Annual Gravel Road Workshop

Attention: Camp Road residents, Lake and Road Association members, Driveway owners, Municipal Officials, and Contractors, This workshop is for you! Road Commissioners, Public Works Supervisors, CEOs and others involved in road maintenance welcome.

This workshop will discuss road design and installation, and how maintenance of your gravel road, camp road, and driveway will save you money and protect water quality.

Provides 4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Recertification in Erosion Control Practices.

Workshop Schedule:

8:30 Doors Open / Registration and Coffee

9:00 Welcome / Roads and Water Quality

9:15 Peter Coughlan – Road Basics 101

10:00 John Maclaine – DEP (45-1hr)

10:45 Sara Haggerty – Stream Smart (30 – 45 min)

11:15 Josh Platt – Gravel Road Management Planning (45 min)

Break to Grab Lunch

12:30 Dave Rocque – Soils, Hydrology, and Gravel Roads (1hr – 1hr 15min)

1:30 – 3pm Road Site Visits

Location: 7 Lakes Alliance, 137 Main Street, Belgrade Lakes, ME 04918

Parking in Belgrade Lakes: Main Street, behind Union Church on School Street

Cost of Workshop: $20 pre-registration; $30 day of event. $5 discount for 2 or more members of the same road association lake association, business, or town. Payment by cash, check, or card accepted at the doors.

Event Contact: Lynn Geiger, 7 Lakes Alliance Erosion Control Policy Manager, lynn.geiger@7lakesalliance.org

Hosted by: 7 Lakes Alliance

“Funding for this project is, in part, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. The funding is administered by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in partnership with EPA.”