The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) recently launched a website dedicated to simplifying the lake's phosphorus reduction plan. The site - Clean Water Commitment - takes a unique approach to educating the public on how they can be of assistance.

The 33rd Annual Nonpoint Source (NPS) Conference will take place in Saratoga Springs, New York on April 12-13, with the theme "Environmental Justice, Equity and Climate Change." The event brings together watershed professionals from state and federal agencies, tribes and nations, academia, private organizations, and students to share information and improve communication on NPS pollution issues and projects.

NEIWPCC's 2021-22 state summaries, updated annually, are now available in print and online. These one-page handouts highlight how NEIWPCC helped the Northeast preserve and advance water quality in collaboration with, and service to, our member states. The reports feature NEIWPCC's on-the-ground work in each state, including support for source water protection programs in Maine and New York; and for program partners in the Lake Champlain basin, Hudson River estuary and Long Island Sound watershed.

Water quality monitoring is foundational to assessing our nation's waterways and gauging progress, making it essential to achieving the Clean Water Act. Host Jeff Berckes speaks with Monty Porter, who has 25 years of experience with the Oklahoma Water Resource Board, and Kellie Merrell, an aquatic biologist with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.

Jokingly called the "naughty list" by some water professionals, the Clean Water Act Section 303(d)'s list of impaired waters helps to define the extent of pollution within the nation's water bodies. Host Jeff Berckes chats with Dustin Shull of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Water Quality Division, and Miranda Nichols, the data analysis unit supervisor with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.