/tags/downstream Downstream en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Mon, 30 May 2016 09:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2016-05-30/new-project-maps-high-polluted-section-of-lake-champlain-to-help-fight-runoff The Missisquoi River basin is one of the most polluted sections in Lake Champlain, consistently failing to meet pollution limits. Now, a Franklin Countyâ€� Mon, 30 May 2016 09:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2016-05-30/new-project-maps-high-polluted-section-of-lake-champlain-to-help-fight-runoff Kathleen Masterson /vpr-news/2016-02-12/statewide-solution-to-avoiding-sewage-spills-into-public-waters-remains-elusive When rain mixed with snowmelt last week in Rutland, the resulting flows overloaded the city's storm water and sewer system. More than 100,000 gallons ofâ€� Fri, 12 Feb 2016 10:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2016-02-12/statewide-solution-to-avoiding-sewage-spills-into-public-waters-remains-elusive Taylor Dobbs /vpr-news/2016-01-13/at-echo-visualizing-lake-champlains-health-with-1-300-cubic-feet-of-light As public officials and local communities prepare to roll out the state's new water quality policies, a group of programmers and educators is working toâ€� Wed, 13 Jan 2016 22:52:39 GMT /vpr-news/2016-01-13/at-echo-visualizing-lake-champlains-health-with-1-300-cubic-feet-of-light Taylor Dobbs /vpr-news/2016-01-12/towns-state-prepare-to-better-manage-stormwater-on-roads Under the new Vermont Clean Water Law, cities and towns will be required to apply for a permit to verify that paved and unpaved roads are maintained toâ€� Tue, 12 Jan 2016 17:26:00 GMT /vpr-news/2016-01-12/towns-state-prepare-to-better-manage-stormwater-on-roads Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2016-01-01/to-prevent-floods-and-erosion-let-vermonts-rivers-take-their-own-path As many Vermonters know all too well, catastrophic floods have become increasingly frequent in the state. In many cases, they devastate homes, roads andâ€� Fri, 01 Jan 2016 10:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2016-01-01/to-prevent-floods-and-erosion-let-vermonts-rivers-take-their-own-path Kathleen Masterson /vpr-news/2015-12-11/gmp-plans-st-albans-community-digester-to-make-power-reduce-phosphorus In addition to making milk, Vermont’s dairy cows create a lot of manure. And what to do with that waste can sometimes be a challenge.Anaerobic digestersâ€� Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2015-12-11/gmp-plans-st-albans-community-digester-to-make-power-reduce-phosphorus Melody Bodette /vpr-news/2015-11-02/are-new-pollution-limits-enough-to-save-lake-champlain With the passing of Vermont’s Clean Water Act last year, the state has made a serious commitment to tackle the pollution problems plaguing Lakeâ€� Mon, 02 Nov 2015 12:30:00 GMT /vpr-news/2015-11-02/are-new-pollution-limits-enough-to-save-lake-champlain Mitch Wertlieb, Kathleen Masterson /vpr-news/2015-10-06/environmentalists-eye-some-200-deadbeat-dams-for-removal More than 1,200 dams hold up rivers, creeks and streams across Vermont. Some, built over a century ago, are relics of another time when Vermont ran onâ€� Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:54:41 GMT /vpr-news/2015-10-06/environmentalists-eye-some-200-deadbeat-dams-for-removal Mitch Wertlieb, Kathleen Masterson /vpr-news/2015-09-03/tiny-plastics-could-cause-big-problems-in-vermonts-waters While much discussion of water pollution in Vermont focuses on excessive nutrients, there’s another problem pollutant in our waters. Tiny bits of plasticâ€� Thu, 03 Sep 2015 12:34:16 GMT /vpr-news/2015-09-03/tiny-plastics-could-cause-big-problems-in-vermonts-waters Mitch Wertlieb, Kathleen Masterson /vpr-news/2015-09-02/fixing-vermonts-roads-water-pollution-hidden-in-plain-sight One of the challenges to stemming the flow of pollution into Lake Champlain is that so much of runoff comes from disparate sources across the vastâ€� Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:39:37 GMT /vpr-news/2015-09-02/fixing-vermonts-roads-water-pollution-hidden-in-plain-sight Kathleen Masterson