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Please Keep Vermont Green: Burn
Clean! |
Welcome to the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation website
on Outdoor Wood Boilers (OWBs) or Outdoor Wood Hydronic Heaters (OWHH). With
the high cost of heating oil, more Vermonters are looking to wood as a source
of heat and hot water, but not all wood heat is the same. While indoor wood
stoves have been tested and certified by EPA for emissions since 1990, testing
and certification of more efficient outdoor wood boilers has only recently
begun. Old style OWBs cause dense smoke and many are equipped with very short
smoke stacks so the smoke does not disperse well. This smoke endangers the
health of you, your family and neighbors as well as the environment. The
newer certified "Phase II" OWBs are a great improvement.
The claims from some OWB manufacturers about old style OWBs did not
prove to be accurate with time and testing. We want you to have the facts
before making an investment. OWBs are regulated in VT and may also be regulated
or banned by your town. This site is designed to help you get the facts.
If you have any questions about OWBs, please contact
us.
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CURRENT OWB REGULATION
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OWB Certification Application Form
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Site updated 11/12 |
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Vermont Department of Environmental
Conservation
Air Pollution Control Division
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