Watershed Management Division Field Methods Manual
11 January 2022
Agency of Natural Resources
Guidance
The Vermont Bioengineering Manual
06 April 2022
To print this Manual, under the printer headings, select “flip on short side,” so it will print landscape, back to back and open properly.
River Corridor Easement Brochure
18 July 2019
River Corridor Easement Brochure
Sharing The Edge: A Guide for Lakeshore Property Owners in Vermont
30 May 2018
Are you interested in purchasing lakefront property in Vermont? Maybe you are new to Vermont entirely, or perhaps you’ve lived here for years but are just now contemplating a camp on the lake. This booklet introduces a landowner to what a healthy lake shoreland looks like, describes how Vermont manages its public waters, and provides an overview of property development regulations.
Technical Guidance for Determining Compensatory Storage Requirements Under the Flood Hazard Area and River Corridor Protection Rule
08 May 2018
The Bountiful Benefits of Wetland Buffers
07 December 2017
Why wetlands need upland buffers to help them function and how you can create or improve wetland buffers. Formatted for paper size 8.5 x 11 inches
Vermont Standard River management Principles and Practices
12 June 2015
This document defines practices and decision-making processes to assist state and federal agencies, municipalities, non profit organizations, and landowners with river management techniques that reduce future flood and erosion risks. This document is needed to break the cycle of flood recovery activities that leave post-flood river channels located near public infrastructure and private property more impacted and more vulnerable to damages from future flooding.
Guidance for Construction of Public Works Projects in Areas Where Contamination is Suspected or Known
22 March 2002
Guidance for the completion of public works projects, particularly utility replacements, where subsurface contamination may be encountered. Includes information regarding construction procedures and site assessment completion.
Landowner's Guide to Wetlands
20 December 2018
2021 edition
Water Quality Monitoring Program Strategy 2011-2020
16 May 2015
The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation's Water Quality Monitoring Program Strategy: 2011 - 2020 (Updated May 2015). The Vermont Water Quality Monitoring Strategy (WQMS) has two primary purposes: (1) to describe the who, what, where, when and why of monitoring Vermont’s waters and (2) to work with our monitoring partners to provide additional information and communicate these results.
