Management of non-sewage waste
6 V.S.A. § 4817
in effect4817. Management of non-sewage waste
(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Non-sewage waste” means any waste other than sewage that may contain organisms pathogenic to human beings but does not mean stormwater runoff.
(2) “Sewage” means waste containing human fecal coliform and other potential pathogenic organisms from sanitary waste and used water from any building, including carriage water and shower and wash water. “Sewage” does not mean stormwater runoff as that term is defined in 10 V.S.A. § 1264.
(3) “Waste materials” means non-sewage solid or liquid digestates from certified solid waste facilities or materials approved by the Secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources for acceptable use under the Solid Waste Rules.
(b)(1) This section shall apply to a person transporting or arranging for the transport of the following:
(A) non-sewage waste to a farm for deposit in a manure pit or for use as an input in a methane digester; or
(B) waste materials to a farm for storage, land application, deposit in a manure pit, or use in a methane digester.
(2) A person subject to this section shall obtain approval from the Secretary prior to transporting non-sewage waste or waste materials to any farm. The Secretary may require a person to provide the following information to evaluate a request to transport the described materials to a farm:
(A) the composition of the material proposed for transport to a farm, including the source of the material;
(B) laboratory test results for every nutrient or contaminant that the Secretary requires the applicant to identify in the material; and
(C) the volume of the material proposed for transport to a farm.
(c) A person the Secretary approves to transport non-sewage waste or waste materials to a farm shall report the following information as frequently as the Secretary requires:
(1) the composition of the material transported to a farm, including the source of the material;
(2) laboratory test results for every nutrient or contaminant that the Secretary requires the person to identify in the material; and
(3) the volume of the material transported to a farm.
(d) After receipt of an application or report required under subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the Secretary may prohibit the import of non-sewage waste or waste materials onto a farm upon a determination that importing the material would violate the farm’s nutrient management plan or otherwise present a threat to the environment, human health, plants, soils, or water quality.
(e) Nothing in this section shall affect the authority of the Secretary of Natural Resources to regulate wastes under 10 V.S.A. chapter 159 (waste management) or 10 V.S.A. chapter 47 (water pollution control).
Added 2019, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 16; amended 2021, No. 47, § 8; 2021, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. June 1, 2022; 2025, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. July 1, 2026.
Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/06/215/04817Fetched: 10/21/2026