Stormwater / Water Quality

Request for Paperless Billing for Water/Sewer/Stormwater Bills

Stormwater Fees / Information & Questions

  1. 2021 Stormwater Flyer
  2. Process Flowchart for Calculation of Fees
  3. Shelburne Stormwater FAQs

Stormwater Fee Credit Applications

  1. Application for National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit Credit m (NPDES)
  2. Application for Stormwater Agricultural Credit
  3. Application for Stormwater Educational Credit (Annual Reporting Form)
  4. Application for Stormwater Treatment Practice Credit (STP)

Stormwater Ordinance

  1. Stormwater Ordinance Updated 2020
  2. Stormwater Credit Manual 2020
  3. Technical Standards for Stormwater Upgrades 2020
  4. Stormwater Ordinance Q & A

Shelburne is Developing a Way to Fund Stormwater Management

As per state statute, Shelburne must reduce, then maintain certain levels of pollution caused by stormwater into Lake Champlain. In order to fund the Town's stormwater management program, capital improvement projects, and maintenance, Shelburne is working to establish an equitable funding source that won’t affect the property tax rate and will enable all contributors of stormwater to finance the work.

Shelburne’s Selectboard has asked staff to investigate the development of a Stormwater Utility, similar to other towns in Chittenden County, to fund this infrastructure. Town staff are currently working with the City of South Burlington, a leader in stormwater management, to look into this. A Stormwater Advisory Committee has also been formed to work with staff and the Selectboard on this potential project. (See link to Stormwater Advisory Committee in menu on left.)

Why Manage Stormwater?

Impervious surfaces, such as roads, driveways, rooftop, etc., generate stormwater runoff into Lake Champlain. This runoff can erode stream banks and increase water pollution, which is an environmental and public health concern. Shelburne has been designated as a MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) town by the state. Towns with this designation must prepare a Flow Restoration Plan for each stormwater impaired watershed. (See a link to Shelburne's Flow Restoration Plan in menu on left.)

 

Stormwater Fees

A stormwater utility manages the flow of stormwater via storm drains, culverts, swales, stonelined ditches, retention and detention ponds, and other various best management practices. 

A stormwater utility fee is comparable to a water or sewer fee and is based on a common rate for a property’s contribution to stormwater runoff.  See South Burlington’s stormwater utility website for some information on how this might work.

MS-4 Annual Reports

  1. MS4 Annual Report (2015)
  2. MS4 Annual Report (2016)
  3. MS4 Annual Report (2017)
  4. MS4 Annual Report (2018)

Shelburne Stormwater Plans

  1. Flow Restoration Plan (very large file)
Stormwater Image

Contact Us

  1. Chris Robinson

    Water Quality Superintendent
    Email
    Ph: 802-985-3700
    Emergencies: 802-985-8051

    Location

    53 Turtle Ln
    Shelburne, VT 05482

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