Lake Champlain

IJC appoints members to international Champlain Study Advisory Group
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The International Joint Commission (IJC) has appointed 13 people from the United States and Canada to the Champlain Study Advisory Group (CSAG) for the study of nutrient loading and impacts in Lake Champlain and Missisquoi Bay.

In October 2017, the Governments of Canada and the United States asked the IJC to examine current programs and measures to address high nutrient levels and algal blooms in lakes Memphremagog and Champlain, and to make recommendations on strengthening these efforts. A similar advisory group has been established for the Lake Memphremagog component of the reference study.

The CSAG will provide direction and advice to a technical workgroup that is undertaking several aspects of the study. The workgroup, comprised of the Lake Champlain Basin Program and the Organisme de bassin versant de la baie Missisquoi, will host a binational technical workshop in May 2019, followed by a public consultation before submitting its report to the IJC next summer.

The following individuals from each country will volunteer on the CSAG in their personal and professional capacities until the reference study concludes in October 2019.

Canadian Members

  • Sébastien Bourget, Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change 
  • Gerardo Goll Gil, Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 
  • Simon Lajeunesse, Regional Municipal Council Brome-Missisquoi
  • Daniel Leblanc, Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change
  • Pierre Leduc, Organisme de bassin versant de la baie Missisquoi 
  • Aubert Michaud, Institut de Recherche et de Développement en Agroenvironnement

US Members

  • Ryan Davies, Clinton County Department of Health
  • Laura DiPietro, Vermont Agency of Agriculture
  • Fred Dunlap, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Neil Kamman, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Eric Perkins, Environmental Protection Agency
  • Andrew Schroth, University of Vermont
  • Angela Shambaugh, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

Quick Links

  • News release announcing the International Memphremagog Study Advisory Group
  • Study web page on Nutrient Loading and Impacts in Lakes Champlain and Memphremagog, and previous news releases.
  • Reference from governments – October 19, 2017 

The International Joint Commission was established under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 to help the United States and Canada prevent and resolve disputes over the use of the waters the two countries share. Its responsibilities include investigating and reporting on issues of concern when asked by the governments of the two countries.

Contact:

Frank Bevacqua      202-736-9024           bevacquaf@washington.ijc.org

Randi Morry           613-947-1420            morryr@ottawa.ijc.org