Water Resources
Research
Westford, Vermont. Jun – Aug 2007. Yellow Wood worked with Stone Environmental to assess
options for water supply and wastewater treatment in the rural town of Westford, Vermont's town center.
Yellow Wood prepared a Wastewater Feasibillity Study Survey for landowners in the town center and
provided training to the Westford Wastewater Committee on conducting a survey pre-test. Yellow Wood
finalized the survey instrument with input from the Committee's pre-test. The survey included a fact
sheet on Vermont's water supply and wastewater regulations. Contact Paul Birnholz, Member, Westford
Wastewater Committee, (802) 524-2174.
Institutional Arrangements Study. January – November 1994. Yellow Wood provided project
management and conducted research on behalf of the Lake Champlain Management Conference to recommend
possible alternatives, modifications and/or enhancements to existing institutional and funding arrangements
that would enhance the potential for long-term basin-wide management of Lake Champlain. Project participants
included Cornell University and The Conservation Law Foundation. Contact Lee Steppacher, Water Management
Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, New England Region, JFK Federal Building, Boston, MA 02203,
(617) 565-4874.
"The report is well written and effective...I learned a lot about a subject
I know fairly well."
-John Banta, Chairman, Social and Economic Subcommittee, Lake
Champlain Management Conference
"The extensive and detailed work that you have completed on Institutional
Arrangements for the Lake Champlain Basin has provided the Lake Champlain Basin Program with
a highly professional product and detailed information for use in the planning effort for
Lake Champlain. Your attention to detail, commitment to formulating workable solutions to
complex institutional issues and ability to communicate your ideas in a concise format are
greatly appreciated."
-James E. Connolly, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Water Resources and the Town of Champlain. March – October 1993. Prepared case study of the
Town of Champlain, New York on behalf of The Lake Champlain Management Conference to illustrate the
complex connections between the town's water resources and its economy. Explored the potential impact
of a Lake Champlain Water Pollution Prevention and Control Plan on the town's future economic opportunities.
Contact Steve Erman, NYS Adirondack Park Agency, PO Box 99, Rte. 86, Ray Brook, NY 12977, (518) 891-4050.