Lake Champlain Watershed
The Lake Champlain watershed is in the area of northeastern New York and northwestern Vermont. The watershed is 8,234 square miles. The large body of water flows through the Richelieu River and drains out into the Saint Lawrence River. Flowing through the USA and Canada.
Pollution in River right now and solutions to them:
There are many pollutants in Lake Champlain right now. One of them is E-Coli which comes from any animal feces. A way to stop this from getting into the river is to pick up after our animals and contain it so that it won't spread and/or flow.
Another pollutant in Lake Champlain is phosphorus. Phosphorus is a nutrient that feeds plants. If this runs in the river and there's too much there will be exercise growth in algae.
Lastly, acidic rain is very poor for the lake. It destroys/defects the fish community/ aquatic life.
This here is a PDF of New York's phosphorus reduction plan. This write up shows what you/we as a community need to do in order to reduce the amount of phosphorus in Lake Champlain.
Thanks to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation website for all of the information. You can visit it at http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/48369.html
Video Credit: Lake Champlain Basin Program