Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1280
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1280
- Discharge: means the placing, depositing, or emission of any wastes, directly or indirectly, into an injection well or into the waters of the State. See
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: means any individual; partnership; company; corporation; association; joint venture; trust; municipality; the State of Vermont or any agency, department, or subdivision of the State; any federal agency; or any other legal or commercial entity. See
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Natural Resources or his or her 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
- Waste: means effluent, sewage, or any substance or material, liquid, gaseous, solid, or radioactive, including heated liquids, whether or not harmful or deleterious to waters; provided, however, the term "sewage" as used in this chapter shall not include the rinse or process water from a cheese manufacturing process. See
§ 1280. Emergency actions
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, upon receipt of evidence that a pollution source or combination of sources, including industrial users of publicly owned treatment works, is presenting an imminent and substantial endangerment to water or groundwaters or to the health of persons or to the welfare of persons by endangering their livelihood, the Secretary may bring suit on behalf of the State in Superior Court in the county where the source is located to immediately restrain any person causing or contributing to the alleged pollution to stop the discharge or introduction of the waste causing or contributing to that pollution or to take other action as may be necessary. (Added 1973, No. 103, § 15, eff. April 24, 1973; amended 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25.)