Water Matters

Water Matters, part 6

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Lewis Creek Association, Responsible Growth Hinesburg, and the Hinesburg Planning Commission hosted “Local Water Quality Matters: Individual Action for the Greater Good” on November 7, 2019. Everyone enjoyed exploring the stream table, and learning from Jessica Louisos about steps we can take to improve our local roads to improve water quality.

You can view the entire event thanks to VCAM at https://www.vermontcam.org/show/hinesburg-stormwater-water-matters-6

Additionally, two Powerpoints are available in PDF format that shows the notes section for more information. Feel free to download these PDFs for more details! The maps shown in Kate’s presentation and on the tabletop displays are also linked below for download or online display. Explore your local neighborhood’s road erosion status, as well as water quality and biological sampling results near you.

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educational materials available:

Presentation by Kate Kelly, Lewis Creek Association

Presentation by Jessica Louisos, Milone & MacBroom

Map of LaPlatte Watershed roads (private and public), subwatersheds, and road erosion data. On the left side, click on the image that looks like three layers of paper stacked on top of each other. The click the check boxes to turn on and off the various layers.

Map of Biological Sampling Data (fish and macroinvertebrates)

Map of Local Water Quality Data