What's New
2024 Passumpsic Tactical Basin plan
The Final 2024 Passumpsic Tactical Basin Plan is ready to implement! All public comments received within the comment period were considered and addressed in the responsiveness summary included in the final plan, Appendix B. The Tactical Basin Plan serves as the guidebook for water quality protection and restoration efforts in this watershed for the next five years. Find the Passumpsic River Draft Tactical Basin Plan here and review the summary Passumpsic River Draft Plan Story Map here.
The following Links to Existing Uses and a Report Card that details the status of 43 strategies from the 2019 plan are also now available.
Please contact Ben Copans, Watershed Planner at ben.copans@vermont.gov or (802) 490-6143 with any questions.
2019 Passumpsic Tactical Basin Plan
The Passumpsic River Tactical Basin was published in October of 2019.
The full plan is available at the following link: 2019 Passumpsic Tactical Basin Plan
A story map providing a summary of the plan is available at the following link: Passumpsic Story map
Projects that have been identified or completed in the basin can be found in the Watershed project database and the interagency clean water projects dashboard available on the Clean Water Portal.
A report on water quality conditions in the Passumpsic River basin is available at: The Passumpsic Watershed - Water Quality Assessment Report 2018 (January 2019)
The previous version of the Passumpsic tactical basin plan was published in 2014 in conjunction with the Upper Connecticut River Basin. This plan is available at the following Link: 2014 Passumpsic and Upper Connecticut River Tactical Basin Plan
Our Major Partners & Stakeholders
The priority projects and strategies in the tactical basin plans are completed with help from our partners. The list below is not an exhaustive inventory of all the folks that help make the waters of the Passumpsic River Basin clean for consumption and recreation. Many thanks to all those who volunteer and support Vermont's goals for water quality excellence
- Connecticut River Conservancy
- Connecticut River Joint Commissions
- Northeastern Vermont Development Association (NVDA)
- NorthWoods Stewardship Center
- Caledonia County Natural Resources Conservation District
- Essex County Natural Resources Conservation District
- Passumpsic Valley Land Trust
- Map of Vermont's 17 River Basins
- Upper Connecticut River Mitigation and Enhancement Fund