<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><img src="cid:ii_mfr5khnz0" alt="2023-LakeChamplain_lightNOAAblue_transparent.png" width="83" height="41" style="margin-right: 0px;"></div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><b>Lake Champlain Sea Grant Research Webinar</b></div><div><br></div><div>Join us for our first fall research webinar of 2025!<br><b><i><br>Regionalizing MS4 Compliance: Opportunities and Challenges for Vermont Communities</i></b><br><br><b>Date/Time: </b>Wednesday, September 24, 2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm<br><br><b>Location:</b> Zoom (registration required). <b>REGISTER <a href="https://plattsburgh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NmJUGcxLRu6RzLEFdYYGng#/registration" target="_blank">HERE</a></b><br><br><b>Speaker:</b> Andrew Brown, Stormwater Regional Utility Research fellow, Lake Champlain Sea Grant.  <br><br><b>Description: </b>Through a year-long fellowship supported by six Vermont municipalities and the Lake Champlain Sea Grant, the Stormwater Regional Utility Research Fellowship examined whether regional collaboration among Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) communities could improve efficiency and reduce costs. The MS4 program requires municipalities to take action to reduce pollution from stormwater runoff—rain and snowmelt that flow across roads, parking lots, and other hard surfaces, picking up oil, fertilizers, salt, and debris before entering rivers and lakes. Meeting these requirements is essential for protecting local waterways, but it can also be complex and costly for individual towns to manage on their own. Over the course of the fellowship, Brown examined the full range of MS4 compliance activities, collected and analyzed cost data, reviewed governance options, and gathered input from municipal staff and partners. The work provides insights into how towns can collaborate to meet stormwater obligations more effectively. By looking at both financial and organizational opportunities, the fellowship points toward practical strategies for protecting our shared natural resources in ways that are sustainable and cost-effective.<br><br>Hope to see you there!<br><br></div><div>--</div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b><font face="times new roman, serif">Aude Lochet, PhD</font></b><div><font face="times new roman, serif">(She/Her/Hers)<br></font><div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Lake Champlain Sea Grant, Lake Champlain Research Institute</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Water Resources Outreach/Extension Specialist</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Adjunct Instructor</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">SUNY Plattsburgh</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Mail box: Hudson Hall 136</span><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Office: Hudson Hall 123</span><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">101 Broad Street<br style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;line-height:18px;display:inline">(o) 518-564-2056</div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>