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Vermont DEC offers guidance to help property owners protect shorelands

Oneida County residents give mixed reaction to potential shoreland protection ordinance changes

An Oneida County committee held off on further discussions regarding amendments to the county’s Shoreland Protection Ordinance.

DEC releases new guidance to help protect shorelands in Vermont

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Lakes and Ponds Program has released new guidance to help property owners protect and restore lakeshore properties.

New guidance to help protect shorelands in Vermont | Vermont Business Magazine

Brookfield Renewable presents battery storage project

BERLIN — Brookfield Renewable Energy met with the planning board last week in a conceptual review of its proposed battery storage project. Brookfield has an option on 3.8 acres of city land behind the district courthouse on Main Street where it is planning to install a 14-megawatt battery storage project. Outlining the layout, Don Bouchard of Horizons Engineering said the site is east of the railroad and near two of Brookfield’s hydroelectric plants as well as electric transmission lines. The eight batteries will be enclosed in individual metal air conditioned modular containers on a slab foundation. A 7-foot high chain link fence around the containers will provide security.

Landowners fined for removing vegetation along Lake Sadawga shoreline

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   WHITINGHAM — The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation issued a $5,250 penalty to a landowner and their hired contractor after the landowner directed their contractor to remove over 4,800 square feet of vegetation within 25 feet of the shoreline of Lake Sadawga, violating Vermont’s Shoreland Protection Act. As part of the penalty, DEC required the landowner and contractor to reestablish the vegetation that was removed. This is the second penalty issued for vegetation removal along Lake Sadawga. On June 8, 2020, the DEC issued a $4,000 fine to another landowner and contractor for removing over 5,900 square feet of vegetation within 25 feet of the shoreline and an additional 10,000 square feet within 250 feet of the shoreline. In both cases, the landowner violated Vermont’s Shoreland Protection Act. Both properties along Lake Sadawga are in the process of restoration, which takes time. Returning the shoreline to a naturally forested area will provide long-term benefits to Lake Sadawga by stabilizing the shoreline, preventing erosion, protecting water quality, and providing habitat for Vermont’s wildlife.