The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) works in partnership with government agencies from New York, Vermont, and Quebec, private organizations, local communities, and individuals to coordinate and fund efforts which benefit the Lake Champlain Basin's water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, recreation, and cultural resources.

These efforts are guided by the plan Opportunities for Action . The LCBP works with its program partners, advisory committees, and local communities to implement this plan through a variety of federal, state and local funds. Core funding for the LCBP is through the US Environmental Protection Agency.

The LCBP is administered jointly by several agencies: US Environmental Protection Agency (New England and Region 2), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Quebec Ministry of Environment, and New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission.

• Advisory Committees
• Directions to the LCBP Office in Grand Isle
• Employment Opportunities and Internships
• Program Partners
• Staff Contacts (Directory)

Lake Champlain was designated a resource of national significance by the Lake Champlain Special Designation Act (Public Law 101-596) which was signed into law on November 5, 1990. The Act was sponsored by Senators Leahy and Jeffords from Vermont and Senators Moynihan and D'Amato from New York. The Act's goal was to bring together people with diverse interests in the Lake to create a comprehensive pollution prevention, control, and restoration plan for protecting the future of the Lake Champlain Basin. This goal has been realized by the plan, Opportunities for Action, which is now in the implementation phase. In 2002, the Act was reauthorized as the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin Program Act of 2002.

Read Online:

• 1990 Lake Champlain Special Designation Act (30 KB PDF)
• Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin Program Act of 2002 (H.R. 1070)