March 9, 2012 Marie Levesque Caduto, Watershed Coordinator VT ANR I Dept. of Environmental Conservation 100 Mineral Street, Suite 303 Springfield, VT 05156-3168  CRWC comments on the Final Draft Basin 10 Water Quality Management Plan As the primary citizen watchdog and steward of the Connecticut River from source to sea, the Connecticut River Watershed Council [...]

August 23, 2012 Secretary Richard K. Sullivan, Jr. EOEEA, Attn: MEPA Office Holly Johnson, EOEA No. 14089 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA  02114 Subject:    Draft Environmental Impact Report for EOEA# 14594 Proposed (redundant) Well 9A – Westfield, Massachusetts Dear Secretary Sullivan, I am submitting comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for [...]

March 29, 2012 Testimony of Ron Rhodes, River Steward, Connecticut River Watershed Council before the Vermont House Committee on Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources. Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on S. 202 – an act relating to regulation of flood hazard areas, river corridors, and stream alteration. As [...]

February 14, 2012 Andrea Langhauser Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 1 Winter Street Boston MA 02108 Re:      Potential Eligibility Criteria/Design Standards for Small Docks/Piers General Licenses January 25, 2012 draft submitted by CZM and Steve Mague of Durand & Anastas Inc. Dear Ms. Langhauser, The Connecticut River Watershed Council (CRWC) is the principal nonprofit [...]

Feb. 8, 2012 Comments of Ron Rhodes, River Steward, Connecticut River Watershed Council before the joint House and Senate hearing regarding post-Irene flood response. Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for the opportunity to speak here today.  As you may know, the Connecticut River Watershed Council is a membership based non-profit that advocates for the [...]

November 15, 2011 Comments of Ron Rhodes, River Steward, Connecticut River Watershed Council, before Vermont’s joint House and Senate Natural Resources meeting regarding post-Irene flood response.   Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the opportunity to speak here today on Vermont’s post-Irene flood response. As you may know, the Connecticut River Watershed Council is [...]