Northern Lake Champlain Basin Water Quality Council
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Next BWQC Meeting: Thursday, August 20 | Agenda »
Latest BWQC Meeting: Thursday, July 16| Agenda » | Pelots Point Application » | Staff Memo » | Obligated Funds » | Minutes (Draft) »
Clean Water Service Providers (CWSPs) must convene a Basin Water Quality Council (BWQC) in each basin. The Basin 5 BWQC meets the 3rd Thursday of every month from 10 a.m. – 11:30 am. Meetings are virtual only until further notice. The Basin 5 BWQC will establish policy and guide decisions on project prioritization and selection of clean water projects for funding. The CWSP will oversee identification, implementation, and operation of those projects to achieve pollution reduction targets for non-regulatory projects for the Northern Lake Champlain Direct Drainage Basin. View the Basin 5 BWQC flyer for more information »
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BWQC AGENDAS & MINUTES
2026
- August 20 | Agenda
- July 16 | Agenda » || Pelots Point Application » | Staff Memo » | Obligated Funds » | Minutes (Draft) »
- June 18 | Agenda » | Proposals and Staff Comments » |Obligated Funds » | Minutes »
- May 21 | Agenda » | Subgrant Applicant Scoring » | Basin 5 Obligated Funds vs P-Reduction » | Minutes»
- April 16 | Agenda » | Meeting Materials » | Completed Project Funds » | Minutes »
- March 19 | Agenda » | Lewis Creek Memo » | Lewis Creek Application » | Basin 5 CWSP Project Completion spent or committed grants and contracts » | Minutes »
- February 18 | Agenda » | Staff Memo » | Revised Request » | Obligated Funds » | Friends of Northern Lake Champlain Application » | Minutes »
- January 15 | Agenda » | LFHOA Application » | WNRCD Application » | Project Scoring Memo » | Basin 5 CWSP Report » | Reassignment Review and Recommendation » | Minutes »
2025
- December 18 | Agenda » | WNRCD Basin 5 Riparian Planting O&M Adoptions Application » | South Hero Town Beach Final Design Application » | South Hero Town Beach Staff Scoring Memo » | Minutes »
- November 20 | Agenda » | Pelots Point Proposal » | Minutes »
- October 16 | Agenda » | Item 3: Basin 5 CWSP Reappointment Process, Grant Funding, P-reduction targets » | Item 4: Requests for Subcontracts or Subgrants » | Minutes »
- September 18 | Agenda » | Proposals » | Minutes »
- August 21 | Agenda » | Reappointment Request » | Minutes »
- July 17 | Canceled
- June 18 | Agenda » | Proposals » | Minutes »
- May 15 | Agenda » | Procurement Requirements – Draft Changes » | Basin 5 Years 2 + 3 Scoring Rubric » | Minutes »
- April 17 | Agenda » | Stream Restoration Application Form » | Bebe Lane Road Application » | Staff Memo – Project Scoring » | Basin 5 Years 2 + 3 Grant Tracking » | Basin 5 Years 2 + 3 Draft Scoring Rubric » | Basin 5 Year 1 Grant Exp vs. Preduction Tracking » | Minutes »
- March 20 | Agenda » | Basin 5 CWSP Budget Tracking » | Staff Memos and Proposals » | Minutes »
- February 20 | Agenda » | Grants 1-3 Tracking » | Application: Wolcott Family Natural Area Floodplain Reconnection » | Project Eligibility Screening Example » | Minutes »
- January 16 | Agenda » | Minutes »
2024
- December 19 | Canceled
- November 21 | Agenda » | Phosphorus Reduction Tracking » | Minutes »
- Special Meeting: October 1 | Agenda » | Minutes »
- September 19 | Agenda » | Phosphorus Reduction Tracking » | Fairfax St. Culvert Grant Application » | Memo: Staff Recommendation » | Minutes »
- August 15 | Canceled
- July 18 | Agenda » | Memo: Project & Development » | Memo: Applications for Sub-Grants » | Falls Road Trail Gully Stabilization Application » | Memo: Proposed Members & Alternates » | Minutes »
- June 20 | Agenda » | Basin 5 Update » | Draft Strategies » | Project Development Memo » | Minutes »
- May 16 | Agenda » | Staff Memo » | Two Heroes Application Materials: Application » – Screen Form » – Calculation » – Attachments » | Minutes »
- April 18 | Agenda » | Meeting Documents » | Staff Memo » | Minutes »
- March 21 | Agenda » | Meeting Documents » | Staff Memo » | Minutes »
- February 15 | Agenda » | Phosphorus Reduction Tracking » | Minutes »
- January 18 | Agenda » | Minutes »
2023
- November 16 | Agenda » | UVM Hort Farm Application » | Hort Farm Construction Costs » | Hort Farm Project Screening Forms » | Staff Memo Re: Applications for Water Quality Formula Subgrant » | Minutes »
- September 21 | Agenda » | Draft Interim CWSP Outreach & Communications Policy » | Falls Road Trail Gully ARA » | Minutes »
- August 17 | Agenda » | Co-Benefits » | Staff Memo » | NRPC Proposal » | Minutes »
- July 20 | Agenda » | Co-Benefits Scoring Matrix for Basin 5 » | Sub-Grant Pre-Application Form » | Draft Requirements for Procurement of Subcontractors » | Minutes »
- May 18 | Agenda » | 4 Streams Project ID/Assessment » | Staff Memo » | Minutes »
- April 20 | Agenda » | Savage Point Rd. (Isle LaMotte) » | Colchester Pond (Colchester) » | Mill River, Stonebridge Brook, Mallets Creek, Allen Brook » | Minutes »
- March 15 | Agenda » | Project Scoring Template » | Minutes »
- February 23 (Special Meeting) | Agenda » | Sub-grant Proposals Memo » | Minutes »
- January 18 | Agenda » | Minutes »
2022
- December 14 | Agenda » | Minutes »
- November 16 | Agenda » | Minutes »
- October 19 | Agenda » | Public Participation Policy (Draft) » | Procedures Policy (Draft) » | Conflict of Interest Policy (Draft) » | Meeting Recording » | Minutes »
- September 21 | Agenda » | Draft Chapter 6 of DEC Guidance» | Meeting Recording » | Minutes »
- August 17 | CANCELED
- July 20 | Agenda » | Co-Benefit Scoring Matrix » | Co-Benefit Scoring for Memphremagog » | Minutes »
- June 15 | Agenda » | CWSP/BWQC Interim Public Participation Policy » | BWQC Members’ Code of Conduct & Conflict of Interest Policy » | Meeting Recording » | Minutes »
- May 18 | Agenda » | Draft Council Policies » | TBP Implementation Table » | Formula Grant Methodology Final Draft » | Meeting Recording » | Minutes »
- April 20 | Agenda » | Draft Procedures »| FCNRCD Projects » | Lake Iroquois Association Projects » | WNRCD Project Presentation » | Minutes » | Meeting Recording »
- March 17 | Agenda » | Act 76 » | Clean Water Service Provider Rule » | Membership List » | Staff Presentation » | Open Meeting Law FAQs » | Minutes » | Meeting Recording »
BWQC MEMBERS
The Basin 5 BWQC has 9 Members and 9 Alternates representing the following categories of organization. The terms of their seats are in effect from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028.
| WATERSHED ORGANIZATIONS | Two (2) seats | |
| MEMBER | Kent Henderson | Friends of Northern Lake Champlain |
| MEMBER | Sara Lovitz | Lewis Creek Association |
| Alternate | Don McFeeters (for Henderson) | Friends of Northern Lake Champlain |
| Alternate | Andrea Morgante (for Lovitz) | Lewis Creek Association |
| MUNICIPALITIES | Two (2) seats | |
| MEMBER | Shayne Geiger | Shelburne |
| MEMBER | Thomas Briselden | North Hero |
| Alternate | Alex Kubala (for Geiger) | Colchester |
| Alternate | Ken Mirvis (for Briselden) | Grand Isle |
| NRCDs | Two (2) seats | |
| MEMBER | Molly Varner | Grand Isle County NRCD |
| MEMBER | Daniel Koenemann | Winooski NRCD |
| Alternate | Lauren Weston, then Kerry Brosnan (for Varner) | Franklin County NRCD |
| Alternate | Lucas Goldfluss (for Koenemann) | Winooski NRCD |
| RPCs | Two (2) seats | |
| MEMBER | Dean Pierce | Northwest RPC |
| MEMBER | Miles Waite | Chittenden County RPC |
| Alternate | Catherine Dimitruk (for Pierce) | Northwest RPC |
| Alternate | Eleonore Walker, then Seth Kuchenbecker (for Waite) | Chittenden County RPC |
| LAND CONSERVATION ORG | One (1) seat | |
| MEMBER | Guy Maguire | South Hero Land Trust |
| Alternate | Rebecca Roman | Vermont Land Trust |
COUNCIL POLICIES
- BWQC Conflict of Interest Policy »
- BWQC Operating Polies and Procedures »
- BWQC Procurement Policy »
- BWQC Public Participation Policy »
- BWQC Co-Benefits Scoring Matrix »
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BWQC PROCESS
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EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS
- Abenaki Perspectives on Water | Lake Champlain Sea Grant and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation hosted this Abenaki Water Perspectives panel discussion with speakers Chief Don Stevens, Melody Mackin and Rich Holschuh. Full Recording » | Shortened Version of Highlights »
CONTACT
For more information, visit the CWSP webpage or contact Dan Albrecht, CCRPC Senior Planner: dalbrecht@ccrpcvt.org or (802) 861-0133.
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