PRESS RELEASE – December 20, 2022 Contact – Lyn Munno, Watersheds United Vermont watershedsunited@gmail.com In 2019, Watersheds United Vermont (WUV) received a Project Development and Technical Support Block Grant through the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation s (DEC) Clean Water Initiative Program (CWIP) to subgrant funds to watershed groups to develop water quality improvement projects. From 2020 through 2022, WUV subgranted over $180,000 through this grant program to support clean water project development work across the state of Vermont. These funds were used by watershed groups for getting landowners, municipalities and other partners on board with projects to improve water quality