Description:the Work To Be Accomplished With This Award Is To Support Lake Champlain Basin Program's Implementation…

Purpose

Environmental Protection Agency awarded $7.5M to New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission for Description:the work to be accomplished with this award is to support lake champlain basin program's implementation of priority projects funded with appropriations from the infrastructure investment and jobs act in support of the lake champlain management plan, opportunities for action (ofa). in fy25, priority work includes 1) improving aquatic organism passage to remove barriers to aquatic organism passage and restore stream connectivity, adding high-quality habitat, connecting cold-water stream networks, and enhancing natural ecosystem function of river systems; 2) land acquisition and conservation in support of clean water and healthy ecosystems through projects that protect or improve water quality, enhance aquatic, riparian, or shoreline habitat for native…