Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, § 901 (2026)

✓ current as of May 2026

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section VT-LEGlegislature.vermont.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS

(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 901)

§ 901. Water resources management policy

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State that:

(1) the water resources of the State shall be protected; regulated; and, where necessary, controlled under authority of the State in the public interest and to promote the general welfare;

(2) the wetlands of the State shall be protected, regulated, and restored so that Vermont achieves a net gain of wetlands acreage; and

(3) regulation and management of the water resources of the State, including wetlands, should be guided by science, and authorized activities in water resources and wetlands should have a net environmental benefit to the State. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 42, eff. March 1, 1961; 1961, No. 100, § 1; 1965, No. 116; 1975, No. 254 (Adj. Sess.), § 142; 1981, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 2023, No. 121 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. July 1, 2024.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1961–1990 · leading case: Petition of Town of Sherburne, 581 A.2d 274 (Vt. 1990).

Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment

Petition of Town of Sherburne, 581 A.2d 274 (Vt. 1990). “§§ 131.10(g), 131.12(a)(1). Again, we disagree.”

Kedroff v. Town of Springfield, 256 A.2d 457 (Vt. 1969). · cites it 2× “We refer to the definition of water pollution as contained in 10 V.S.A. §901, subsection (c). “Pollution” means the placing in the waters of the state by whatever means any noxious or deleterious substance which is likely to create a nuisance, or renders such waters harmful to…”

Vermont Woolen Corp. v. Wackerman, 167 A.2d 533 (Vt. 1961). “10 V.S.A. §901 defines “pollution” as “the placing in the waters of the state by whatever means of any noxious or deleterious substance which renders such waters harmful to animal or aquatic life, or to use for industrial purposes or for recreation.”

In re Reclassification of Brook, 508 A.2d 703 (Vt. 1986). “the preservation of these lands, water, forests and wildlife by conservation, development and use is necessary to protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of its people”); 10 V.S.A. § 901 (“It is . . . the policy of the state that the water resources of the…”

Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.