Simple, Low Cost Solutions to Get Water Off Your Driveway

This training will provide you with:

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• Ways to identify if the stormwater from your driveway is draining to a stable area or contributing to nearby erosion

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• Simple techniques for redirecting stormwater off the driveway to designated areas

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• A review of Vermont examples of driveway practices in action

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Training materials:

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1. Presentation (Request a copy - email)

2. Companion Workbook (Request a copy - email)

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Additional resources:

• Gravel Road Maintenance Manual: A Guide for Landowners on Camp and Other Gravel Roads (Maine DEP, 2016)

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• VT Guide to Stormwater Management for Homeowners & Small Businesses (2018)

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• VT Lake Wise Program factsheets:

  • Summary of Best Management Practices

  • Crowned Driveways, Good Gravel, & Rock or Grass Lined Drainage Ditches

  • Infiltration Trenches

  • Open-top Culverts and Rock Aprons

  • Turnouts

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• 2018 VLCT Drainage Management Standards for Town Highway Access Policies

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• “What’s with all the Rock in the Ditch?” A Landowner’s Quick Guide to the Municipal Roads General Permit (MRGP)