The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a series of public meetings this November to outline the next steps in Vermont’s efforts to restore water quality in Lake Champlain. The meetings will be moderated by the Lake Champlain Basin Program, and will include both afternoon and evening sessions to encourage participation by all interested persons.  The Public Meetings will be held at the following locations:

Nov. 17, 2014, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Fox Room, Rutland Free Library, 10 Court Street, Rutland

Nov. 17, 2014, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Middlebury Inn, 14 Court Square Road, Middlebury

Nov. 18, 2014, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Bliss Room, St. Albans Historical Society, 9 Church Street, St. Albans

Nov. 19, 2014, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Doubletree Hotel, 1117 Williston Road, Burlington

For more information, go to:

EPA website: http://www.epa.gov/region1/eco/tmdl/lakechamplain.html

Vermont website: http://www.watershedmanagement.vt.gov/erp/champlain/