Vermont S0100 establishes a regulatory framework for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to ensure water quality protection.

Vermont S0100 aims to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Natural Resources to regulate, permit, and enforce discharges from CAFOs. The bill mandates the Secretary to implement a Vermont pollutant discharge elimination system (VPDES) CAFO program consistent with the federal Clean Water Act. It requires the Secretary to engage key agricultural stakeholders to gather input on proposed CAFO rules and to issue a report summarizing the stakeholder process and recommendations for regulatory structures.

Vermont S0100 establishes a regulatory framework for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to ensure water quality protection.

Vermont S0100 aims to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Natural Resources to regulate, permit, and enforce discharges from CAFOs. The bill mandates the Secretary to implement a Vermont pollutant discharge elimination system (VPDES) CAFO program consistent with the federal Clean Water Act. It requires the Secretary to engage key agricultural stakeholders to gather input on proposed CAFO rules and to issue a report summarizing the stakeholder process and recommendations for regulatory structures.