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. YWA 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.