Before we all inhabited Vermont there was a small population of indigenous people. Life was very hard and the population was small. Swamps were prevalent in and around Lake Champlain and its rivers. Agriculture was also very small. No paved highways. The land could absorb a greater percentage of phosphorus than it can today. The phosphorus would enter the lake naturally — that which did not get caught from soaking into the soil. The wastewater plants today contribute less than 10% to the lake as opposed to … (read more)
