§ 1676 - Temporary permits - Vermont Statutes

§ 1676. Temporary permits

(a) The secretary may issue a temporary operation permit for public water system if such issuance will not unreasonably contribute to a public health risk, and the system is unable to comply with:

(1) any physical facility requirement established in the Vermont standards and requirements for water system design and construction;

(2) any operational requirement established by rules adopted under this chapter; or

(3) operator certification requirements.

(b) A temporary permit shall:

(1) contain a schedule which requires compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter by a specified date;

(2) require the person who owns or operates the system to inform all persons using the system of the nature and extent of the noncompliance with this chapter or rules of this chapter;

(3) be valid for not more than three years. A temporary permit may be renewed.

(c) A temporary permit may contain any conditions, requirements, schedules, restrictions or monitoring and testing programs that the secretary deems necessary to prevent a public health risk.

(d) [Deleted.]

(e) A temporary permit may not be issued for a new public water source if there are agricultural lands in the area that are likely to affect the proposed new source. (Added 1991, No. 71, § 2; amended 1999, No. 109 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)