{
 "answer": "The Town of Bennington, Vermont has 3 adopted ordinances on file: Article 19: Sewer Capacity Allocation; Article 20: Sewer Use Ordinance; Article 25: Bennington Water/Sewer System Regulatory Code, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028469",
 "municipality": "Bennington",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://benningtonvt.org",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Article 19: Sewer Capacity Allocation",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1996-08-13",
   "document_url": "https://benningtonvt.org/Document%20Center/Government/Ordinances/Ordinance-19-Sewer-Capacity-Allocation.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs allocation of sewage collection/treatment capacity to users of the Town's sewer system, consistent with the Town's operating permit and bond obligations.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Article 20: Sewer Use Ordinance",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://benningtonvt.org/Document%20Center/Government/Ordinances/Ordinance-20-Sewer-Use.pdf",
   "summary": "Sewer Use Ordinance rules and regulations for the Town's sewer system (prepared July 1985); governs connections, discharge and use of the public sewer.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Article 25: Bennington Water/Sewer System Regulatory Code",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2004-07-12",
   "document_url": "https://benningtonvt.org/Document%20Center/Government/Ordinances/article%2025.pdf",
   "summary": "Comprehensive water/sewer utility regulatory code: application procedures, service delivery, administration and decision-making for water/sewer service to Bennington and some adjacent communities.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/bennington/water-sewer/"
}