| Rule Number: |
21P001 |
| Title: |
Vermont Pollution Abatement Facility Operator Rule. |
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Type:
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Standard |
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Status:
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Adopted |
| Agency: |
Agency of Natural Resources
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| Legal Authority: |
10 V.S.A. § 1251a(a); 10 V.S.A. § 1263(d); 10 V.S.A. § 1265(d). |
| Summary:
| This rule amendment reflects the transfer of pollution abatement facility operator licensing to the Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) (26 V.S.A. Chapter 99), updates the requirements for pollution abatement facility owners to employ licensed operators and adequate staff, and modifies and updates the pollution abatement facility classification. Most of the rule amendment is a complete reorganization and replacement of text, but only very targeted changes have been made to the facility classification. |
| Persons Affected:
| Municipalities, pollution abatement facilities (including wastewater treatment facilities/publicly owned treatment works and indirect discharge systems), dairies, industries, Office of Professional Regulation, consulting firms, small businesses (contract wastewater operation services), individual pollution abatement facility operators and prospective operators. |
| Economic Impact:
| This rule amendment is unlikely to have a significant economic impact compared to the existing rule. Overall, the rule is understood to have a net positive impact by formalizing and providing guidelines on the requirement for adequate staffing of pollution abatement facilities and therefore helping to protect the state's receiving waters. The provisions regarding adequate staffing may have a limited effect on the number of individuals employed by a given pollution abatement facility. The rule amendment also clarifies when certain industrial dairy or metal facilities may employ a chief operator with a domestic-type license rather than an industrial-type license, potentially easing the recruitment and hiring burden for those facilities. |
| Posting date: |
Feb 03,2021 |
| Information for Contact # 1 |
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Level:
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Primary
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| Name: |
Amy Polaczyk |
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Agency:
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Agency of Natural Resources
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| Address: |
1 National Life Drive, Davis 3 |
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| City: |
Montpelier |
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| State: |
VT |
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| Zip: |
05620 |
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| Telephone: |
802-490-6185 |
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Email: |
Amy.Polaczyk@vermont.gov
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| Website Address: |
https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/wastewater/rulemaking
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| Information for Contact # 2 |
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Level:
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Secondary
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| Name: |
Katelyn Ellermann |
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Agency:
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Agency of Natural Resources
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| Address: |
1 National Life Drive, Davis 3 |
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| City: |
Montpelier |
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| State: |
VT |
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| Zip: |
05620-3520 |
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| Telephone: |
802-522-7125 |
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Email: |
Katelyn.Ellermann@vermont.gov
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