WATER SUPPLY RULE

Adopted Water Supply Rule--Effective December 1, 2010   (PDF 689 kb) 

Previous Water Supply Rule--Dated April 5, 2005  (PDF 681 kb)

Code of Federal Regulations Title 40 Volume 22 Chapter 1 Parts 141-143 effective July 1, 2009

(PDF 2,208 kb)

WELL DRILLER LICENSING RULE

Adopted Well Driller Licensing Rule - Effective Sept. 20, 2002  75KB, 14 pages, PDF

For more information about the Well Driller Licensing Rule, please contact Scott Stewart of the Water Supply Division at 241-3400 or, toll-free in Vermont 1- 800-823-6500

GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL REPORTING & PERMITTING RULE 

Groundwater Withdrawal Reporting

*Effective June 22, 2011*

Groundwater Withdrawal Reporting and Permitting Rules, EPR Chapter 24     MSWORD 219 KB     PDF  130KB

This rule pertains to the reporting requirements for groundwater withdrawals of greater than 20,000 gallons per day and the permitting requirements for groundwater withdrawals of greater than 57,600 gallons per day.

Groundwater Withdrawal Reporting Forms:  Daily - MSWORD version  Monthly - MSWORD version

Data files must comply with the Data File Requirements (26KB, PDF) to be processed. For now, data files may be submitted via email. A web application for uploading is being developed and will be available soon.

If you do not have a state assigned Water Supply ID: Contact the Water Supply Division (Rodney Pingree) for direction in obtaining one. You will also need to submit a Groundwater Withdrawal System/Facility Set up Form for each water source.

Act 199: An Act Relating to Groundwater Withdrawal Permit Program, June 9, 2008 16 pages, 38KB, PDF

GROUNDWATER PROTECTION RULE & STRATEGY

Chapter 12 - Groundwater Protection Rule and Strategy - Effective February 1, 2005 392KB, 65 pages, PDFInterim Groundwater Quality Standards - The Interim Groundwater Quality Standards listed in the following table either replace or are supplemental to the Primary Groundwater Quality Standards in Appendix One, Table 1, of the Groundwater Protection Rule and Strategy, Chapter 12 of the Environmental Protection Rules.Procedure for Class IV Groundwater Reclassification Nov. 12, 200013 pages, 197KB, PDF

Procedure for Class I and II Groundwater Reclassification August 12, 2008 29 pages, 108KB, PDF

 

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)

GUIDANCE

When Are Multiple Water Supplies Owned or Controlled by the Same Person Regulated as a Public Water Supply?  (PDF 148 KB)

Consecutive Corner - Regulation of Existing Consecutive Water Systems and New Line Extensions Pilot Study for Arsenic Removal and Disposal - Newport City, VT  (PDF 28mb)

Jurisdicitional Guidance For Community Water Systems (PDF 104kb - 3pg)

Ultraviolet Disinfection Guidelines (PDF 193kb - 7pg)

Protecting Public Water Sources in Vermont (PDF 121pg)

Practice - Fire Hydrants On Public Water Systems with Insufficient Storage Capacity and/or Undersized Lines (PDF 250 kb)

Practice - Process for Managing Algal Toxin Detections In Finished Water Samples for Public Water Systems (PDF)

Practice - Public Community Water System Jurisdiciton With Fewer Than 15 Service Connections (PDF)

Practice - When Public Water Systems are Required to Submit Monthly Reports to the Division (PDF)

Chlorine Treatment Process and Codes (6kb PDF)

O & M Manual Template  (PDF 45pg)

O & M Manual Template Form  (Word Form 43pg)

Cross-reference Guide for the O & M Manual Template  (PDF 7pg)