Northern Lake Champlain Basin Water Quality Council
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Next BWQC Meeting: Thursday, April 20, 2023, 10am
Latest BWQC Meeting: Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 10am | Agenda » | Project Scoring Template » | 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 flier for more information »
SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ON:
AGENDAS & MINUTES »
MEMBERS »
COUNCIL POLICIES »
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BWQC PROCESS »
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS »
CONTACT »
BWQC AGENDAS & MINUTES
- Wednesday, March 15 | Agenda » | Project Scoring Template » | Minutes (Draft) »
- Thursday, February 23 (Special Meeting) | Agenda » | Sub-grant Proposals Memo » | Minutes (Draft) »
- Wednesday, January 18 | Agenda » | Minutes (Draft) »
- Wednesday, December 14 | Agenda » | Minutes »
- Wednesday, November 16, 2022 | Agenda » | Minutes »
- Wednesday, October 19, 2022 | Agenda » | Public Participation Policy (Draft) » | Procedures Policy (Draft) » | Conflict of Interest Policy (Draft) » | Meeting Recording » | Minutes »
- Wednesday, September 21, 2022 | Agenda » | Draft Chapter 6 of DEC Guidance» | Meeting Recording » | Minutes »
- Wednesday, August 17, 2022 | CANCELED
- Wednesday, July 20, 2022 | Agenda » | Co-Benefit Scoring Matrix » | Co-Benefit Scoring for Memphremagog » | Minutes »
- Wednesday, June 15, 2022 | Agenda » | CWSP/BWQC Interim Public Participation Policy » | BWQC Members’ Code of Conduct & Conflict of Interest Policy » | Meeting Recording » | Minutes »
- Wednesday, May 18, 2022 | Agenda » | Draft Council Policies » | TBP Implementation Table » | Formula Grant Methodology Final Draft » | Meeting Recording » | Minutes »
- Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | Agenda » | Draft Procedures »| FCNRCD Projects » | Lake Iroquois Association Projects » | WNRCD Project Presentation » | Minutes » | Meeting Recording »
- Thursday, March 17, 2022 | 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 representing the following organizations.
| WATERSHED ORGANIZATIONS | Two (2) seats | |
| MEMBER | Kent Henderson | Friends of Northern Lake Champlain |
| MEMBER | Andrea Morgante | Lewis Creek Association |
| Alternate | Don McFeeters (for Henderson) | Friends of Northern Lake Champlain |
| Alternate | Roger Crouse (for Morgante) | Lake Iroquois Association |
| MUNICIPALITIES | Two (2) seats | |
| MEMBER | Dave Wheeler | South Burlington |
| MEMBER | Thomas Briselden | North Hero |
| Alternate | Lisa Schaeffler (for Wheeler) | Milton |
| Alternate | Ken Mirvis (for Briselden) | Grand Isle |
| NRCDs | Two (2) seats | |
| MEMBER | Molly Varner | Grand Isle County NRCD |
| MEMBER | Remy Crettol | Winooski NRCD |
| Alternate | Lauren Weston (for Varner) | Franklin County NRCD |
| Alternate | Oliver Pierson (for Crettol) | Winooski NRCD |
| RPCs | Two (2) seats | |
| MEMBER | Dean Pierce | Northwest RPC |
| MEMBER | Karen Adams | Chittenden County RPC |
| Alternate | Catherine Dimitruk (for Pierce) | Northwest RPC |
| Alternate | Miles Waite (for Adams) | Chittenden County RPC |
| LAND CONSERVATION ORG | One (1) seat | |
| MEMBER | Emily Alger | South Hero Land Trust |
| Alternate | Tucker Malone | Vermont Land Trust |
COUNCIL POLICIES
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BWQC PROCESS
TBD
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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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