discharge Rules (IDR), Chapter 14 of the Environmental Protection Rules, effective April 12, 2019.
Previous Indirect Discharge Rules (IDR), Chapter 14 of the Environmental Protection Rules, became effective on April 30, 2003.
Underground Injection Control (UIC) Rule
Final UIC Rule effective October 29, 2014
Vermont State Statutes
Vermont State Statutes On-Line Website
Title 10 VSA Chapter 56 - Public Water Supply
Title 10 VSA Chapter 48 - Ground Water Protection
Act 199: An Act Relating to Groundwater Withdrawal Permit Program
Act 193: Lead in Consumer Products (regarding plumbing supplies)
Procedures, Practices, and Guidance Documents
General
Indirect Discharge
- Procedure for using metered sewage flows to determine the uncommitted reserve capacity for Indirect Discharge systems with design flows greater than 6,500 GPD
- Vermont Guidelines for Land Application of Dairy Processing Wastes
- Interpretive Procedure for Section 1-04 (Discharge Policy) of the Vermont Water Quality Standards As It Relates To Indirect Discharge Permits for New Indirect Discharges of Sewage
Wastewater System and Potable Water Supply
Public Drinking Water Supply
- Boil water procedure - effective October 8, 2018