Annual Reports
Vermont Clean Water Initiative Annual Reports
The Vermont Clean Water Initiative Annual Performance Report summarizes the State of Vermont’s clean water efforts and demonstrates how investments are making a difference in water quality of Vermont’s rivers, lakes, and wetlands. Collectively, state and federal funding programs and regulatory programs drive clean water efforts. The State of Vermont coordinates across agencies to track these efforts and monitor progress. The report includes a summary of the state’s progress implementing the Phosphorus Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for Vermont Segments of Lake Champlain, which identifies phosphorus pollution reductions necessary for Lake Champlain to meet water quality standards.
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Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2025 Performance Report (January 15, 2026)
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Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2024 Performance Report (January 15, 2025)
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Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2023 Performance Report (January 12, 2024)
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Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2022 Performance Report (January 13, 2023)
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Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2021 Performance Report (Updated January 20, 2022)
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Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2020 Performance Report (January 15, 2021)
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Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2019 Performance Report (January 15, 2020)
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Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2018 Investment Report (January 15, 2019, Appendix A revised February 1, 2019)
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Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2017 Investment Report (January 15, 2018)
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Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2016 Investment Report (December 30, 2016)
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Clean Water Initiative Program Annual Report 2015 (February 2016)
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Ecosystem Restoration Program Annual Report 2014 (February 2015)
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Ecosystem Restoration Program Annual Report 2013 (February 2014)
Legislative Reports
Vermont Nonpoint Source Management Program
The Vermont nonpoint source (NPS) Management Program is a five-year plan that has been prepared by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in fulfillment of a federal requirement. The plan summarizes the causes and sources of NPS pollution in Vermont and identifies strategies to protect and restore waters of Vermont impacted by NPS pollution. The NPS Plan contains the key components the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, requires for states to remain eligible for continued Section 319 grant funding to combat eligible types or sources of nonpoint source pollution. DEC considers the Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan to be consistent with the implementation plan associated with the phosphorus-based Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) prepared by EPA for the Vermont portion of Lake Champlain and its drainage basin.
The current plan, which updates the 2015 version, describes Vermont’s approach to NPS mitigation including adaptive policy adoption and adjustment, developing Tactical Basin Plans, monitoring and assessing surface water, protecting against threats to groundwater resources, and tracking, reporting and accounting under various Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) pollution control plans on a cyclical basis.