Vermont § 1390 - Policy The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that:
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§ 1390. Policy The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that:
- (1) The State should adhere to the policy for management of groundwater of the State as
set forth in section 1410 of this title. (2) In recognition that the groundwater of Vermont is a precious, finite, and invaluable
resource upon which there is an ever-increasing demand for present, new, and competing
uses; and in further recognition that an adequate supply of groundwater for domestic,
farming, dairy processing, and industrial uses is essential to the health, safety,
and welfare of the people of Vermont, the withdrawal of groundwater of the State should
be regulated in a manner that benefits the people of the State; is compatible with
long-range water resource planning, proper management, and use of the water resources
of Vermont; and is consistent with Vermont’s policy of managing groundwater as a public
resource for the benefit of all Vermonters. (3) It is the policy of the State that the State shall protect its groundwater resources
to maintain high-quality drinking water. (4) It is the policy of the State that the groundwater resources of the State shall be
managed to minimize the risks of groundwater quality deterioration by regulating human
activities that present risks to the use of groundwater in the vicinities of such
activities while balancing the State’s groundwater policy with the need to maintain
and promote a healthy and prosperous agricultural community. (5) It is the policy of the State that the groundwater resources of the State are held
in trust for the public
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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