2017 Vermont Statutes
Title 10 - Conservation and Development
Chapter 43 - Dams
§ 1083 Application

§ 1083. Application

[Subsection (a) effective until January 1, 2018; see also subsection (a) effective January 1, 2018 set out below.]

(a) Any person who proposes to undertake an action subject to regulation pursuant to section 1082 of this title shall apply in writing to the State agency having jurisdiction, and shall give notice thereof to the governing body of the municipality or municipalities in which the dam or any part of the dam is to be located. The application shall set forth:

[Subsection (a) effective January 1, 2018; see also subsection (a) effective until January 1, 2018 set out above.]

(a) Any person who proposes to undertake an action subject to regulation pursuant to section 1082 of this title shall apply in writing to the State agency having jurisdiction. The application shall set forth:

(1) the location, the height, length, and other dimensions, and any proposed changes to any existing dam;

(2) the approximate area to be overflowed and the approximate number of, or any change in the number of cubic feet of water to be impounded;

(3) the plans and specifications to be followed in the construction, remodeling, reconstruction, altering, lowering, raising, removal, breaching, or adding to;

(4) any change in operation and maintenance procedures; and

(5) other information that the State agency having jurisdiction considers necessary to properly review the application.

(b) The plans and specifications shall be prepared under the supervision of an engineer. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 23(d), eff. March 1, 1961; 1975, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1981, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2015, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.)