Clear Waters Initiative
Green Tier - Charter

The Clear Water Initiative Charter aims to reduce the overall sediment delivery to Dane County's lakes and streams beyond current state and local requirements. The Charter is a partnership effort between the regulatory community (Dane County, the City of Madison, the City of Sun Prairie, and the Department of Natural Resources) and the building community (Veridian Homes LLC, a builder of single and multi family homes). This Charter allows other developers and municipalities to join the Charter by demonstrating an ability to comply with the terms and condition of the Charter. This effort to involve multiple stakeholders is producing an opportunity for industry, state and local governments to work together as never before. The charter includes routine self reporting through periodic third party audits and a weekly virtual inspection program, a contractor training program, early involvement by the regulatory community in the planning phase of developments, and establishment of minimum performance standards for subdivisions and individual lots.

Charter

• Charter For Superior Environmental Performance with the Clear Waters initiative [PDF 199KB] Signed/Posted February 9, 2006

Public Notices/Press Releases

• Press Release: Veridian Homes to sign clean-water charter with local government and state Department of Natural Resources officials [PDF 23KB] Posted February 9, 2006

Reports

• Green Tier Clear Water Initiative Charter 2006 Annual Report [PDF 24KB] Posted November 6, 2007

Photos taken during the Green Tier Charter Signing
February 9, 2006

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Archived Material

• Draft Charter For Superior Environmental Performance with the Clear Waters initiative [PDF 182KB] Posted August 31, 2005
• Application Letter [PDF 27KB]
• Public Notice on a Proposed Green Tier Charter [PDF 18KB] Posted August 31, 2005