Vermont § 916 - Update of Vermont Significant Wetlands Inventory maps

§ 916. Update of Vermont Significant Wetlands Inventory maps

• (a) On or before January 1, 2026, and not less than annually thereafter, the Agency of
  Natural Resources shall update the Vermont Significant Wetlands Inventory (VSWI) maps.
  The annual updates to the VSWI shall include integration of georeferenced shapefiles
  or similar files for all verified delineations performed within the State and submitted
  to the Agency of Natural Resources as part of a permit application, as well as a wetlands
  determination issued under section 914 of this title and rulemaking conducted pursuant to section 915 of this title. The VSWI layer shall include integration of any additional town specific inventories
  of otherwise unmapped wetlands performed by consultants on the Agency’s Wetland Consultant
  List if the consultant has presented the map to a municipality or the Agency of Natural
  Resources. (b) On or before January 1, 2030, the Secretary of Natural Resources shall complete High
  Quality Wetlands Inventory (NWI) Plus level mapping for all of the tactical basins
  in the State. The high-quality mapping shall include a ground truthing component,
  as recommended by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Once all tactical basins
  are mapped, the Agency shall evaluate the need for NWI Plus level map updates on a
  five-year cycle, simultaneously with updates to the corresponding tactical basin plan. (Added 2009, No. 31, § 5; amended 2023, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. July 1, 2024.)