Like the high quality waters of the Mill River that flow through the Clarendon Gorge (pictured at left) and the headwaters of the Middlebury River (pictured at right), the tributaries of the Otter Creek contribute to the overall health of the basin. The underlying objective of the Vermont Basin Planning Process is to protect the high quality waters of the watershed and restore those that do not meet Vermont Water Quality Standards. For more information about the planning process, contact Ethan Swift.

The Department of Environmental Conservation and the Water Quality Division began hosting Otter Creek basin-wide public meetings in the Fall of 2003. Click here for meeting notes.

Click on the link below for a recent update concerning basin planning progress within the watershed area:

          - June 2007 monthly update (pdf, 225 KB)

          - July 2007 monthly update (pdf, 165 KB)

          - August 2007 monthly update (pdf, 71 KB)

          - September 2007 monthly update (pdf, 23 KB)

          - October 2007 monthly update (pdf, 631 KB)

          - May 2008 monthly update (pdf, 214 KB)

          - June & July 2008 monthy update (pdf, 842 KB)

• Addison County Regional Planning Commission
• Addison County RiverWatch Collaborative
• Lake Dunmore/ Fern Lake Association
• Lewis Creek Association
• Middlebury River Watershed Partnership
• Moosalamoo Association
• New Haven River Anglers Association
• Otter Creek Natural Resource Conservation District
• Pittsford National Fish Hatchery
• Rutland Regional Planning Commission
• The Watershed Center in Bristol
• Upper Otter Creek Watershed Initiative - Rutland Natural Resource Conservation District

• Guidelines for Watershed Planning (pdf, 374 KB)
• Lake Champlain Basin Program
• Lake Champlain Basin Program Atlas
• Map of Vermont's 17 River Basins
• Meeting Dates & Minutes
• Vermont Clean and Clear Action Plan

Updated: August 2008