What's Next?
Everything is Connected! Is storm water of interest to you? Stay informed!
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If you are motivated to get involved on a personal level, there are numerous watershed alliance groups which greatly appreciate volunteer efforts. Volunteering is a wonderful way to meet like minded folk and learn a great deal about the stormwater issues which are particular to your area. Here is a partial list:
- Essex Stormwater page
- Friends of the Winooski River
- Lake Champlain Basin Program
- Lake Champlain Committee
- Lewis Creek Association
- Shelburne Bay Watershed
- Town of Shelburne/Stormwater
- VIPRG ( Vermont Public Interest Research Group)
- Williston Stormwater page
- Winooski Stormwater page
Government links which have great information and linked resources:
- Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
- EPA OWOW
- -ANR-List of Permitted (stormwater) Discharges Potash watershed
- 303d listing of impaired waters in Vermont
- EPA: Surf Your Vermont Watershed
- Smartwaterways
- The Vermont Water Resources Board
- USGS Stormwater Data for Burlington, VT
- USGS Potash Brook real time data gauge
- Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
- Vermont Stormwater Management Manual Vol. 1
- Vermont Stormwater Management Manual Vol. 2
- Vermont Ecosystems
Often citizen action groups can have a major impact on the decisions facing their communities, such as cost, taxation, and esthetic values for storm water treatment and management.
If our natural resources are important to you, get your feet wet! Jump on in!