Objectives/Scope
Shelburne Bay Watershed Data Collection and Evaluation Project
The purpose of the research project is to create a watershed wide water quality, and evironmental database for the
Shelburne Bay Watershed. The project objectives include collection and evaluation of all
available quantitative and qualitative data for watersheds tributary to Shelburne Bay and
for the Bay itself; identification of data deficiencies and recommendations for future study;
creation of a GIS platform to present the watershed database; and assessment of the state of
the Bay's health based on available information.The watershed assessment will include an
evaluation of water quality, and also suggestions for improving water quality conditions
(such as the creation and implementation of stormwater monitoring and modeling,
implementation of best management practices, and amendments to zoning regulations).
The proposed project addresses the Opportunities for Action Specific Priorities for
2000, in particular Preventing Nonpoint Source Pollution from Urban and Suburban Areas.
Sources of point and nonpoint pollution will be identified through the creation of the water
quality database. Impacts of pollution sources will be evaluated through the watershed
health assessment. Education of and outreach to the watershed will be accomplished by
presenting the database and water quality assessment in a GIS platform available at a
central website. The process of creating the watershed database and evaluating the health of the
Bay will include the early identification and involvement of key stakeholders in the watershed.
Opportunites for Action is a plan that
considers a number of critical issues, ranging from the improvement of water quality for Lake Champlain, to the
protection of the Basin's living natural resources, to the preservation of the region's
rich cultural heritage.
Lake Champlain Basin Program
Opportunites for Action is a plan that
considers a number of critical issues, ranging from the improvement of water quality for Lake Champlain, to the
protection of the Basin's living natural resources, to the preservation of the region's
rich cultural heritage.