Lake Champlain Boat Steward Program
Agency: New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
Location: New York, Quebec, Vermont
Treatment Type: N/A
Treatment Method Used: N/A
The Lake Champlain Boat Steward Program was launched to slow the spread of AIS to inland water through education, outreach, and prevention. It implemented watercraft inspection and decontamination procedures using different control types, including high pressure washing (1800 psi) that is effective in removing 91% of small-bodied organisms from boats. Prevention also included data collection about boat types, where boats are registered, and how boats move between water bodies and across jurisdictional boundaries.
Partner Agencies:
Paul Smiths College,
Lake George Association,
Adirondack Park Invasive Plan Program,
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Contact:
Meg Modley, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission