Farmers subject to new clean water rules

Owners of small farms will be required to submit to inspections once every 10 years, and must attend training courses on methods to prevent excessive runoff from their properties. They’ll also become responsible for annual compliance reporting.

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Nutrients contained in runoff from agriculture and commercial development is a leading cause of pollution in Lake Champlain, causing annual blooms of toxic blue-green algae that raise health concerns.

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Senator Leahy Ribbon-cutting to celebrate completion of Waterfront North Improvements, Nov 23

Ribbon cutting for Burlington’s, Waterfront North improvements, Lake Street, near the Burlington Skate Park. The $9 million project was completed with the help of a $3.3 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant that was strongly supported by Senator Leahy. Date: Monday, November 23, 2015 – 10:00am

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Impact of climate change on the nutrient load of the Pike River watershed

Using future climate change scenarios and water quality projections, experts found that sediment and the blue-green algae producing nutrients phosphorus and nitrogen are likely to increase in the Missisquoi Bay despite active efforts to reduce nutrient loads.

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Small rain gardens can have big impact on lake

A rain garden is a depression — this one was clawed out by a small backhoe — planted to catch and filter stormwater. In 2013, the first rain garden was installed at the Marble Works in a partnership amongst the Marble Works Partnership, the town of Middlebury, the Otter Creek Natural Resources Conservation District and the Let It Rain program, with some public donations. It was designed by LandWorks landscape architects, which has offices in the Marble Works, and installed by volunteers.

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Lake Erie Toxic Algae Breaks Records in 2015

2015 Lake Erie Toxic Algae Breaks Record
Lake Erie Toxic Algae Breaks Records in 2015

The toxic algae bloom on Lake Erie was the most severe this century. That news was delivered by the scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) who make it their business to know about water quality on Lake Erie. And these all-too-regular record setting blooms illustrate what happens when you add the impacts of climate change to existing water quality problems.

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Lake Champlain

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