Past Conferences

VEC’s 2026 conference on the regulatory landscape included sessions on regulatory updates, efforts to streamline regulations for housing, technology updates, and building funding stacks.

VEC’s 2025 conference on climate adaptation strategies included sessions on nature-based solutions, policy solutions, and engineering & technological solutions.

VEC held a conference in May 2024 titled, "Weathering the Storm: Building a Sustainable and Resilient Environment."

The conference covered the following topics: Flood Resilient Design Process in Vermont, Brownfield Climate Adaptation, Mitigation, and Sustainability; Vulnerabilities & Emergency Response; Flood Impacts of Climate Change; and Dam Removal Considerations.

Conference description coming soon.

VEC held a half-day virtual conference in June 2021 titled “Recent Experience with Brownfields and PCB Contamination.”

The conference covered brownfield process and available funding, PCBs, and four (4) case studies.

VEC held a half-day virtual conference in October 2020 titled “The State of Vermont’s Water III.”

The conference covered PFAS studies in Vermont; PFAS occurrence, testing, and treatment; and other contaminants (arsenic and chloride).

VEC held a conference in June 2019 at Vermont Technical College titled “The State of Vermont’s Water II.”

The conference covered relevant rule updates, watershed protection, and stormwater planning and permitting.

VEC held a conference in June 2018 at Vermont Technical College titled “The State of Vermont’s Water.”

The conference covered relevant rule updates, water quality topics, an update on PFAs, and lake cleanup topics.

VEC held a conference in 2017 in partnership with the VT Department of Environmental Conservation at the Vermont Technical College.

The conference was titled “Evolving Regulations and Emerging Contaminants”, and covered new and proposed regulations related to groundwater, contaminated and Brownfield properties, hazardous waste, aboveground storage tanks, as well as an update on Vermont’s testing and regulation of emerging contaminants, such as PFOA.

VEC held its 5th Annual Water Quality Conference in June 2016 at Vermont Technical College.

The conference covered topics related to wastewater, stormwater, agriculture, and resiliency.

VEC held its 4th Annual Water Quality Conference at Vermont Technical College.

The conference focused on examining some of the organizational structures and innovative approaches that have succeeded and might be applied to improvement of water quality.

VEC held its 3rd Annual Water quality Conference in Burlington, VT.

At the event Governor Peter Shumlin signed into law The Shoreland Protection Act. The legislation set new permitting standards for building within 250 feet of the state’s lake shorelines and applies to all lakes and ponds greater than 10 acres in size.

VEC held its 2nd Annual Water Quality Conference in Burlington, VT.

VEC held its first Annual Water Quality Conference at Middlebury College in partnership with the VT Department of Environmental Conservation and VT Agency of Agriculture.

The conference focused on public policy tools used to address agricultural water pollution in Lake Champlain.