Through funding from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC) conducted outreach to communities in Central Vermont interested in pursuing efforts to reclassify surface waters to a higher level of protection. CVRPC met with Conservation Commissions in Middlesex, Marshfield and Northfield to inform them on those surface waters within … Continue reading
In May 2018, the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC) formed a Clean Water Advisory Committee, or CWAC. The purpose of the CWAC is to oversee the CVRPC’s water quality planning program, to act as a liaison between local communities and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR), to provide local and regional input regarding … Continue reading
With support from a Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Ecosystem Restoration Grant, the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC) and Bear Creek Environmental, LLC recently completed a Stream Geomorphic Assessment and River Corridor Plan for the Mad River, Jones Brook, and their tributaries. Bear Creek Environmental and CVRPC assessed approximately 11 stream miles within Moretown, … Continue reading
The Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC) completed the stormwater master planning process for four of its member municipalities! Through funding provided by the Ecosystem Restoration Grant Program at the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the CVRPC retained Watershed Consulting Associates (WCA) to complete Stormwater Master Plans (SWMPs) for Berlin, Plainfield, Barre City and … Continue reading
Since 1985, the Friends of the Mad River (FMR) has, through the collection and analysis of water samples, monitored water quality conditions throughout the Mad River watershed to identify, assess and take action to correct water quality problems. The water quality data gathered from monitoring are perhaps unparalleled in Vermont, especially in terms of the … Continue reading
