House bill declares Lake Carmi ‘in crisis’

David Deen, D-Westminster, chair of the Fish, Wildlife and Water Resources Committee. File Photo by John Herrick/VTDigger
The Vermont House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill declaring Lake Carmi “a lake in crisis” on Thursday.The bill, H. 730, gives the Secretary of Natural Resources broad authority to designate as in crisis any lake in the state that has been determined to pose potential harm to public health, a risk to the environment or natural resources, or if it threatens