Restoring Lake Champlain Webcast
November 13, 2023
Lake Champlain is a natural freshwater lake located in the Northeastern United States (U.S.), shared between Vermont, New York, and the Province of Quebec, and is the sixth largest body of freshwater in the U.S. This lake is a major source of drinking water and is depended on for many recreational activities such as swimming, fishing, boating and supports tourism in the region. However, Lake Champlain is currently impaired due to phosphorus pollution from various upland sources, including urban stormwater, farm fields, streambank erosion, and other point and nonpoint sources. Excess amounts of nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus, can severely impact water quality and cause algal blooms, which can reduce water clarity, create odors, harm aquatic life, threaten drinking water, and reduce recreational use.
Join this webcast to learn more about Lake Champlain and the efforts that EPA, the Lake Champlain Basin Program, and their partners are taking to restore the lake. During the webcast, you’ll learn about a variety of projects that are in place to reduce phosphorus runoff to the lake.
Speakers:
- Eric Howe, Lake Champlain Basin Program, Program Director
- Sarah Coleman, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Watershed Investment Division
- Heather Darby, University of Vermont Extension
- Rebecca Manners Diehl, University of Vermont