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Area Farmers Receive Funding to Improve Lake Water Quality
Essex County Soil and Water Conservation District will receive nearly $100,000 to help area farmers reduce the impact agricultural practices have on Lake Champlain's water quality.
The money, recovered from a 2007 case in which a major power company violated the Clean Air Act, will target phosphorus reduction from area farms, improving operations, fighting pollution, and improving the health of Lake Champlain.
The southern sections of Lake Champlain have been hit especially hard by accelerated aquatic weed growth caused by high nutrient levels, including phosphorus.
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