Vermont, New York and Quebec renewed an agreement Monday that is designed to protect Lake Champlain.
The two states and Canadian province agreed to continue sharing research and to protect the lake from pollution and aquatic invasive species. The memorandum of understanding includes a new provision to improve flood resilience.
Gov. Peter Shumlin said in a statement that Vermont is keenly focused on clean water.
“This cooperative alliance has yielded important results thus far and signifies a continuation of our collective effort to restore the health of Lake Champlain for this and future generations,” Shumlin said.
Ninety percent of the water that enters Lake Champlain flows through the 8,000-square-mile drainage basin across the region, according to the Lake Champlain Basin Program. Fifty-six percent of the watershed is in Vermont, 37 percent is in New York, and 7 percent is in Quebec.
The partnership dates back to 1988 and has been renewed seven times.
