Lakes and Ponds Program Links

Department of Environmental Conservation – https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/lakes-ponds

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/VTLakes/

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCitqy4EeljQxyJ5sKz67YfQ?view_as=subscriber

Lakes Score Card – https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/lakes-ponds/data-maps/scorecard

Lake Wise – https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/lakes-ponds/lakeshores-lake-wise

Aquatic Invasive Species – https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/lakes-ponds/aquatic-invasives

Monitoring – https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/lakes-ponds/monitor

• Lay Monitoring Program
• Champlain
• Lakes Assessment

Permitting – https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/lakes-ponds/permit

Contact Lakes & Ponds Staff – https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed/contacts

Useful Watershed Management Division Links

Watershed Management Division – https://dec.vermont.gov/watershed

Watershed Planning Program – https://dec.vermont.gov/water-investment/watershed-planning

• Public notices – find pending decisions related to Division permitting and rulemaking, public comment periods
• Report a violation or complaint
• Funding Opportunities
• What’s New updates
• Flow, the Division Blog
• VT Surface Water Management Strategy – a comprehensive discussion of the Division’s approach to water management

Useful DEC and ANR Links

DEC Home Page – https://dec.vermont.gov/  

With many useful links to permitting, technical assistance and funding at the Department level, including the form for reporting a violation  https://dec.vermont.gov/enforcement/reporting

ANR Maps – https://anr.vermont.gov/maps

• ANR Natural Resources Atlas
• Web maps
  • Bio Finder
  • VT Flood Ready Atlas
• Downloadable maps
  • Lake Charts