Don't Undermine
Memphremagog's Purity
Working to Restore and Protect the International Waters of Lake Memphremagog and its Watershed
A Public Meeting was held in Coventry on 3/12/2025
NEWSVT Application for Amendment at the Coventry Landfill
The Solid Waste Management Program has issued a draft certification amendment for comment:
“The amendment is to provide the ability to increase the amount of liquid surface-active foam fractionation (SAFF) concentrate storage in the Pre-treatment building certified under 2nd Major Amendment (2/13/2023). The storage increase from 100 gallons to 7,500 gallons allows for more efficient treatment intervals and/or more logistical transport opportunities for off-site treatment/disposal.”
The Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation gave this presentation.
You can find a recording of the meeting thanks to NEK-TV here.
The certification draft amendment 2A can be found at:
https://enb.vermont.gov/?id=24867.
You can submit a comment through 3/27 on the Environmental Notice Bulletin (ENB) site link shown above.
Protect Lake Memphremagog!
End this environmental injustice.
It is an environmental injustice to truck almost all of Vermont’s waste to the Northeast Kingdom, which generates only 7% of the waste disposed of in the Coventry Landfill. Nearly 20% of the waste disposed comes from out of state – mainly Massachusetts. Meanwhile, the groundwater in the Memphremagog watershed is being contaminated. The State of Vermont needs a Solid Waste Plan that does not dump all its trash (and imported waste) in the Northeast Kingdom!
Join The Cause
Please join our team of Vermont and Canadian citizens in the fight to restore and protect Lake Memphremagog!
PROTECT
Through our research, monitoring of water quality reports and published testing, testimony to legislators, and our own petitions for improved regulatory and testing policies, we focus on keeping our water clean and healthy for all Vermonters and Canadians into the future..
EDUCATE
By holding scheduled meetings for stakeholders and the public, participating in press conferences, writing public comments and media articles, we are working hard to inform and engage the public.
COLLABORATE
Collaboration is a key to accomplishing our goal. Working together with other environmental groups in the US and Canada raises our combined knowledge, and provides a strong platform to make the biggest impact.
A literal mountain of trash overlooks a beautiful lake.
KNOW THE FACTS
The Latest in the Media - Concerns for Lake Memphremagog
Join us in the fight to protect Lake Memphremagog! Stay in the know of the latest updates regarding the Casella landfill. If you are able, please donate to our cause to help pay our legal expenses. Thank you!
New Permit Threatens
Lake Memphremagog
On May 31 the Department of Environmental Conservation Watershed Management Division issued the final amended Permit for the pilot leachate pretreatment system on site at the NEWSVT Coventry landfill.
Stay Tuned!
Keep an eye out for an announcement regarding information on the second Newport Forum on Environmental Issues. We would love to have all who can, attend.