Vermont § 4817 - Management of non-sewage waste
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 4817 — Management of non-sewage waste, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 4817. Management of non-sewage waste
- (a) As used in this section: (1) “Non-sewage waste” means any waste other than sewage that may contain organisms pathogenic
to human beings but does not mean stormwater runoff. (2) “Sewage” means waste containing human fecal coliform and other potential pathogenic
organisms from sanitary waste and used water from any building, including carriage
water and shower and wash water. “Sewage” does not mean stormwater runoff as that
term is defined in 10 V.S.A. § 1264. (b) The Secretary may require a person transporting or arranging for the transport of
non-sewage waste to a farm for deposit in a manure pit or for use as an input in a
methane digester to obtain approval from the Secretary prior to transporting the non-sewage
waste to the farm. The Secretary may require a person to report to the Secretary at
a designated time one or more of the following: (1) the composition of the material transported to the farm, including the source of the
material; and (2) the volume of the material transported to a farm. (c) After receipt of a report required under subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary
may prohibit the import of non-sewage waste onto a farm upon a determination that
the import of the material would violate the nutrient management plan for the farm
or otherwise present a threat to water quality. (Added 2019, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; amended 2021, No. 47, § 8; 2021, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. June 1, 2022.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4817 ("Management of non-sewage waste") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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