May 16, 2013 - SFY 2014 Ecosystem Restoration Grant - RFP - RFP Released May 16, 2013. Pre-Proposals due by 4:30 PM on June 13, 2013. For more information, please also see the Watershed Management Division's ERP website.

March 29, 2013 - Informal Request for Comments on Draft Rule to Limit Motor Vehicle Idling: The Agency of Natural Resources intends to propose a rule to limit idling of motor vehicles. In advance of initiating a formal rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act, the Agency is requesting comments on the draft rule. Comments must be submitted by June 4, 2013. Please click here for more information (PDF) >>

May 14 & 15, 2013 - 24th Annual Northeast Region Nonpoint Source Pollution Conference
The conference will be co-hosted by DEC and the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission and will be held in the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, Burlington, Vermont.  Early-bird pricing is in effect through April 26th so register soon to take advantage of this discount!  For more information about accommodations, opportunities to sponsor or exhibit, the draft agenda and to register, visit the conference website by clicking here.

February 28, 2013 - Draft CAFO General Permit – As part of its authority under the Federal Clean Water Act, the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has developed a general permit that will provide National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) protection to Medium Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO). A public comment period is now open through April 29, 2013. The draft permit and further information about the program are available on the Watershed Management Division web site.
For more information, please contact:
Marli Rupe, CAFO Program Manager
DEC, Watershed Management Division
1 National Life Drive, Main 2
Montpelier, VT 05620-3522

February 2013 - The former DEC Water Supply Division and parts of the former DEC Wastewater Management Division have merged to become the DEC Drinking Water & Groundwater Protection Division (DWGWPD) which has a new web site as of mid-February 2013. Regulatory programs managed by the Division include, but are not limited to:
Public Drinking Water Supply
Groundwater Withdrawal (water)
Wastewater System and Potable Water Supply (Regional Offices – drinking water and wastewater)
Indirect Discharge (wastewater)
Underground Injection Control (wastewater)
The Division also certifies/licenses:
Public Drinking Water System Operators
Wastewater & Potable Water Supply Designers
Well Drillers

January 14, 2013 - Vermont ANR Act 138 Report - Facing inadequate funding to respond to the public’s demand for clean water, the Vermont Legislature passed Act 138 in 2012 which directs the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (VANR) to prepare a Water Quality Remediation, Implementation, and Funding Report (referred to as the Clean Water Trust Fund Report). Public comments on the draft report and the Final report itself can be viewed on the DEC Watershed Management Division's web site. For more information, please contact:
Kari Dolan, Manager, Ecosystem Restoration Program
DEC, Watershed Management Division
1 National Life Drive, Main 2
Montpelier, VT  05620-3522
kari.dolan@state.vt.us   

September 2012 - On the Anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene
Two videos from the New England Conservation Law Foundation featuring Vermont Agency of Natural Resources staff.