Vermont § 1258 - Management of waters after classification, enforcement

§ 1258. Management of waters after classification, enforcement

• (a) After the classification of any waters has been determined by the Secretary, those
  waters shall be managed under the supervision of the Secretary in order to obtain
  and maintain the classification established. The Secretary may enforce a classification
  against any person affected thereby who, with notice of the classification, has failed
  to comply. An action to enforce a classification shall be brought in the Superior
  Court of the county wherein the affected waters are located. (b) The Secretary shall manage discharges to the waters of the State by administering
  a permit program consistent with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
  established by section 402 of Public Law 92-500 and with the guidelines promulgated
  in accordance with section 304(h)(2) of Public Law 92-500. The Secretary shall use
  the full range of possibilities and variables allowable under these sections of Public
  Law 92-500, including general permits, as are consistent with meeting the objectives
  of the Vermont Water Pollution Control Program. The Secretary shall adopt a continuing
  planning process approvable under section 303(e) of Public Law 92-500. Neither the
  Secretary nor his or her duly authorized representative may receive or during the
  previous two years have received a significant portion of his or her income directly
  or indirectly from permit holders or applicants for a permit under this chapter. (Amended 1969, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 4, 1970; 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 236, eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 103, § 4, eff. April 24, 1973; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 1987, No. 282 (Adj. Sess.), § 12; 2011, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. May 14, 2012.)