{
 "answer": "The Town of Chester, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Chester Wastewater Disposal System and Plant Ordinance, Regulations, Bylaws; Town of Chester Water Department Regulations, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028500",
 "municipality": "Chester",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://www.chestervt.gov/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Chester Wastewater Disposal System and Plant Ordinance, Regulations, Bylaws",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2010-12-08",
   "document_url": "https://www.chestervt.gov/uploads/5/0/4/4/50449173/sewer-ordinance-2010.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates use of public/private sewers, wastewater disposal, building sewer connections, discharge, and charges, plus bylaws for the Wastewater Disposal Department's operation and finances. Amended 12/8/2010 (confirmed directly).",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Chester Water Department Regulations",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.chestervt.gov/uploads/5/0/4/4/50449173/water-department-regulations.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs water service applications, availability, fees and administration for the municipal water system (clean, unscanned PDF confirmed directly). The site's separately-linked 'Water Ordinance 2006' PDF opens to the same Water Department Regulations content.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/chester/water-sewer/"
}