With support from a variety of grant sources, the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) is working to move clean water projects from Scoping to Conceptual Design to Final Design to Construction. Its member municipalities, like others throughout Vermont, are on the frontlines of efforts to help the state reach its phosphorus load reduction targets … Continue reading
With support from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VTDEC), the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and other RPCs have been conducting outreach to explain VTDEC’s recent RFP for the selection of Clean Water Service Provider for seven watershed basins. The Clean Water Service Delivery Act of 2019 (Act 76) established a water quality … Continue reading
Over the summer and early fall Windham Regional Commission and the Connecticut River Conservancy worked with landowners in Dummerston to remove a dam on private property on the Crosby Brook. The work was supported by a grant from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. This defunct dam was impairing the natural flow of the river, … Continue reading
With support from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VTDEC), the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District (WNRCD) are better coordinating their efforts to both improve the Tactical Basin Plan (TBP) development process as well as promote improved water quality. Both the CCRPC and the WNRCD (like other … Continue reading
On March 21, 2017 the Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission (SWCRPC) hosted an informational meeting on the draft Municipal Roads General Permit (MRGP) framework at the Springfield, VT town hall. Jim Ryan of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources; Department of Environmental Conservation presented the draft framework and facilitated a Q&A session with the … Continue reading
The Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission (SWCRPC) recently created two technical bulletins to help member towns understand the Vermont Clean Water Act and the Municipal Roads General Permit. Both of these bulletins were completed with assistance and funding support from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) as part of a partnership to coordinate Vermont Clean … Continue reading
In 2015 the Addison County Regional Planning Commission, ACRPC, entered into a $40,000 grant agreement with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, DEC, under Section 604b of the federal Clean Water Act to carry out a variety of water quality planning related projects. ACRPC sub-contracted work to each of the other participating regional planning commissions, … Continue reading
On Tuesday July 12, 2016 the Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission hosted a Clean Water Conversation with the Watershed Management Division for citizen stakeholders. Marli Rupe, from the Clean Water Initiative Program; Rich Langdon, from the Monitoring, Assessment, and Planning Program; and Marie Caduto led the conversation. They discussed the draft FY18 Clean Water Fund … Continue reading
Impervious surfaces in urban settings are inevitable as the natural landscape is replaced by streets, buildings, houses and parking lots. This built environment results in reduced infiltration during heavy rain storms. As a result, stormwater can overwhelm urban drainage systems and result in street flooding and pollutants in streams. There are a number of places … Continue reading
On October 15, 2015, Lamoille County Planning Commission (LCPC) and Smugglers’ Notch Resort teamed up for a presentation and tour of Green Stormwater Infrastructure facilities at the Resort. Smugglers’ Notch Resort Planning Manager Dan Maxon participated on behalf of the Resort, leading a walking tour of improvements made by the Resort over the years to … Continue reading
