{
 "answer": "The City of Rutland, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Sewage Collection Ordinance (Chapter 13) / Sewer Allocation Ordinance (Chapter 14) / Sewers and Drains Ordinance (Chapter 15); Water Resources Ordinance / Water Department (Title 29), verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028643",
 "municipality": "Rutland",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "water_sewer",
 "label": "Water & sewer",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://rutlandcity.org",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Sewage Collection Ordinance (Chapter 13) / Sewer Allocation Ordinance (Chapter 14) / Sewers and Drains Ordinance (Chapter 15)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.rutlandcity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sewagecollectionChapter13.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs sewage collection/treatment, sewer discharge capacity allocation, and sewers/drains for the City of Rutland (Title 17 Chs. 13-15); related standalone PDFs also posted for Ch.14 and Ch.15.",
   "document_number": "13",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Water Resources Ordinance / Water Department (Title 29)",
   "category": "water_sewer",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.rutlandcity.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/WaterResourcesOrdinance.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs city water service: rates, meter billing and penalties, shutoffs, plumbing inspection, sprinkler use, and consumer/owner responsibilities; sections amended through 2011.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/rutland-city/water-sewer/"
}