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Gov. Scott announces $784,000 grant for Newport to combat sewer overflows
NEWPORT — Governor Phil Scott, alongside the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), announced a significant environmental initiative, allocating $29.25 million in grants to address combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in 11 Vermont municipalities. This funding, sourced from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), aims to improve municipal sewer infrastructure, enhance water quality in the state’s streams and lakes, and comply with Vermont’s strict CSO regulations.
Invasive Aquatic Plant Phragmites Removal Project, Chemical Treatment To Be Applied
The invasive species of plant known as phragmites is being removed from the Scott’s Cove region on Lake Memphremagog. The walking path will be closed for a few days when a herbicide is applied to specific sections of the infestation. (Photo by Ed Barber)
How Vermont’s physical and human geography help explain recent flooding
Vermont’s physical features affect its weather, its rivers and how humans have come to inhabit it.
When flooding hit Vermont this month, destruction spanned the length of the state, from Windham County up through Northeast Kingdom.But the series of storms did not damage regions equally, with many mountain towns and riverside communities bearing the brunt of the impact.
The precipitation itself, as well as the flood-prone nature of many Vermont towns, can be explained by the state’s physical features, experts say. The Green Mountains along the state’s spine determined where Vermonters settled, where they worked and the weather they endured.
Make Every Day Arbor Day
This Arbor Day, April 28, 2023, members of Memphremagog Watershed Association (MWA) joined the City of Newport to plant trees along the Clyde River Buffer zone maintained by MWA in conjunction with the City. The City planted five trees to supplement the buffer zone along the Clyde in Newport and to replace some trees that have been…
Stream and Floodplain Restoration on the Johns River
Restoration work aims to enhance fish habitat, protect and improve water quality, and increase flood resiliency. While the Johns is the smallest of the four major rivers that flow into Lake Memphremagog, sections of it sustain over 2,000 fish per mile. The restoration project aims to restore natural stream habitat and important flood storage areas on a former farm situated along the river bottom near Beebe Plain.
