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Vermont Restricts River Use During Lamprey Treatment
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9/29/2010
The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is advising people not to use water from the Lewis Creek and parts of Lake Champlain while the area is being treated with chemicals that kill sea lamprey.
WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is advising people not to use water from the Lewis Creek and parts of Lake Champlain while the area is being treated with chemicals that kill sea lamprey.
A water-use advisory went into effect at 6 a.m. Tuesday for the Lewis Creek from Scott Pond in Charlotte downstream to where it empties into Lake Champlain in Ferrisburgh. An advisory for the surrounding areas of the lake goes into effect at 6 p.m.
The advisories are expected to last three to six days.
Lamprey are an eel-like parasite that prey on salmon and trout populations and other species in Lake Champlain.
Experts say controlling the lamprey improves the health of the fish populations.
