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Agency of Agriculture highlights decade of water-quality work, outlines permit framework
Summary
Agency of Agriculture staff summarized 10 years of work under Act 64, reporting farm outreach and construction projects, enforcement activity, and a public dashboard; presenters stressed agriculture’s outsized phosphorus reductions while describing permit types and inspection cycles.
The Agency of Agriculture briefed a legislative committee on ongoing water-quality work tied to the 10th anniversary of the Significant Water Quality Act (Act 64), saying agriculture has been a central contributor to phosphorus reductions in Lake Champlain while noting the regulatory and enforcement tools the state uses.
The agency emphasized the scale of its farm outreach and investment. "So today, we're gonna spend a little time talking about water quality," the committee chair said, opening the presentation. Laura DiPietro, a presenter from the Agency of Agriculture, reviewed technical assistance, capital projects and the agency’s regulatory approach.
The briefing summarized recent activity and resources the agency said are focused on reducing phosphorus from farms. The agency reported 1,274 technical visits to farms in 2024, 101 outreach events that year, roughly 558 clean-water projects funded, and 334 regulatory inspections and assessments. DiPietro said the department invested state dollars in capital and program support and…
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