Water quality management planning for the West River watershed began several years ago with a series of public meetings hosted by the Windham Regional Commission and the Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District. Those meetings led to the development of a document known as the West River Alliance Action Plan.

The Basin 11 planning process was spearheaded by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and the Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District.  Basin 11 includes the watershed areas drained by the West, Williams and Saxtons Rivers. The planning process is a public-private collaboration to restore and protect waters found within the basin. The resulting basin plan (see link below) will largely support voluntary remedies. Active public participation in developing the basin plan will be essential to formulate strategies that will effectively improve and protect water quality while reflecting the needs and priorities of Vermonters who live in the basin.

The Agency of Natural Resources, municipalities, watershed organizations and many others will use the resulting plan as guidance for their own work and to support the citizens of the basin who developed the plan. For more information about Basin 11 and the basin planning process contact:

Marie Levesque Caduto, Watershed Coordinator
Vermnt ANR / Department of Environmental Conservation
100 Mineral Street, Suite 303
Springfield, VT 05156-3168
Phone: 802.885.8958
Fax: 802.885.8890
Email: Marie.Caduto@state.vt.us

The Final Basin 11 Water Quality Management Plan has been adopted by the Agency of Natural Resources.

To inspect the Final Plan (pdf, 7.3 MB), click here. 

To inspect the appendices to the Final Plan (pdf, 1.8 MB), click here.

DEC and ANR appreciate the time, energy and commitment that persons and organizations devoted to the planning and plan development process which spanned several years. DEC and ANR look forward to providing ongoing assistance with respect to plan implementation.

Persons having questions about the planning process or the Final Plan are encouraged to contact the individual named above.

• Basin 11 Water Quality Assessment Report (pdf, 632 KB)
• Completed Basin Plan Example: White River Basin (pdf, 1.4 MB)
• Basin 11 planning - Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District
• West River Watershed Alliance
• Connecticut River Watershed Council
• Connecticut River Joint Commissions
• Guidelines for Watershed Planning (pdf, 374 KB)
• Map of Vermont's 17 River Basins
• Vermont Clean and Clear Action Plan
• Windham Regional [Planning] Commission

Updated: July 2008