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Getting Engaged in the Clean Water Fund Budget Process
Kari Dolan, Clean Water Initiative Program Manager
September 14, 2017
Clean Waters are Critical Community Assets
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Why We Need Clean Water• Use and enjoyment of Vermonters
– Drinking water– Swimming – Fishing
• Support tourism, at annual spending of $2.5 billion– Lake Champlain a key attraction for visitors– Second home-owners in towns bordering the Lake spend $150
million annually– Overnight visitors in Champlain Valley spend over $300 million
annually– Day visitors spend $30 million annually
• Maintain property values
• Integral to the Vermont brand– Our environmental is our economy
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Human Activity Can Harm Our Waters
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Wilmington, 2011, photo: J. CantoreBrattleboro, 2011, photo: M. Reston
2011 FloodsPhoto: Brattleboro, VT, 2011, Courtesy
of
Caleb Clark, CNN
Main Lake
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Lake Champlain, Spring 2011, Courtesy
LCBP
Mouth of Connecticut River from Irene
2011
Water Pollution
Water Pollution is the discharge of waste, litter, chemicals, sediment, heat, or other materials into water, contaminating or degrading the quality of that water for other users
Aug. 2014 Algae Bloom, St. Albans Bay, Photo: Friends of the Northern Lake Champlain
Different Sources of Water Pollution – Point Sources
“Any discernible, confined, discrete conveyance … from which pollutants are or may be discharged”
Illegal discharge of untreated sewage, dyed green for the assessment
Different Sources of Water Pollution – Nonpoint Sources
Any source that does not meet the Clean Water Act definition of a “point source”
Commonly referred to as “Polluted Runoff” – precipitation-driven sources all over the landscape
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Lake Champlain Lake Memphremagog
Phosphorus levels (ppb)
Also impaired due to phosphorus pollution:
Lake Carmi (Franklin) and Shelburne Pond (Shelburne) 10
Phosphorus Pollution Reduction Plans
Connecticut River/Long Island Sound Nitrogen TMDL
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Forestry
River
Channels
Runoff from
Developed
Land
Roads
Agriculture
Wastewater
Treatment
Clean Water Initiative is an “All-In” Approach to Restore our Waters
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What is ANR’s Clean Water Initiative Program?
Federal
$
Private
$
Local
$
State
$
Coordinate Implementation,
Manage grant programs,
Track investments and outcomes,
Report on our progress and
And communicate
Created by the Vermont Clean Water Act of 2015
Administered by Clean Water Fund Board
Supported by 0.2 percent property transfer surcharge*
Surcharge provision is extended another 10 years
*In FY2019, State Capital funds are also being allocated through the Clean Water Fund process
Overview of Vermont’s Clean Water Fund
Overview of Vermont’s Clean Water Fund
Best Management PracticesEquipment AssistanceAgronomic PracticesPartner Education Programs
Better RoadsLocal Roads
Ecosystem RestorationTechnical AssistanceLoans
ACCD
ANR
VTrans
AAFM
LiDAR MappingBetter Connections
New Revenues
Capital Funds
Private Donations
Vermont Clean Water
Fund
Clean Water Fund Board Administers the Fund
Learn more at:
http://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/cwi/cwf
Fiscal Year 2019
Clean Water Fund
Budget Process
TimelineOct.6
Oct 17
Opportunities for Public Participation
Opportunities for Public Participation
Clean Water Fund PrioritiesPriority DescriptionA: Sources of water
pollution in Impaired
Waters
Restores surface water impairment through grants, contracts or loans, targeting sources
of pollution that are contributing to the water quality impairment
B. Significant sources of
water pollutionPromotes cost-effectiveness by targeting sources of pollution that are significant
contributors to water quality degradation C. Riparian buffer
restorationPurchases permanent conservation easements on lands adjacent to waterways (river
corridors, wetlands, riparian areas) and establishes minimum of 50-foot buffers with
native vegetationD. Compliance with
municipal and State road
permits
Aids municipalities and the State in implementing stormwater control practices for
compliance with the municipal roads general permit and the stormwater permit
pertaining to state highwaysE. Education, outreach Provides technical and educational support to municipal officials and road crews,
farmers, loggers, homeowners and others about sources of water pollution, cost-
effective solutions to mitigate impacts and implementation supportF. Innovative technologies Supports innovative technologies or practices to reduce water pollution from farms,
municipalities’ developed lands, logging areas and other sourcesG. Land acquisition Purchases land in order to take land out of practice when water quality remediation is
not achievable through agricultural Best Management PracticesH. Municipal Stormwater
UtilitiesProvide assistance for municipalities in establishing and operating stormwater utilities
I. Municipal assistance Aids municipalities in understanding critical sources of water pollution, and in
identifying, planning and implementing priority water pollution controlsJ. Geographic equity Adds to this set of priorities some consideration of location in the distribution of funds
to support regional equity
Clean Water Fund Allocations
Walk through 2017-09-06 DRAFT FY19_Clean Water Fund and Capital Allocations.docx
Vermont Clean Water Initiative Website: cleanwater.vermont.gov/
Clean Water Initiative: Kari Dolan, [email protected], 490-6113
Grant Administration, Ag. Tech Assist.: Marli Rupe, [email protected], 490-6171
Tracking & Reporting: Emily Bird, [email protected], 490-4083 and
Helen Carr, [email protected], 490-6115
Outreach, Champlain Coord.: Bethany Sargent, [email protected], 490-6131
Clean Water Fund: http://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/cwi/cwf
