The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
Vermont - Water/Sewer
links
University
of Vermont
Center
for Sustainable Agriculture,
http://www.uvm.edu/%7Esusagctr
Description:
The Center for Rural Studies (CRS) is a nonprofit, fee-for-service research
organization that addresses social, economic, and resource-based problems
of rural people and communities.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
University
of Vermont
Lake
Champlain Sea Grant,
http://www.uvm.edu/~seagrant
Description:
Welcome to the Lake Champlain Sea Grant Program. We are one of the newest
partners in the National Sea Grant College Program Network that was established
in 1966 by the US Congress to promote wise use, conservation, and sustainable
development of marine, coastal, and Great Lakes resources.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning,
Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York, Vermont
Agency
of Agriculture, Food, and Markets
Accepted
Agricultural Practices,
http://www.vermontagriculture.com/AAP.htm
Description:
Accepted Agricultural Practices are statewide restrictions designed to
reduce nonpoint pollutant discharges through implementation of improved
farming techniques rather than investments in structures and equipment.
The law requires that these practices must be technically feasible as
well as cost effective for farmers to implement without governmental financial
assistance.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Agriculture, Food, and Markets
Vermont
Best Management Practices,
http://www.vermontagriculture.com/BMP.htm
Description:
The use of Best Management Practices by farmers will protect and maintain
water quality by reducing agricultural nonpoint source pollution.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Natural Resources
Forestry
Division,
http://www.state.vt.us/anr/fpr/forestry/index.htm
Description:
The mission of the Forestry Division is to assure that the forest resources
of Vermont serve the long-term needs of society by promoting a balanced
and diverse approach to management, use and protection of the state's
woodlands.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Natural Resources
Outdoor
Recreation Grants,
http://www.state.vt.us/anr/fpr/recreation/
Description:
Information about multiple outdoor recreation grant programs in Vermont,
including the Trails Grant Program and the Land and Water Conservation
Fund.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Agency
of Natural Resources
Source
Water Protection Program,
http://www.vermontdrinkingwater.org/swapp.htm
Description:
Public water source protection began in Vermont in the late 1970's with
the use of hydrogeologic methods to site new public community water supplies.
A more formalized approach began in 1982 with the delineation of Wellhead
Protection Areas (then called Aquifer Protection Areas or APA) for most
municipal systems. Since 1985, the delineation of Public Water Source
Protection Areas (SPA) has been required for all proposed new sources
for public community water systems. Since 1992, a water system must have
an approved Source Protection Plan (SPP) in order to receive an Operating
Permit.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Appalachian
Mountain Club
Appalachian
Mountain Club,
http://www.outdoors.org/
Description:
The enhancement program reflects a growing recognition that transportation
programs, while vital for national mobility and international competitiveness,
must also be environmentally sound. The Vermont Agency of Transportation
(VTrans) encourages local communities to be directly involved in enhancement
projects. Enhancement activities are a means to more creatively and sensitively
integrate transportation facilities into the surrounding communities.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Connecticut
River Joint Commissions
Connecticut
River Joint Commissions,
http://www.crjc.org/
Description:
The catalyst for cooperatively meeting the Valley's challenges is the
Connecticut River Joint Commissions, who seek a strong and vibrant economy
while capitalizing on the natural wealth of this place. Capitalizing without
corrupting means conserving. Helping Valley people achieve that balance
and finding the resources to ensure that quality of life is the role of
the Connecticut River Joint Commissions.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire, Vermont
Connecticut
River Watershed Council
Connecticut
River Watershed Council,
http://www.ctriver.org/
Description:
Founded in 1952, the Connecticut River Watershed Council (CRWC) is the
only broad-based citizen advocate for the environmental well-being of
the entire Connecticut River. Our primary mission is to promote improvement
of water quality and the restoration, conservation, wise development and
use of the natural resources of the Connecticut River watershed.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont
Conservation
Law Foundation
Conservation
Law Foundation,
http://www.clf.org/
Description:
The Conservation Law Foundation is the oldest and largest regional environmental
advocacy organization in the United States. We're based in New England,
where our attorneys, scientists, economists, and policy experts work on
the most significant threats to the natural environment of the region
and its residents.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Deerfield
River Watershed Association
Deerfield
River Watershed Association,
http://www.umass.edu/tei/mwwp/drwa/index.htm
Description:
The Deerfield River Watershed Association is a non-profit organization
with the mission to preserve, protect, and enhance the natural resources
of the Deerfield River watershed in south-eastern Vermont and north-western
Massachusetts.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts, Vermont
Department
of Environmental Conservation
Water
Quality Division,
http://www.vtwaterquality.org/
Description:
The goal of the Water Quality Division is to maintain and enhance the
quality of Vermont's lakes, rivers and wetlands to support healthy ecosystems
and appropriate public uses.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Environmental
Protection Agency
New
England Drinking Water Program,
http://www.epa.gov/ne/eco/drinkwater/index.html
Description:
Information about New England's Drinking Water including private wells,
EPA's programs to protect, monitor, treat, and transfer drinking water
to residents and businesses, funding opportunities, technical assistance
and more.
Topics: Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Environmental
Protection Agency
New
England Rivers/Watersheds,
http://www.epa.gov/NE/topics/water/watersheds.html
Description:
Information on Watersheds which are defined as those land areas that catch
rain or snow and drain to specific marshes, streams, rivers, lakes, or
to ground water.
Topics: Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Environmental
Protection Agency
New
England Wetlands,
http://www.epa.gov/NE/topics/ecosystems/wetlands.html
Description:
Information on wetlands which in general terms are lands where saturation
with water is the dominant factor determining the nature of soil development
and the types of plant and animal communities living in the soil and on
its surface. Wetlands vary widely because of regional and local differences
in soils, topography, climate, hydrology, water chemistry, vegetation,
and other factors, including human disturbance.
Topics: Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Environmental
Protection Agency
Smart
Growth Strategies in New England,
http://www.epa.gov/region1/ra/sprawl/index.html
Description:
EPA New England launched a Smart Growth Program in 1999 at our Smart Growth
Strategies for New England conference. The conference's success demonstrated
widespread interest in the twin problems of sprawl and urban decay. Smart
growth is an alternative to sprawl and urban decay, and is an innovative
approach to addressing EPA's environmental mandates. Our Smart Growth
Action Plan involves working with diverse partners to shape land use and
growth so that it has minimum impact on environmental, economic, and community
health.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Farm
Service Agency - USDA
Farm
Service Agency,
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/vt
Description:
Stabilizing farm income, helping farmers conserve land and water resources,
providing credit to new or disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and helping
farm operations recover from the effects of disaster are the missions
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA).
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Lake
Champlain Basin Program
About
the Lake Champlain Basin Program,
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/champ/lcbpsumr.htm
Description:
The LCBP works in partnership with government agencies from New York,
Vermont, and Quebec, private organizations, local communities, and individuals
to coordinate and fund efforts which benefit the Lake Champlain Basin's
water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, recreation, and cultural
resources.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Intergovernmental Cooperation, Land Preservation, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New York, Vermont
Natural
Resource Conservation Service - USDA
Vermont
NRCS,
http://www.vt.nrcs.usda.gov/
Description:
NRCS soil conservationists, soil scientists, agronomists, ecologists,
engineers, planners, and other specialists promote land stewardship by
providing technical assistance through teams to address surface and groundwater
quality; wetlands, riparian areas, and biodiversity; aquatic and terrestrial
habitat; and impacts of landuse changes. NRCS teams work on all of a state's
landscapes: agricultural, wetlands and riparian areas, suburban, rural,
urban centers, and forested.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
New
England Regional Water Quality Program
New
England Regional Water Quality Program,
http://www.usawaterquality.org/newengland/
Description:
The CSREES New England Regional Water Quality Program works to improve
water quality management through educational knowledge and extension programming
that emerges from a research base. The program builds on the strengths
of the Extension Water Quality Programs at the Land Grant Universities
throughout New England.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Northeast-Midwest
Institute
Northeast-Midwest
Institute,
http://www.nemw.org
Description:
The Northeast-Midwest Institute is a Washington-based, private, nonprofit,
and non-partisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality,
environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Smart
Growth Network
Vermont
Smart Growth News Articles,
http://www.smartgrowth.org/news/bystate.asp?state=VT&res=800
Description: Listing of news articles relating to smart growth issues in a specific state.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
USDA
Forest Service
Northeastern
Area State and Private Forestry,
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/
Description:
The mission of the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area is to lead and
help support sustainable forest management and use across the landscape
to provide benefits for the people of the 20 Northeastern and Midwestern
States and the District of Columbia.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
USDA
- Vermont Rural Development
Water
and Waste Disposal Grant and Loan Program,
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/VT/vtwwbro.htm
Description:
Water and Waste Disposal loans and grants may be made to develop, extend,
or improve water and wastewater systems, including solid waste disposal
and storm drainage, in rural areas.
Topics: Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Association of Conservation Districts
Vermont
Association of Conservation Districts,
http://www.vacd.org/
Description:
The Association is a nonprofit organization of Vermont's 14 Conservation
Districts whose mission is to help the Districts carry out natural resource
oriented programs at the local level.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Center for Geographic Information
Vermont
Center for Geographic Information,
http://www.vcgi.org/about_vcgi
Description:
In 1994 Act 204 (10 VSA Chapter 8) established the Vermont Center for
Geographic Information, Inc (VCGI). VCGI is a nonprofit public corporation
charged with the development and implementation of a comprehensive Vermont
Geographic Information Strategy (VGIS). Further, VCGI is charged with
ensuring that all data gathered by state agencies that is relevant to
the VGIS shall be in a form that is compatible with, useful to, and shared
with that geographic information system.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Department of Libraries
Environmental
Court Opinions,
http://dol.state.vt.us/gopher_root5/000000/env_court/envcrt.html
Description:
An index of Vermont's Environmental Court Opinions.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Department of Libraries
Supreme
Court Opinions,
http://dol.state.vt.us/WWW_ROOT/000000/HTML/SUPCT.HTML
Description:
A searchable index of Vermont Supreme Court opinions.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Forum on Sprawl and the Orton Foundation
Pathways
to Planning:
Online Assessment Tool, http://www.surveycafe.com/VtForum/entry.asp
Description:
This tool offers communities and citizens strategies, case studies, tutorials,
and examples of how to achieve smart growth and to arrest sprawl. The
tool will ask you questions on various related topics and generate resources
catered to your town's needs. With this tool you can find out: what other
towns are doing to improve their town centers, citizen involvement strategies,
ways to provide more housing choices and how to protect wildlife habitat
and important open spaces.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Legislature
Vermont
Statutes Online,
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/statutes2.htm
Description:
The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes
Annotated, provided as a convenience. It has NOT been edited for publication.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Monitoring Cooperative
Vermont
Monitoring Cooperative,
http://vmc.snr.uvm.edu/
Description:
The Vermont Monitoring Cooperative (VMC) is a collaborative organization
in which scientists collect and pool information and data for the purpose
of improving our understanding, protection, and management of Vermont's
forested ecosystems.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Vermont
Natural Resources Council
Vermont
Natural Resources Council,
http://www.vnrc.org/
Description:
For over forty years, VNRC has been Vermont's leader in protecting and
restoring our natural resources. By building coalitions, working together,
and offering common sense solutions, VNRC has set the standard for an
approach to environmental protection that endures.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Water
Resources Board
Water
Resources Board,
http://www.state.vt.us/wtrboard
Description:
The Water Resources Board mission is to ensure that rules which guide
the management of Vermont's water resources and wetlands are adopted and
(on appeal) are interpreted, by a citizen board which is independent of
the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR). The Board provides meaningful citizen
involvement and oversight in the adoption and implementation of Vermont's
water resources management and wetland protection policies and provides
for an administrative appeal from related regulatory decisions of the
ANR.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Waterwheel
Foundation
Waterwheel
Foundation,
http://www.phish.com/waterwheel/champlain.php
Description:
Thus far WaterWheel has given away $1,054,700 to 29 organizations working
on issues affecting Lake Champlain. Grants have been made for a variety
of purposes, including land conservation, environmental advocacy, grassroots
activism, education, and capital projects such as equipment purchases.
Below is a summary of the grants, as well as profiles of some of the larger
organizations.
Topics: Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Vermont
Land Trust Alliance
Easement Stewardship: Long term relationships, www.lta.org
Description: Overview of VT's stewardship plan for the long run.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, healthy communities, historic preservation, water
Jurisdiction: Vermont
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The Toolbox is a joint effort of The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development (NERCRD)
and Penn State Cooperative Extension in Adams County.
This page was last updated on July 13, 2005.
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