Public Invited to Join Meeting to Discuss Water Quality Plan for the Deerfield River and Nearby CT River
Brattleboro, VT. – State planners and regional water quality partners are hosting a virtual meeting on January 24 to introduce the state’s kick-off of the update to the Tactical Basin Plan for the Deerfield and lower Connecticut Rivers and adjacent Connecticut River Tributaries (Basin 12). This Plan is being developed to protect and restore rivers, lakes, and wetlands in southeastern Vermont from Stratton to Vernon.
January 24, 2024 6:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlduCtrT0qHdcp2jWOnS1RM95RZIpic7um
The public is invited to provide input on regional water quality and river habitat concerns. Watershed Planner, Marie Caduto, will present an overview of the current conditions in the watershed and provide an update on the progress made since the 2020 Plan was implemented. Input can be submitted during the meeting or via email to Marie.Caduto@vermont.gov or mailed to Marie Caduto, Basin 10 Comments, VT DEC, 100 Mineral Street, Suite 303, Springfield, VT 05156.
The Tactical Basin Plan identifies actions that will protect or improve rivers, lakes, and wetlands through cost-effective projects, including floodplain restorations and dam removals. The plan will set priority strategies focused on water quality and aquatic habitat to be implemented over the coming five years. One such project identified in the previous plan is the floodplain restoration work being implemented on Birge Street in Brattleboro.
Visit the Basin 12 web page to learn more about the Deerfield River and Plan in the StoryMap, and to submit input through the On-Line Survey.
Please pre-register for the January 24 Kick-off meeting through the Windham Regional Commission at http://www.windhamregional.org/.
