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Senate passes S.218 after amendment; bill targets chloride contamination in state waters
Summary
The Senate adopted an amendment to S.218 and passed the bill to reduce chloride contamination in Vermont waters after a data‑heavy presentation highlighted rising chloride trends, ecological thresholds, and possible links to pavement density.
The Vermont Senate on the floor adopted an amendment and passed S.218, an act aimed at reducing chloride contamination in state waters, after senators heard a detailed data presentation on rising salt levels in lakes and tributaries.
Senator from Washington, the bill’s floor presenter, said the packet included data from the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds and noted increasing salinity trends in Lake Champlain and its major tributaries, including the Winooski, Lamoille and Missisquoi. "Fifty…
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