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VT
Permit Performance Standards
In 1987, the Legislature established an annual report to track fees collected by each permit program, the average number of days required to issue each permit, whether DEC’s permit fees cover DEC’s permit costs, and recommendations for improving performance. This report is commonly referred to as the PEP report. Guidelines for calculating “DEC days” are contained in DEC’s 1996 Permit Review Procedure. Over the years, inconsistencies within the report have developed. DEC provides data on some permit programs but not all, for no apparent reason. The calculation of “DEC days” varies from program to program, despite the procedure adopted in 1996. Some programs find the report useful and relevant, others do not.
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Permit to Construct a Public Water System
The Public Water Construction Permitting Program is experiencing a backlog of public water system construction permits. There are inconsistencies in the process and lack of clarity on roles and responsibilities between the technical and administrative staff. There has been considerable turnover in staff over the last 5 years and the program has been under resourced for decades. New federal regulations have increased permitting demands on the program and technical services provided to the SRF Program have increased as program requirements expand. Taken together, these demands require a priority system to be in place for the work. The permit application form is deficient, the quality of submittals from engineering consultants is often of poor quality, and PEP times do not meet standard.
VT
Petroleum Cleanup Fund
Petroleum Cleanup Fund
VT
Public Noticing
Public Noticing
VT
Receipts Processing
Receipts Processing
VT
Source Permitting
All public water supply systems are required to have a source water permit for any new source, hydrofracturing or deepening of an existing source, or any increase in withdrawal of an existing source. The process was not adequately standardized, can be lengthy, and was unclear. In addition, most of the process was paper. An opportunity existed to address some of these issues.
VT
Stormwater General Permit
Stormwater General Permit
VT
VTrans/ANR Title 19 In-Stream Consultation
VTrans/ANR Title 19 In-Stream Consultation
VT
Wetlands
Wetlands