The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 10 : Conservation and Development
Chapter 041 : Regulation of Stream Flow
Subchapter 004 : SURFACE WATER WITHDRAWALS AND INTERBASIN TRANSFERS
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 1044)-
§ 1044. Interbasin transfers of surface waters
(a) Review of HUC 6 interbasin transfers. The Secretary shall review any interbasin transfer pursuant to the Vermont Water Quality Standards and other requirements of State law listed in subdivision 1253(h)(1) of this title. This review shall be in addition to any applicable standards and permitting requirements adopted pursuant to subsection 1043(a) of this title.
(b) Review of other transfers likely to violate Vermont Water Quality Standards. The Secretary may review any other surface water withdrawal that includes the transfer of surface water from one watershed to another watershed under the requirements of subsection (a) of this section if the Secretary determines that the activity is likely to result in a violation of the Vermont Water Quality Standards. The Secretary shall make a determination under this subsection based on a review of information set forth under subsection 1043(b) of this title that is readily available to the Secretary. (Added 2021, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.)
