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
Stormwater Master Planning has become a critical tool to identify and address sources of water quality problems in developed areas throughout Vermont. The Town of Hardwick is located in Caledonia County and situated around the Lamoille River, draining to Lake Champlain. The Caledonia County Conservation District was awarded a grant from the Vermont Department of … Continue reading
In the spring of 2015, Montpelier’s Planning & Community Development and Public Works Departments received a VTDEC ERP grant to create a city-wide stormwater master plan. The City hired the consulting team of Stone Environmental and Greenman Pedersen to develop the plan. Stormwater master planning at the municipal scale offers two primary benefits: A broad … Continue reading
With funds provided by a DEC Clean Water Initiative grant and the Town of Jericho, the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) has hired Watershed Consulting Associates of Burlington to develop a Stormwater Master Plan for the Town. This type of planning is needed now as the 2016 Jericho Comprehensive Town Plan predicts a 5% … Continue reading
There is growing concern about the negative environmental impacts associated with untreated and unmanaged stormwater runoff (precipitation that flows across the land surface instead of infiltrating into the ground). One of the ways to address stormwater runoff is through stormwater master planning. In May of 2013, the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Watershed Management Division, through … Continue reading
WHEN GOVERNMENTS COOPERATE – STATE GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL DAY 2014 Monday March 31, 2014 at the National Life Building in Montpelier The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR), in cooperation with the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD), invite you to participate in an all-day event that … Continue reading
