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DEC: Vermont about 35% toward Lake Champlain phosphorus goal; models, not full-scale monitoring, drive reported progress
Summary
Department of Environmental Conservation officials told the House Appropriations Committee they are using modeled estimates calibrated with targeted monitoring to track progress toward Lake Champlain's TMDL; the state reports about 35% of the needed phosphorus reductions have been achieved and stressed continued investment and capacity-building.
Gianna Petito, deputy director of the Water Investment Division at the Department of Environmental Conservation, told the House Appropriations Committee on April 15 that the Clean Water Initiative is an interagency, statute-based effort that combines programs, staff and financing to meet Vermont's water quality standards and provide "reasonable assurances" to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
"This is an interagency initiative...founded in state statute," Petito said, describing the role of the Clean Water Board in prioritizing and recommending the Clean Water Fund budget and related capital appropriations. She noted Vermont's large nutrient TMDLs, including Lake Champlain and Lake Memphremagog for phosphorus and…
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