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Winooski NRCD outlines programs, aims for 125 Storm Smart assessments by March 2025
Summary
Remy Crettol, district manager for the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District, summarized recent projects and partnerships and said a new grant will fund 125 residential Storm Smart site assessments through March 2025; the district also plans watershed planning, agricultural assistance and several stream and wetland projects.
Remy Crettol, district manager of the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District, presented the district’s recent work and priorities to the Chittenden County Clean Water Advisory Committee on Oct. 11. He said the district’s service area is the largest in Vermont and highlighted partnerships, new grants and a pipeline of restoration projects.
The presentation emphasized a Storm Smart residential site‑assessment program funded by a new grant with a goal of completing 125 assessments through March 2025. Crettol said the district continues Stream Team outreach to support the county’s MS4 permittees and will manage Envirothon, the statewide conservation competition for high school students. He also said the NRCD intends to expand agricultural assistance through technical support and state programs including the Vermont Pay for Phosphorus Program and the Vermont Agricultural Water Quality Partnership.
Crettol described recent on‑the‑ground projects — Hands Mill Dam removal, aquatic organism passage improvements, the Morse Farm gravel wetland and Shady Rill streambank restoration — and said the district is partnering with the Lake Iroquois Association and the Lewis Creek Association on a Lake Iroquois Watershed Action Plan. He said the plan aims to identify roughly 40–50 candidate projects and to prepare 30% design plans for a subset of the most promising projects. Crettol listed Underhill Central School stormwater treatment and projects from the Richmond SWMP as items currently on the district’s radar.
During a brief follow‑up, committee member Darlene Palola asked if WNRCD could help Huntington’s conservation commission investigate bank‑erosion and steep‑slope sites; Crettol said he would be glad to assist. The presentation closed with an invitation to towns and partners to engage with the NRCD on assessments and project development.
The committee took no formal action on the presentation; members were encouraged to follow up with WNRCD staff or via CCRPC channels.
