Wastewater Rulemaking

Current Rules

• Pollution Abatement Facility Operator Rule: Effective August 2, 2021

Proposed Rules

Summary

The DEC is proposing to amend its Pollution Abatement Facility Operator Rule, which regulates the classification of certain wastewater treatment facilities and staffing of those facilities.  In 2017, the Legislature transferred the licensing of operators of these facilities from the DEC to the Secretary of State’s Office of Professional Regulation.  As a result, DEC proposes to update this rule to remove DEC’s licensing process.  The proposed rule amendment also clarifies certain staffing requirements and updates the facility classification tables.

Public Comment

DEC is seeking public comment on the proposed amendment to the Pollution Abatement Facility Operator Rule.  Comments may be made during the Public Hearing on March 9, 2021 (link in schedule below), and written comments may be submitted to Amy Polaczyk at amy.polaczyk@vermont.gov.  The deadline for comments is March 23, 2021.

Documents

Pollution Abatement Facility Operator Rule

• Proposed Draft Rule Annotated Text (1/11/2021)
• Proposed Draft Rule Clean Text (1/11/2021)
• Proposed Rule Administrative Procedures Forms (1/11/2021)
• Interagency Committee on Administrative Rules (ICAR) Minutes
• Final Rule
• APA Filing Forms
• Description of Changes
• Responsiveness Summary
• Adopted Rule Effective 8/2/2021