MWA was recently awarded $872,340 from the Memphremagog Clean Water Service Provider (CWSP) via the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VHCB) to implement four water quality and habitat improvement projects. These projects vary from stream and floodplain restoration to culvert upgrades, to stormwater treatment projects. All projects are scheduled to be implemented in 2025 and 2026.

Formed when rain water filters through wastes placed in a landfill. When this liquid comes in contact with buried wastes, it leaches, or draws out, chemicals or constituents from those wastes.

The Vermont Lakes and Ponds Program offers guidance to help property owners protect and restore lake side properties. The Shoreland Best Management Practices guidance contains multiple Best Management Practice documents. Each document highlights different activities that can improve water quality and the health of lakeshore habitat. Examples of activities include planting native trees and shrubs, installing rain gardens to absorb runoff, improving driveways and pathways, and creating no-mow zones.

Stone or rock check dams slow erosion in drainage channels.
With this year’s construction season underway, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) wants to remind Vermonters about requirements to help protect the state’s waterways.