The proliferation of blue-green algae in Quebec waters remains a significant problem nearly eight years after the provincial government adopted a plan to tackle it. The Missisquoi Bay, which is par…
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Vermont DEC and US EPA are sponsoring meetings to discuss the final phosphorus pollution reduction requirements, TMDL, for the Lake Champlain Basin. Lake Champlain TMDL Public Meetings are moderated by the Lake Champlain Basin Program. The meeting schedule is as follows:
| Date | Time | Location |
| August 26, 2015 | 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM | Bliss Room, St. Albans Historical Society, 9 Church Street, St Albans |
| August 27, 2015 | 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM | Burlington Doubletree, 1117 Williston Road, South Burlington |
| August 27, 2015 | 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | Fox Room, Rutland Free Library, 10 Court Street, Rutland |
For more information, go to:
EPA website: http://www.epa.gov/region1/
Vermont website: http://www.
The latest plan to reduce phosphorus and other pollutants entering Lake Champlain is being greeted with skepticism from some advocates in the lake’s most troubled areas.
Advocates skeptical over new EPA plan for Lake Champlain cleanup
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For almost 50 years a tugboat that once pushed fuel barges up and down Lake Champlain has sat upright on the bottom. Federal officials are now trying to determine if the tug’s fuel tanks pose an environmental threat.
For nearly 50 years the tugboat has sat upright on the bottom of Lake Champlain. As shown in this underwater video, the paint scheme of the William H McAllister is still clear. The fire hoses remain coiled on the deckhouse walls and the tug’s fuel tanks sit inside – which is the cause for environmental concern. The tanks could hold as much as 14,000 gallons of diesel fuel. Although there were no reports of large amounts of fuel washing up on the shore, if the tanks failed, the fuel could foul Lake Champlain’s shores in Vermont and New York.
Environmental officials sent a remote operated vehicle down to the wreck site to check its condition. Once the results of the expedition are analyzed, the EPA plans to send divers down for a closer look. If needed, at that point, the remaining fuel would be pumped out.
The William H McAllister sank five miles south of Port Kent, New York in November 1963 after the vessel ran aground on a reef. It is believed to be the last significant commercial vessel to sink on the lake.
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Reenactment from the museum 2015.
2015 reenactment of Benedict Arnold’s gunboat fight on Lake Champlain put on by the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
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