Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, § 1421 (2026)

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(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 1421)

§ 1421. Policy

To aid in the fulfillment of the State’s role as trustee of its navigable waters and to promote public health, safety, convenience, and general welfare, it is declared to be in the public interest to make studies, establish policies, make plans, make rules, encourage and promote buffers adjacent to lakes, ponds, reservoirs, rivers, and streams of the State, encourage and promote protected river corridors adjacent to rivers and streams of the State, and authorize municipal shoreland and river corridor protection zoning bylaws for the efficient use, conservation, development, and protection of the State’s water resources. The purposes of the rules shall be to further the maintenance of safe and healthful conditions; prevent and control water pollution; protect spawning grounds, fish, and aquatic life; control building sites, placement of structures, and land uses; reduce fluvial erosion hazards; reduce property loss and damage; preserve shore cover, natural beauty, and natural stability; and provide for multiple use of the waters in a manner to provide for the best interests of the citizens of the State. (Added 1969, No. 281 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; amended 2009, No. 110 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2011, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. May 14, 2012.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2021 · leading case: In re Morrisville Hydroelectric Proj. Water Quality (VT Nat. Resources Council, VT Council of Trout Unlimted & Agency of Nat. Resources, Appellants), 2019 VT 84 (Vt. 2019).

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In re Morrisville Hydroelectric Proj. Water Quality (VT Nat. Resources Council, VT Council of Trout Unlimted & Agency of Nat. Resources, Appellants), 2019 VT 84 (Vt. 2019). · cites it 4× “MWL argued that ANR should consider a document entitled “Agency Procedure for Determining Acceptable Minimum Stream Flows,”12 and 10 V.S.A. §§ 1421 and 1423(b)(3).13 The court denied MWL’s motion and granted ANR’s cross motion, concluding that ANR was not required to take the…”

Beyers v. Water Resources Bd., 2006 VT 65 (Vt. 2006). · cites it 2× “” 10 V.S.A. § 1421. The Board must attempt to manage multiple and conflicting uses “so that the various uses may be enjoyed in a reasonable manner____To the extent possible, the board shall provide for all normal uses.”

Morrisville Hydroelectric Proj Water Quality (Vt. Super. Ct. 2017). · cites it 7× “” Question 3: “Whether ANR was required by [VWQS], ANR Streamflow Procedure, and Vermont Statutes, such as 10 V.S.A. § 1421 and 10 V.S.A. § 1423(b)(3), to consider economic and social issues when issuing the [§ 401 certification].”

Grimaldi NOV - Decision on Motions (Vt. Super. Ct. 2021). · cites it 2× “§ 401 (stating that public waters are a public trust and shall be managed for the public good); 10 V.S.A. §§ 1421, 1422 (defining public waters as including all navigable waters, inland streams, ponds, and flowages that are not contained in private ponds or private preserves).”

Svendsen Docket Extension Variance (Vt. Super. Ct. 2009). · cites it 3× “” 10 V.S.A. § 1421. In fact, the State recommends standards and criteria intended to assist municipalities in complying with delegated shoreland authority.”

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