Committee hears testimony on bill language to let developers manage "development soils" under limited ANR permits

Apr 10, 2025

Witnesses described a proposal in S.127 allowing so-called development soils to be managed at sites authorized as "insignificant waste events" by the Agency of Natural Resources, and urged broader review of remediation standards that determine cleanup costs.

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A Vermont House General and Commerce subcommittee on April 10 heard testimony about a provision in S.127 that would let developers manage certain urban "development soils" at locations authorized under an Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) insignificant waste event permit rather than sending the material to fully permitted landfills.

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