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Vermont (Region 1)

Contacts for Vermont

Contact Category:
Source Water Protection Program
Sole Source Aquifer Program

Source Water Protection Program

• Rodney Pingree
  Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Water Supply Division
  103 S Main St
  Waterbury, Vermont 06571-0403
  Phone: 802-241-3418  
  Email: rodney.pingree@anr.state.vt.us
  

• Douglas Heath
  US EPA Region 1, Drinkng Water Quality and Protection Unit
  One Congress Street
  CDW
  Boston, MA 02114-2023
  Phone: 617-918-1585  
  Email: heath.douglas@epa.gov
  Expertise: SSA

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Links for Vermont

• Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation: Source Water Protection Program

   State Drinking Water Protection Web Sites

• Vermont: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.

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Publications for Vermont

Norwich Aquifer Protection District Zoning Ordinance ( PDF 6 pp , 11 K ) Starksboro Sewage Disposal Systems Health Ordinance ( PDF 5 pp , 11 K )

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Case Studies for Vermont

Title: Vermont: Burlington

Subtitle: Public Interest Drives Source Water Protection in Vermont

Case Study Type: Assessment and Protection

Description: Burlington, Vermont, is a city of approximately 40,000 residents located on the shores of Lake Champlain. The dominant industry is farming, although urbanization is increasing. The Lake is the drinking water source for Burlington and other municipalities. It also is used for recreation, commerce and is the receiving water for municipal treated wastewater and storm water. Community involvement in municipal planning and decision making is strong in Burlington. A SWPP has been adopted and implementation includes working with the agricultural community to manage run-off, implementing land use controls and permitting, upgrading of both combined and separate waste water and storm water systems, watershed restoration and protection, intake management, contingency planning and routine monitoring of treated water quality.





Title: Vermont: Burlington I

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Case Study Type: Assessment

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Title: Vermont: Department of Environmental Conservation

Subtitle: Interns Update State Park Information for Vermont

Case Study Type: Protection

Description: Vermont's Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) employed an intern to help update data and complete source water assessments for most of Vermont's state parks. Using engineering plans on file with the Water Supply Division (WSD), the intern collaborated with each park's water system operator. In addition, the intern determined the GPS coordinates for all wells in the parks. Using data collected by the intern, the WSD was able to make several recommendations for each system to address vulnerabilities, such as making source construction improvements or improving septic system maintenance. The work took place form September to December 2003 and was funded by NEIWPCC.