{
 "answer": "The City of Essex Junction, Vermont has 3 adopted ordinances on file: Municipal Code Chapter 19 - Ordinance Establishing Stormwater Permit Transfer Authority for Expired and Unpermitted Discharges to Impaired Waterways; Municipal Code Chapter 20 - Regulation of Stormwater Management; Municipal Code Chapter 21 - Regulation of Stormwater Utility, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028525",
 "municipality": "Essex Junction",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://www.essexjunction.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal Code Chapter 19 - Ordinance Establishing Stormwater Permit Transfer Authority for Expired and Unpermitted Discharges to Impaired Waterways",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-07-22",
   "document_url": "https://www.essexjunction.org/fileadmin/files/Ordinances_Codes/Municipal_Code/municode19.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes City authority to accept transfer of state stormwater discharge permits for impaired waterways within the City.",
   "document_number": "19",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal Code Chapter 20 - Regulation of Stormwater Management",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.essexjunction.org/fileadmin/files/Ordinances_Codes/Municipal_Code/municode20.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates stormwater discharges to the City's municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) and surface waters as required by federal/state law.",
   "document_number": "20",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal Code Chapter 21 - Regulation of Stormwater Utility",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.essexjunction.org/fileadmin/files/Ordinances_Codes/Municipal_Code/municode21.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes the City's Stormwater Utility and an impervious-surface-based stormwater user fee (ERU) to fund stormwater infrastructure, permitting and capital improvements.",
   "document_number": "21",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/essex-junction/water-sewer/"
}