Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, § 1272 (2026)

Regulation of activities causing discharge or affecting significant wetlands

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Subchapter 001 : WATER POLLUTION CONTROL

(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 1272)

§ 1272. Regulation of activities causing discharge or affecting significant wetlands

If the Secretary finds that any person’s action, or an activity, results in the construction, installation, operation, or maintenance of any facility or condition that reasonably can be expected to create or cause a discharge to waters in violation of this subchapter, or to violate the Secretary’s rules under section 905b of this title relating to significant wetlands, the Secretary may issue an order establishing reasonable and proper methods and procedures for the control of that activity and the management of substances used therein that cause discharges or violations of the Secretary’s rules with respect to significant wetlands in order to reduce or eliminate those discharges and rule violations with respect to significant wetlands. (Added 1969, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. April 4, 1970; amended 1971, No. 255 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. April 11, 1972; 1973, No. 103, § 10, eff. April 24, 1973; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 1985, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2003, No. 115 (Adj. Sess.), § 30, eff. Jan. 31, 2005; 2011, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. May 14, 2012.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2012–2016 · leading case: In re Green Mountain Power Corp., Vermont Elec. Coop., Vermont Elec. Power Co., 2012 VT 89 (Vt. 2012).

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In re Green Mountain Power Corp., Vermont Elec. Coop., Vermont Elec. Power Co., 2012 VT 89 (Vt. 2012). · cites it 6× “ANR submitted a letter stating that GMP’s remediation and mitigation was adequate to comply with an order ANR had issued pursuant to 10 V.S.A. § 1272 in response to the unauthorized work.”

NRB v. Stratton Corp (Vt. Super. Ct. 2016). “Penalty Factor 4: Respondent’s Record of Compliance The record presented shows that Stratton previously violated 10 V.S.A. § 1272, which regulates discharges to waters and wetlands, § 1259(a), which prohibits the discharge of materials into waters of the state without a permit,…”

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