The State of Vermont and the VT Department of Environmental Conservation have approved a Phosphorus Inactivation Diagnostic Study for Lake Carmi. The study is to be performed by Barr Engineering of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
They will be looking at data from within the lake and throughout the watershed to determine whether an in-lake Alum treatment is the best course of action. Below is an article on what an Alum treatment is and how it works:
https://www.nalms.org/nalms-position-papers/the-use-of-alum-for-lake-management/
They will be looking at data from within the lake and throughout the watershed to determine whether an in-lake Alum treatment is the best course of action. Below is an article on what an Alum treatment is and how it works:
https://www.nalms.org/nalms-position-papers/the-use-of-alum-for-lake-management/