Stormwater Master Plans - The Plans Come Together
In May of 2019, the five Mad River Valley towns wrapped up a two-year planning process to advance stormwater management across the watershed, for its value to resilience and clean water. This "Stormwater Master Planning process" resulted in a watershed master plan, a list of 100 top projects (20 per town), and conceptual engineering plans for 25 priority sites (5 per town). Working with Friends of the Mad River, The Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission, Watershed Consulting Associates, and key town stakeholders prioritized opportunities in each valley town for slowing, sinking, and spreading stormwater runoff.
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By completing the initial engineering designs for these priority sites, each municipality can now focus on securing funds for final engineering and project construction, which will help the state advance goals to reduce phosphorus loading and algae blooms in the Lake Champlain basin and help the Mad River Valley community be stronger in the face of worsening storm events.
Want to play a part in building the Mad River Valley community's resilience by better managing Stormwater?
Get a Storm Smart Assessment of your own property and find ways to slow down, spread out, and sink in stormwater before it can run downhill. Water that is absorbed where it lands is less likely to lead to costly erosion and flooding.
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