Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1044
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1044
- Interbasin transfer: means the conveyance of surface water withdrawn from a basin for use in another basin. See
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or the Secretary's duly authorized representative. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Surface water: means all rivers, streams, creeks, brooks, reservoirs, ponds, lakes, and all bodies of surface waters that are contained within, flow through, or border upon the State or any portion of it. See
- Vermont Water Quality Standards: means the standards adopted pursuant to chapter 47 and subsection 6025(b) of this title. See
- Watershed: means a region containing waters that drain into a particular brook, stream, river, or other body of water. See
- Withdrawal: means the intentional diversion from a surface water by pumping, gravity, or other method for the purpose of being used for irrigation, industrial uses, snowmaking, livestock watering, water supply, aquaculture, or other off-stream uses. See
§ 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.)