Vermont’s largest utility announced Tuesday that it’s working with farmers to build a manure digester in St. Albans that will turn cow manure from three farms into electricity and reduce phosphorous pollution into Lake Champlain.
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In addition to making milk, Vermont’s dairy cows create a lot of manure. And what to do with that waste can sometimes be a challenge.
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Green Mountain Power is hoping to build a community digester that will serve three St. Albans farms. The system would keep phosphorous out of Lake Champlain and generate electricity, and GMP says farmers will get a percentage of the revenue it generates
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The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) announces a Request for Proposals (RFP) for services to develop an urban stormwater guidance document for municipal officials in the U.S. portion of the Lake Champlain Basin. Up to $43,400 is available for this project. The successful applicant will also provide education and training to incorporate cost-effective runoff reduction techniques in the routine upgrade and maintenance of existing stormwater management to enhance water quality initiatives.
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A few hundred feet from the shore of Burlington’s North Beach, a couple of Coast Guard buoys bob in the waves. They’re in open water,…
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The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets (VAAFM) has released a draft copy of the Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs) for a period of public comment which will run through December 18, 2015. This is a pre-filing period which will afford the opportunity for all interested stakeholders to review the Draft RAPs and provide initial comment before VAAFM will formalize the draft this winter and will then enter into the formal rulemaking process in the spring of 2016.
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