U.S., Canadian officials to discuss lake issues
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The Associated Press - Published: December 2, 2008
BURLINGTON — A commission of U.S. and Canadian officials is planning to meet later this month to begin its efforts to track phosphorous pollution from Lake Champlain's Missisquoi Bay back to its sources on land.
The International Joint Commission is planning to hold its first meeting in Swanton on Dec. 15. The next day there will be another hearing in St. George de Clarenceville, Quebec.
Missisquoi Bay is sometimes plagued with toxic, summer algae blooms that are fed by phosphorus, a fertilizer that runs into the lake from farm fields, suburban lawns and dirty streets.
Vermont and Quebec have invested millions of dollars in helping farmers prevent pollution, but the water quality has not improved.
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