The 2018 Summary Report of Activities highlights LCBP projects that were in progress or concluded between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018. The LCBP received federal funding in FY 2017 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and the National Park Service.

The 2017 Report of Activities highlights LCBP
projects that were in progress or concluded
between October 1, 2016 and September 30,
2017. It also includes a
comprehensive listing of external contracts
managed by LCBP, and key LCBP tasks
implemented by staff during this time period.
The LCBP received federal funding in FY 2017
from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and
the National Park Service.

The 2017 Summary Report of Activities highlights LCBP projects that were in progress or concluded between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. It includes a comprehensive listing of external contracts managed by LCBP, and key LCBP tasks implemented by staff during this time period. The LCBP received federal funding in FY 2017 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and the National Park Service.

2018 Report of Activities highlights LCBP projects that were in progress or concluded between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018. It includes a comprehensive listing of external contracts managed by LCBP, and key LCBP tasks implemented by staff during this time period. The LCBP received federal funding in FY 2018 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and the National Park Service.

Subsurface (tile) drainage is an essential water management practice on many agricultural fields in Vermont, allowing timely equipment access, reduced soil compaction, and increased crop yields in fields otherwise too wet to efficiently farm. Tile drainage can provide significant environmental benefits, from reduced soil erosion to more efficient nutrient uptake by crops to enabling more timely application of conservation measures, because producers face fewer delays due to wet field conditions. Tile drainage significantly alters field hydrology, reducing surface runoff but increasing subsurface discharge. Reports in the scientific literature suggest that discharge from subsurface drainage systems can be a significant source of phosphorus (P) to surface waters.

 

In Vermont and across the Lake Champlain Basin, little is known about the potential water quality impacts of agricultural tile drainage systems. To address this knowledge gap, the Project Team monitored representative tile drainage systems in the Jewett Brook watershed (JBW), a tributary to St. Albans Bay of Lake Champlain, estimated P loading from these tile drainage systems, and evaluated the significance of this loading to the overall P load from the JBW.

 

Data download includes monitoring and analysis data.