Annual Report of Activities. Fiscal Year: October 1, 2014 – September 30, 2015

Lake Champlain Basin Program. 2016. Annual Report of Activities, Fiscal Year: October 1, 2014 – September 30, 2015. Grand Isle, VT.

This summary annual report highlights LCBP projects that were in progress or concluded between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015. It includes both external contracts managed by LCBP, and key LCBP tasks implemented by staff during this time period. The grants, externally managed projects, technical reports, and staff products summarized here total $5,530,994.00. The match provided by recipient organizations totals $1,204,334.00.

This report provides an update for our Congressional delegation —US Senator Patrick Leahy who has provided a quarter of a century of leadership for Lake Champlain water quality, US Senators Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, and Representatives Peter Welch of Vermont and Elise Stefanik of New York—all of whom have provided strong support for improved management of Lake Champlain through congressional authorizations, major federal appropriations, and guidance. It also reports our progress to Governor Peter Shumlin of Vermont, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York, and Premier Philippe Couillard of Québec, who have made vital executive commitments to ensure that jurisdictional staff continue to implement the Lake Champlain management plan Opportunities for Action (OFA).

The Lake Champlain Basin Program received federal funding in FY 2015 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and the National Park Service as well as special project funding from the International Joint Commission. The New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) manages the financial, contractual, and human resource business operations on behalf of the LCBP Steering Committee. LCBP Staff are employees of NEIWPCC operating from the LCBP office in Grand Isle, VT.