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Chapter 4: Reducing Phosphorus Pollution

Action:

Reduce the phosphorus load that is being generated by agricultural land uses, including farmsteads, cropland, and pasture lands in the basin.

Task

Continue to ensure that livestock do not have access to surface waters in production areas on MFOs and LFOs.

Task ID #: 4.1.75
Lead Partners: Vermont

Task Comments

Task Comments

Date Posted: 09/18/12
Update Relevancy: 01/07 - 01/11
Comment Posted By: Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Sub-watershed: Grand Isle, Lake Champlain, Lamoille, Missisquoi, Otter/Lewis, Poultney-Mettowee/South, Winooski
Jurisdiction: VT

There are no documented cases of access to surface waters in production areas at this time. There may be a few cases that are discovered during the next round of inspections but we don't expect to see many. Access to surface water in a production area is a very high priority to address immediately and have been largely taken care of on MFOs and LFOs.