The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
001
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UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REGULATION
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 1921)
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§ 1921. Purpose
The ground and surface waters of the State are an essential and significant portion
of the natural resources of the State historically protected by State programs. Significant
contamination of these natural resources and hazard to the public health results from
the failure of aboveground storage tanks and underground facilities for the storage
and handling of petroleum liquids, related sludges, and other chemicals. It is the
purpose of this chapter to prevent ground and surface water contamination from these
facilities by authorizing the establishment of State standards and criteria for the
design, installation, operation, maintenance, and monitoring of underground liquid
storage facilities. It is the intent of this chapter to provide authority to the Secretary
to enable the Secretary to operate a program consistent with or more stringent than
that contained in Title VI of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984. (Added 1985, No. 66, § 1; amended 1997, No. 132 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 23, 1998.)