My name is Gary Kessler and I am the Compliance & Enforcement Director for the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. I received a complaint this afternoon from James Ehlers about waste being spread in a field with a link to this forum. I am writing to respond and to bring you up to date on our now closed investigation.
First I want to thank you for raising this concern. I have had an investigator who was in the area look into this. He found the truck as was suggested. It was transferring waste to a permitted holding lagoon on the property. There was no evidence of recent spreading on any surrounding fields.
I have a photo of the transfer taking place but I cannot seem to post it here, but would be glad to do so if someone else knows how. I have sent a copy to James
To enable us to get to your concerns more quickly and efficiently I would invite you to contact us directly. You can call in complaints to our complaint line at 802-828-1254. You can also email them to:
anr.enforcement@state.vt.us. We also have a web form which you can fill out. Here is the link:
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/co/enf/enf-complaint.htm. Finally, you can make these complaints anonymously if you like although it does help us to have your contact information so we can get in touch if more information is needed.
We respond to citizen complaints over 1500 per year and welcome your efforts to help us find environmental problems. You can also contact me directly at:
Gary.Kessler@state.vt.us.
Thanks again for your help.
