Specifications include, but are not limited to: WRNRCD is requesting a bid to complete a Lake Watershed Action Plan (LWAP) for Lake Morey and its watershed. Vermont Lake and Watershed Action Plans combine a lake’s condition of shoreland, tributaries, and hydrologically connected roads in an individual planning guide that prioritizes restoration and protection actions for that specific lake. A detailed description of these comprehensive lake protection plans, including methods, assessment, process, and reporting are provided in the Vermont Technical Guidance for Conducting a Lake and Watershed Action Plan. The grantee is expected to follow the methods and processes detailed in this Technical Guidance document. Long-term monitoring data on several of Vermont’s larger lakes show alarming nutrient enrichment trends, including on Lake Morey in the Town of Fairlee. Lake Watershed Action Plans are needed to help identify the greatest threats to water quality, wildlife habitat, and overall lake ecosystem health. The Plan will include a priority list of the greatest threats to the lake and concept designs for solving these issues which will be shared with the local lake communities. The Lake Morey community has several active lake organizations that want to direct their limited time and resources to practices that best protect the lake. The intent of the LWAP is to guide local efforts towards actions that have been identified under the Plan’s strategy for halting and/or reversing the nutrient loading and improving shoreland and lake ecosystem functions for the lake.
