PUBLIC INVITED TO DISCUSS – MEMPHREMAGOG WATERSHED and TOMIFOBIA, COATICOOK BASIN ACTION PLAN
Public comment meetings on the Draft Basin 17 Tactical Basin Plan have been scheduled for May 18th and 23rd. Everyone is Welcome
May 18th at 12:30 PM – Prouty Beach Pavilion, 386 Prouty Beach Rd, Newport City, Vermont – hosted by the Orleans Natural Resources Conservation District
May 23rd at 6:30 PM – Gateway Center, 84 Fife Drive, Newport City, Vermont – hosted by the Memphremagog Watershed Association
Basin 17 includes the Vermont portions of the St. Francis River Watershed encompassing a total of 589 square miles between the Lake Memphremagog drainage and the Tomifobia and Coaticook River watersheds. The plan includes 61 priority strategies focused on protecting and restoring water quality and aquatic habitat.
The Tactical Basin 17 Plan will serve as the guidebook for water quality protection and restoration efforts in this basin for the next five years.
5-Year Cycle
The Basin Planning Process includes 5 major steps:
- Monitoring water quality
- Assessing and analyzing water quality data
- Identifying strategies and projects to protect and restore waters
- Seeking public comment and developing the plan
- Implementing and tracking plan priorities (which is ongoing throughout the planning cycle)
Please join us for this important step in the Planning Process- Public Comment. More information and Virtual teams link information is available at DEC.
