Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont S303: An act relating to administration of the three-acre stormwater discharge permit
Status: In committee, January 23, 2026
What the bill says
To amend requirements related to the administration and implementation by the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) of the three-acre stormwater discharge permit. The bill would require ANR to visit every parcel identified by geographic information system data as subject to the three-acre stormwater discharge permit to verify each parcel has three or more acres of impervious surface. The bill also would require ANR to rank each parcel subject to the three-acre stormwater discharge permit according to the severity of impact each parcel has to water quality in the State…
From the introduced text, January 23, 2026:
to amend requirements related to the administration and implementation by the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) of the three-acre stormwater discharge permit. The bill would require ANR to visit every parcel identified by geographic information system data as subject to the three-acre stormwater discharge permit to verify each parcel has three or more acres of impervious surface. The bill also would require ANR to rank each parcel subject to the three-acre stormwater discharge permit according to the severity of impact each parcel has to water quality in the State. The bill would repeal the current permitting schedule for discharges of stormwater from three-acre parcels and instead would require a permit for a parcel ranked in the top 10 percent of severity of impact to water quality to continue to require a permit. ANR would then be directed to establish a schedule for the remaining parcels subject to permitting VT LEG #385131 v.1 BILL AS INTRODUCED S.303 2026 Page 2 of based on severity of impact to water quality posed by a parcel. In addition, the bill would provide that failure to obtain a three-acre stormwater discharge permit when necessary does not create an encumbrance on the title to the property subject to the parcel. The bill also would require ANR to conduct a public hearing in each county of the …
Sponsors
- (R, Rutland District) · primary sponsor