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October Clean Water Board Meeting

Attend the Clean Water Board Meeting – October 11, 2024

The public is invited to attend the first Clean Water Board meeting of the State Fiscal Year 2026 Clean Water Budget process on Friday, October 11th at 9:00 am. The Clean Water Board will review and approve the draft State Fiscal Year 2026 Clean Water Budget, including Clean Water Fund and Capital Bill dollars, before posting for public comment.

Visit the Clean Water Board Meetings webpage for details and to RSVP.

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Vermont Rivers & Roads Tier 2 and Tier 3 Trainings

Click Here to download this announcement as a PDF

Sponsored by VT Rivers Program, VT Fish & Wildlife Program and VT Transportation Agency

Please note that Tier 3 trainings are in Jan.-March 2024 and Teir 2 will be May & October 2024

Tier 1 Online River and Roads Slide Show:

  • This slide show presentation discusses river terms and concepts to provide a background for the Tier 2 class. The slide show may take 30 minutes to an hour to review and includes some quick quizzes that are not recorded but provide immediate feedback for the user. Important Note: the slide show works best using Internet Explorer, and we do not recommend the use of Chrome, Firefox of Edge platforms.
  • Click on either link below to view the Tier 1 slideshow

Tier 2 River and Roads workshops:

Watch this brief and fun video link from VPR Outdoors Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOBMq2gYP_k

  • Tier 2 is a two-day training and is both indoors and outdoor. Bring, or wear, appropriate field clothes and waterproof boots or old sneakers you can get wet! Each day will be indoors for slide shows and class exercises and river flume table demonstrations and outdoors on rivers and streams to observe in the field what we’ve seen and discussed indoors.
  • Participants receive 14 hours of continuing education credits
  • Open to all municipal staff, state staff, construction contractors, engineers, consultants, regional planning commission staff, conservation districts, and others working with communities on river and road related issues.
    • May 15th & 16th (Wed. & Thur.) at VTrans Dill Building at 2178 Airport Rd, Berlin, Vermont.
    • October 2nd & 3rd (Wed. & Thur.) at VTrans Dill Building at 2178 Airport Rd, Berlin, Vermont.
    • October 16th & 17th (Wed. & Thur.) at VTrans Chester District Garage at 165 Elm Street, Chester, VT

Tier 3 River & Roads – Advanced Flood Recovery & River Management Training Modules:

  • Tier 1 and Tier 2 River and Roads trainings are a prerequisite to register for Tier 3.
  • Each training module is a one-day class. No requirement to take all and/or one topic prior to the other.
  • Participants are encouraged to review the “Vermont Standard River Management Principals and Practices version 1.3” prior to the trainings.
    Participants receive 6 hours of continuing education credits per class.
  • Trainings will be held as a hybrid with in-person & Teams option.
    • Teams meeting information will be sent to registered participants shortly before the training.
    • In-person will be held at: VTrans Dill Building at 2178 Airport Rd, Berlin, Vermont.
  • Dates
    • January 18th – Bridge & Culvert Replacement
    • February 1st – Sediment & Wood Removal
    • February 22nd -- Floodplain Restoration
    • March 14th -- Channel stabilization

Sign-up for VTTC events go through:

For SOV first time user Login info for state employees
URL: https://vermont.csod.com
User ID: Your @vermont.gov email address. Password: P4ssw0rd
Note: you will be required to change your password upon your first log in, additionally; your password must meet the following criteria:

  • A minimum of 8 characters and must contain both upper and lower case letters
  • Must contain alpha and numeric characters
  • Must contain at least one special character

 

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Vermont Rivers & Roads Tier 2 and Tier 3 Trainings

Click Here to download this announcement as a PDF

Sponsored by VT Rivers Program, VT Fish & Wildlife Program and VT Transportation Agency

Please note that Tier 3 trainings are in Jan.-March 2024 and Teir 2 will be May & October 2024

Tier 1 Online River and Roads Slide Show:

  • This slide show presentation discusses river terms and concepts to provide a background for the Tier 2 class. The slide show may take 30 minutes to an hour to review and includes some quick quizzes that are not recorded but provide immediate feedback for the user. Important Note: the slide show works best using Internet Explorer, and we do not recommend the use of Chrome, Firefox of Edge platforms.
  • Click on either link below to view the Tier 1 slideshow

Tier 2 River and Roads workshops:

Watch this brief and fun video link from VPR Outdoors Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOBMq2gYP_k

  • Tier 2 is a two-day training and is both indoors and outdoor. Bring, or wear, appropriate field clothes and waterproof boots or old sneakers you can get wet! Each day will be indoors for slide shows and class exercises and river flume table demonstrations and outdoors on rivers and streams to observe in the field what we’ve seen and discussed indoors.
  • Participants receive 14 hours of continuing education credits
  • Open to all municipal staff, state staff, construction contractors, engineers, consultants, regional planning commission staff, conservation districts, and others working with communities on river and road related issues.
    • May 15th & 16th (Wed. & Thur.) at VTrans Dill Building at 2178 Airport Rd, Berlin, Vermont.
    • October 2nd & 3rd (Wed. & Thur.) at VTrans Dill Building at 2178 Airport Rd, Berlin, Vermont.
    • October 16th & 17th (Wed. & Thur.) at VTrans Chester District Garage at 165 Elm Street, Chester, VT

Tier 3 River & Roads – Advanced Flood Recovery & River Management Training Modules:

  • Tier 1 and Tier 2 River and Roads trainings are a prerequisite to register for Tier 3.
  • Each training module is a one-day class. No requirement to take all and/or one topic prior to the other.
  • Participants are encouraged to review the “Vermont Standard River Management Principals and Practices version 1.3” prior to the trainings.
    Participants receive 6 hours of continuing education credits per class.
  • Trainings will be held as a hybrid with in-person & Teams option.
    • Teams meeting information will be sent to registered participants shortly before the training.
    • In-person will be held at: VTrans Dill Building at 2178 Airport Rd, Berlin, Vermont.
  • Dates
    • January 18th – Bridge & Culvert Replacement
    • February 1st – Sediment & Wood Removal
    • February 22nd -- Floodplain Restoration
    • March 14th -- Channel stabilization

Sign-up for VTTC events go through:

For SOV first time user Login info for state employees
URL: https://vermont.csod.com
User ID: Your @vermont.gov email address. Password: P4ssw0rd
Note: you will be required to change your password upon your first log in, additionally; your password must meet the following criteria:

  • A minimum of 8 characters and must contain both upper and lower case letters
  • Must contain alpha and numeric characters
  • Must contain at least one special character

 

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November Clean Water Board Public Hearing

Save the Date: Clean Water Budget Public Hearing – November 8, 2024

The public is invited to comment about clean water funding, the budget process, and the draft State Fiscal Year 2026 Clean Water Budget at the Clean Water Budget Public Hearing on Friday, November 8, 2024 at 8:30 am. Further details and instructions on how to RSVP will be posted on the Clean Water Board Meetings webpage soon.

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December Clean Water Board Meeting

Attend the Clean Water Board Meeting - December 3, 2024

The public is invited to attend the Clean Water Board meeting on December 3, 2024 at 2:00 pm. The Clean Water Board will review public comments received on the draft State Fiscal Year 2026 Clean Water Budget an make its final State Fiscal Year 2026 Clean Water Budget recommendation.

Visit the Clean Water Board Meetings webpage for details and to RSVP.

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