EPA: Time to reduce phosphorus in Lake Memphremagog

Lake Carmi has been closed for three months this year because of toxic algae blooms caused by pollution from local dairy farms.New pollution limits are aimed at keeping Lake Memphremagog from meeting the same fate. Photo by Mike Polhamus/VTDiggerThe federal government has placed Lake Memphremagog under an order to reduce phosphorus pollution.
The largest source of phosphorous, 46 percent of the total, comes from crops, hay, pasture and production on Vermont farms.Excess phosphorus fuels toxic cy