Water Resources Assistance

With grant support from the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and other granting sources, MAC offers professional assistance for municipalities seeking to promote comprehensive water quality and water resource protection. We can assist with recommended updates to land use regulations with sample language that protects floodplains, river corridors and lake shorelands, and encourages low impact development stormwater management.

For more information, contact Milly Archer, VLCT Water Resources Coordinator.

Below are links to some of the resources made available through this program.

Riparian Buffers

• Model Riparian Buffer Ordinance [Word document, April 2007]
• Creating an Effective Riparian Buffer Ordinance [Municipal Assistance Center Technical Paper #2, April 2007]
• Riparian Buffers – Becoming the Tool of Choice for Stormwater Management [VLCT News, March 2006]

 Low Impact Development

• Model Low Impact Development Stormwater Management Bylaw [Word document, May 2008]
• Managing Stormwater through Low Impact Development (LID) Techniques [Municipal Assistance Center Technical Paper #5, May 2008]
• Study Evaluates Low Impact Techniques for Stormwater Management [VLCT News, June 2008]
• Study Evaluates Low Impact Techniques for Stormwater Management [VLCT News, March 2008]
• Low Impact Development (LID) – It Just Makes Sense [VLCT News, April 2009]

 Shoreland Protection

• Model Shoreland Protection District Bylaw [Word document, June 2011]
• Protecting Vermont’s Lakes through Shoreland District Zoning [Municipal Assistance Center Technical Paper #6, June 2011]
• This Land Is Shoreland [VLCT News, June 2011]

 Subdivisions

• Model Environmental Resource Area Protection Standards for Subdivisions (August 2012, Word document)
• Protecting Natural Resources Through Subdivision Regulations [VLCT News, August/September 2012]

Green Infrastructure

• Green Infrastructure – Topic Paper for the Vermont Land Use Planning Implementation Manual [July 2012]

General Stormwater Management

• Municipal Stormwater Pollution Prevention Everyday Best Management Practices [VLCT News, August/September 2010]
• Vermont Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges – How Do Municipalities Comply? [VLCT News, October 2006]

Flood Hazard

• What is the Hazard Mitigation Program? How Can my Municipality Apply? [VLCT News, November 2011]
• Fluvial Erosion Hazard Prevention – Practicing the Gospel of Avoidance [VLCT News, March 2010]
• Flood, Sweat and Tears: Substantial Improvement and Substantial Damage Under the NFIP [VLCT News, June 2009]
• Floodplain Management 101 [VLCT News, January 2009]

Emergency Relief and Assistance Fund (ERAF)

• Flood Damage Mitigation Incentives for Municipalities under the New ERAF Rule [VLCT News, November 2012]