Commission recommends real-time mapping of Lake Champlain flooding

International group builds on earlier report of 2011 flooding.

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A report titled "A Real-time Flood Forecasting and Flood Inundation Mapping System for the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Watershed," produced by the International Joint Commission, calls for creation of a mapping system of real-time flood forecasting and flood inundation for that entire watershed.

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New Conservation District program supports small farm clean water efforts

Through a $800,000 grant awarded by the US Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to the Vermont Association of Conservation Districts (VACD) based in Waitsfield, Vermont’s Natural Resources Conservation Districts are expanding a program that supports small farmers in their efforts to protect water quality while improving their bottom line.

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Utility: Farm manure digester will reduce lake pollution

Vermont’s largest utility announced Tuesday that it’s working with farmers to build a manure digester in St. Albans that will turn cow manure from three farms into electricity and reduce phosphorous pollution into Lake Champlain.

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GMP Plans St. Albans Community Digester To Make Power, Reduce Phosphorus

In addition to making milk, Vermont’s dairy cows create a lot of manure. And what to do with that waste can sometimes be a challenge.

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Green Mountain Power is hoping to build a community digester that will serve three St. Albans farms. The system would keep phosphorous out of Lake Champlain and generate electricity, and GMP says farmers will get a percentage of the revenue it generates

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