Clean Water Initiative

The Vermont Clean Water Initiative Annual Performance Report summarizes the State of Vermont’s clean water efforts and demonstrates how investments are making a difference in water quality of Vermont’s rivers, lakes, and wetlands. Collectively, state and federal funding programs and regulatory programs drive clean water efforts. The State of Vermont coordinates across agencies to track these efforts and monitor progress. The report includes a summary of the state’s progress implementing the Phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for Vermont Segments of Lake Champlain, which identifies phosphorus pollution reductions necessary for Lake Champlain to meet water quality standards.

This is a required final deliverable for all Clean Water Initiative Program block grants. This Excel file replaces the Final Performance Report for block grants and includes the Stormwater Best Management Practice Report and the Riparian Buffer Planting BMP Report. Please enter each design and implementation project with a WPD ID as its own row in this file. All projects should already have been entered to the Watershed Projects Database via the Batch Import File or ANR Online New Project Form.

Phosphorus and Water Pollution Plain Language Fact Sheet

What is a Clean Water Project? Plain Language Fact Sheet

Legacy Phosphorus Plain Language Fact Sheet

Source Versus Delivered Phosphorus Load Plain Language Fact Sheet

Modeled Versus Measured Phosphorus Plain Language Fact Sheet

This document provides guidance and criteria for phosphorus reduction accounting associated with clean water projects that are eligible to receive funding under the Clean Water Initiative Program Funding Policy.

This spreadsheet tool has been developed to provide estimated annual phosphorus load reductions based on anticipated project implementation metrics to support project prioritization and initial cost effectiveness calculations. This tool is subject to change, please confirm the version of the tool you are using matches the current available version posted on this page. This tool is for planning and prioritization purposes only, DEC will calculate final phosphorus reduction credit following project closeout and confirmation of final project metrics as implemented.