New England Inland Rivers Geographic Response Strategies
Lake Champlain GRP Project
This project was completed in 2017 and the 15 Geographic Response Plans listed below are available at the Regional Response Team 1 website located here.
LC-VT-01 Missisquoi
LC-VT-02 Charcoal Creek
LC-VT-03 Alburg
LC-VT-04 Swanton
LC-VT-05 Milton
LC-VT-06 Grand Isle Ferry Dock
LC-VT-07 Sandbar
LC-VT-08 Malletts Creek
LC-VT-09 Winooski
LC-VT-10 Burlington
LC-VT-11 Shelburne
LC-VT-12 Lewis/Little Otter Creek
LC-VT-13 Otter Creek
LC-VT-14 Chimney Point
LC-VT-15 Mount Independence
Lake Champlain
For this project, GRP development will focus on the portion of Lake Champlain within Vermont*.
* New York falls within EPA Region 2's jursdication. As this is an EPA Region 1 project, GRP development on Lake Champlain will be limited to areas of the lake within Vermont.
Work Group Participants
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Vermont DEC
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Vermont DEC Drinking Water Program
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Vermont Emergency Management Agency
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Vermont Historic Preservation Comm.
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Vermont Inland Fish & Wildlife
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Vermont Commision on Native American Affairs
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Vermont Forest, Parks & Recreation
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Towns of
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Alburg
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Swanton
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Highgate
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Isle La Motte
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North Hero
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St. Albans
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Grand Isle
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South Hero
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Georgia
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Milton
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Colchester
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Burlington
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Shelburne
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Charlotte
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Ferrisburgh
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Panton
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Addison
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Bridport
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Shoreham
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Orwell
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Benson
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West Haven
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U.S. Dept. of Interior
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U.S. Coast Guard
Initial Work Group Meeting
October 13, 2016
Shelburne Town Office Complex, Meeting Room 1, 5420 Shelburne, Rd., Shelburne, VT
Work Group participants were briefed on project details including the site selection process, plan for site surveys, development of tactics for each site, and final review and approval of all GRPs.
Site Selection Meeting
January 05, 2017
Shelburne Town Office Complex, Meeting Room 1, 5420 Shelburne, Rd., Shelburne, VT
Participants reviewed the site sensitivity data compiled from Work Group members as well as the EPA, VT DEC, and Nuka Research, and identified the 15 GRP development sites. Information was presented in a site selection matrix for each of the river systems considered.
Site Surveys
April 25th and 26th, 2017
Nuka Research conducted site surveys to obtain additional information about each GRP site that informed the development of tactics and noted logistical and other issues.
Tactics Sub-Group Meeting
June 13, 2017
Via Webinar
The Tactics Sub-Group was comprised of select individuals from the project Work Group with direct experience and expertise in inland spill response, GRP development, and/or in-depth knowledge of Lake Champlain. The Sub-Group reviewed draft GRP maps showing the tactics and strategies recommended by the site survey team. Changes to these initial tactics and strategies were made based on input from the Tactics Sub-Group, and the GRPs were updated prior to final review by the Work Group.
Final Work Group Meeting
July 17, 2017
1pm - 3pm via Webinar
This was the final meeting of the Lake Champlain GRP Work Group. During this meeting, each draft GRP was presented for review and comment prior to finalization.
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
11:00 am - 1:00 pm