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Deadline: Feb 16, 2016

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Rule Details

Rule Number: 15P063
Title: Acceptable Management Practices for Maintaining Water Quality on Logging Jobs in Vermont.
Type: Standard
Status: Adopted
Agency: Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, Agency of Natural Resources
Legal Authority: 10 V.S.A. § 2662 (a) and (b) and 10 V.S.A. § 1259 and 3 V.S.A. § 801(b)(11).
Summary: This is a proposed amendment to state rule 87-038; "Acceptable Management Practices for Maintaining Water Quality on Logging Jobs in Vermont." Effective Date August 15, 1987. The proposed amendment establishes twenty-six practices for loggers and forest landowners to follow to protect water quality just prior to, during, and immediately after logging. Acceptable Management Practices (AMPs) are intended to prevent discharges of sediment, hazardous materials such as petroleum products, logging slash and logging debris from entering streams and other bodies of water. There are specific AMPs for truck road, skid trails, stream crossings, stream buffers and log landings.
Persons Affected: Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and Department of Forests, Parks, & Recreation, loggers, forest landowners, foresters and others associated with timber harvesting.
Economic Impact: There will be minimal additional economic impact to small business. Forest landowners and loggers are responsible for implementing AMPs on logging operations to protect water quality. Thus, both parties are responsible for costs associated with AMP implementation and maintenance. Loggers generally bear the cost of implementing AMPs just prior to, during and immediately after logging. Landowners are responsible for maintaining AMPs and bear the cost associated with those efforts after a logging operation is completed. These amendments include enhancements to existing AMPs that may result in a minimal economic impact associated with minimal increase in cost.
Posting date: Nov 25,2015

Hearing Information

Information for Hearing # 1
Hearing date:
01-26-2016 5:00 PM   
Location: Lyndon State College - Burke Mountain Room
Address: 1001 College Road, PO Box 7954
City: Lyndon
State: VT
Zip: 05851
Hearing Notes:
Information for Hearing # 2
Hearing date:
01-28-2016 5:00 PM   
Location: University of Vermont Extension Office
Address: 327 US Route 302
City: Berlin
State: VT
Zip: 05641
Hearing Notes:
Information for Hearing # 3
Hearing date:
02-02-2016 5:00 PM   
Location: Howe Center - Rail Room
Address: 1 Scale Avenue
City: Rutland
State: VT
Zip: 05701
Hearing Notes:

Contact Information

Information for Contact # 1
Level: Primary    
Name: Gary Sabourin    
Agency: Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, Agency of Natural Resources    
Address: 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2    
City: Montpelier    
State: VT    
Zip: 05620-3801    
Telephone: 802-272-4145    
Fax: 802-828-1399    
Email: 
gary.sabourin@vermont.gov
     
 
   
Website Address:  http://fpr.vermont.gov/forests/amp_proposed_rule_change
     
 
   
Information for Contact # 2
Level: Secondary    
Name: Meghan Purvee    
Agency: Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, Agency of Natural Resources    
Address: 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2    
City: Montpelier    
State: VT    
Zip: 05620-3801    
Telephone: 802-279-7870    
Fax: 802-828-1399    
Email: 
meghan.purvee@vermont.gov
     
 
   
       

Keyword Information

Keywords:

Acceptable Management Practices
Logging
Water Quality
Logging Jobs
AMPs
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