Public Meeting

The Stewards of the Greensboro Watershed and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation are holding a virtual public meeting on Monday August 24 from 7-9 pm to discuss water quality trends in Vermont’s water bodies in the Greensboro Watershed, including Caspian Lake, Lake Elligo, and Long Pond, and to discuss opportunities to increase protection of these high-quality waters. The meeting will be held virtually using the Microsoft Teams platform; calling in via telephone is also an option.

PLEASE RSVP TO: ANR.WSMDLakes@vermont.gov

Participate Via Telephone by calling this number: +1 802-828-7667

A draft decision has been issued for the Working Dog Septic application.  The location for this activity is Cambridge, VT.

Application details may be viewed on the Environmental Notice Bulletin.

Join the meeting via Teams.

• Meeting Purpose: The Clean Water Board will meet to address the State Fiscal Year 2021 clean water budget.
• Meeting RSVP: Please RSVP by completing this online form by Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 8:00 am. Your RSVP will help us better plan to host the public meeting remotely.
• Attend Remotely: The meeting will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams due to COVID-19 social distancing. Join Microsoft Teams Meeting for full meeting audio and visual. If you require a call-in option to participate (e.g., computer does not have a microphone), RSVP using the above-linked form and call-in details will be sent to you directly.
• Agenda and Materials: To be posted on the Clean Water Board Meetings webpage in advance.
• Contact ANR.CleanWaterVT@vermont.gov with questions about the upcoming Board meeting.

Public Meeting

2019 Lake Carmi Clean Water Progress Report

Thursday, July 9, 2020, 5:00 – 7:00 pm

• Meeting Purpose: Present and discuss the Lake Carmi Clean Water Progress Report, which summarizes work completed to date to meet the Lake Carmi Crisis Response Plan objectives, discusses how that work has impacted water quality trends, and describes progress against the Lake Carmi TMDL Phosphorus Reduction Target.
• Attend Remotely: The meeting will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams due to COVID-19 social distancing. Join the Microsoft Teams meeting for full meeting audio and visual or call in at the number below.

Virtual Meeting Link: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting

• Call in Number: +1 802-828-7667  
• Conference ID: 830 924 320#

·       Meeting RSVP: Please RSVP by completing this online form  by Thursday, July 9, 2020 at 12:00 pm. Your RSVP will help us better plan to host the public meeting remotely.

·       Agenda and Materials: The Clean Water Progress Report is available here. The meeting agenda will be posted here by Monday July 6.  

Contact oliver.pierson@vermont.gov with questions about the upcoming meeting. 

Thursday, May 21, 2020, 1:30 - 3:00 pm

• Meeting Purpose: The Clean Water Board will make its Clean Water Fund budget recommendation for the first quarter of State Fiscal Year 2021, in light of anticipated COVID-19 impacts on State Fiscal Year 2021 revenue. 
• Meeting RSVP: Please RSVP by completing this online form by Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 10:00 am. Your RSVP will help us better plan to host the public meeting remotely.

• Attend Remotely: The meeting will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams due to COVID-19 social distancing. Join Microsoft Teams Meeting for full meeting audio and visual. If you require a call-in option to participate (e.g., computer does not have a microphone), RSVP using the above-linked form and call-in details will be sent to you directly.

• Agenda and Materials: To be posted on the Clean Water Board Meetings webpage in advance.  

Contact ANR.CleanWaterVT@vermont.gov with questions about the upcoming Board meeting.

Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 1:00 - 2:00 pm

• Meeting Purpose: The purpose of this meeting is for the Clean Water Board to discuss Clean Water Fund budget planning, anticipating COVID-19 impacts on revenue in State Fiscal Year 2020 and State Fiscal Year 2021. 
• Meeting RSVP: Please RSVP by completing this online form by Monday, May 11, 2020. Your RSVP will help us better plan to host the public meeting remotely.
• Attend Remotely: The meeting will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams due to COVID-19 social distancing. Join Microsoft Teams Meeting for full meeting audio and visual. If you require a call-in option to participate (e.g., computer does not have a microphone), RSVP using the above-linked form and call-in details will be sent to you directly.
• Agenda and Materials: To be posted on the Clean Water Board Meetings webpage in advance. 

Contact ANR.CleanWaterVT@vermont.gov with questions about the upcoming Board meeting.

At Upcoming Public Meeting, Local and State Officials Will Outline Plans to Remove Rutland’s Dunklee Pond Dam

Rutland, VT – The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will hold a public meeting March 12, 2020 from 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM in Rutland to discuss the removal of the Dunklee Pond Dam. At the meeting, a DEC engineer, the project manager, and the design consultant will give an update on the current condition of the dam, why it is being removed, summarize existing information and the alternatives reviewed, discuss the conceptual design plan, and answer questions about the removal project. State officials will also provide a brief history of the dam and talk about the positive benefits of dam removal on reducing flooding, improving floodplains, wetlands, water quality and fish and wildlife habitat. 

“The Dunklee Pond Dam on Tenney Brook in Rutland City was built around 1792 as a linseed oil mill. It later operated as a sawmill and an old ice-pond dam before the advent of electric refrigeration in the 1920s. Today, the defunct dam threatens public safety by exacerbating local flood conditions,” said Todd Menees, DEC River Management Engineer. “Removing the dam will alleviate flooding for Rutland City homes, businesses and the Route 7 travel corridor.” 

State and city officials observed dam conditions before and after the October 17, 2019 flood. After reviewing the damage, officials decided to partially remove the dam. The city, state and federal staff expedited approvals for the partial removal on October 30, 2019 before the flood that was forecast for that evening and into November 1, 2019. A catastrophic failure was averted and the continued design for full removal is slated for 2020 or 2021 pending the procurement of additional funding for full removal. 

The Dunklee Pond Dam public meeting is scheduled for 7:00 PM on March 12, 2020 in the Alderman’s Chamberg room on the second floor of Rutland City Hall. For more information, visit   https://vtwatershedblog.com/2019/12/17/through-collaboration-a-dam-is-removed/

Friday, February 21, 2020, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, in the Catamount Room (N215), National Life Building, Montpelier

The Clean Water Board will hold a working meeting on Friday, February 21, 2020 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. The meeting is open to the public. Please RSVP by emailing anr.cleanwatervt@vermont.gov. Agenda and materials to follow. Visit the Clean Water Board webpage for more information.

The Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain's Future meets Monday, December 9th, 5:00 - 7:00 pm at the Shelburne Town Offices, Meeting Room 1, 5420 Shelburne Road, Shelburne, Vermont. For more information and to RSVP, contact Lauren Jenness.

This meeting has been canceled due to the potential for poor road conditions. The next VTCAC meeting will be December 9th, 5:00 - 7:00 pm at the Shelburne Town Offices, Meeting Room 1.

The Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain's Future meets Monday, November 18th, 5:00 - 7:00 pm at the Shelburne Town Offices, Meeting Room 1, 5420 Shelburne Road, Shelburne, Vermont. Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services and Dairy Policy at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets will present on the state of Vermont's agriculture economy. The committee will also review the draft 2020 Lake Champlain Action Plan. A draft agenda is below. For more information and to RSVP, contact Bethany Sargent.

DRAFT AGENDA

5:00 – 5:15 pm

Welcome and Introductions (5 min) – Mark Naud

Public Comments (5 min)

Review and Vote on Draft October 21st VTCAC Meeting Summary (5 min) – Mark Naud

5:15 – 6:30 pm

Guest Presentation: The State of Vermont's Agriculture Economy – Diane Bothfeld, Director of Administrative Services and Dairy Policy at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets

6:30 - 7:00 pm

Working Session: 2020 Lake Champlain Action Plan (25 min) – Mark Naud and Bill Howland

VTCAC Staff Update, Next Meeting (5 min) – Bethany Sargent

7:00 pm ADJOURN