lakes
Shoreland Permitting
Effective July 1, 2014, the Vermont Legislature passed the Shoreland Protection Act (Chapter 49A of Title 10, §1441 et seq.), which regulates shoreland development within 250 feet of a lake’s mean water level for all lakes greater than 10 acres in size.
Lake Encroachment Permitting
Lake Encroachment Permits (LEP) are issued under 29 V.S.A Chapter 11 (Management of Lakes and Ponds), which regulates Encroachment in public waters. The goals of this program are to minimize the encroachment on public waters as well as ensure that projects do not adversely affect the public good and are consistent with the Public Trust Doctrine.
Lay Monitoring Program
The Vermont Lay Monitoring Program (LMP) trains and equips volunteers (or Lay Monitors) 
to conduct periodic lake water quality sampling from their boat using quality-assured methods. Since the program's inception in 1979, the principal goals have remained the same:
Lay Monitoring Data
The Vermont Lay Monitoring Program is the volunteer statewide, lake monitoring program that has sampled more than 80 inland lakes and 30 stations on Lake Champlain since 1979. For more information, visit the Lay Monitoring page.
Lake Score Card
Vermont has over 800 lakes, with 220 of them larger than 20 acres in size. The Lake Score Card currently includes information for 823 Vermont lakes, including all those over 20 acres in size.
Vermont Inland Lake Score Card
Click here to access the Vermont Inland Lake Score Card
Depth Charts of Vermont Lakes and Ponds
Hyperlinked maps may be downloaded for free.