Management of an international and bi-state watershed: the Lake Champlain basin
The Lake Champlain drainage basin encompasses an area of 19,636 km2. The lake itself occupies and elongate (175 km in length, 18 km at its widest) glaciated fault between the Adirondack Mountains of New York and the Green Mountains of Vermont, with the state boundary running thorugh the center of the lake. The northern portion extends into Quebec, Canada, and its outflow travels northward by way of the Richeliey River, into the St. Lawrence River. To the south, Lake Champlain is connected to the Hudson River by a canal system. The overall responsibility for overseeing the planning and regulatory functions inherent in a basin-wide program. However, there are many issue oriented or functional area organizations which address one or several specific topics. These structural groups range in size and responsibility from the international level to local to universities to the private sector. From previous Lake Champlain basin experience, we recognize gaps in planning/management on a basinwide basis. However, because of the rural nature of the basin and the excellent cooperation among condundant. Rather, a communication network, including all levels of government, academia and private interests, operational on a basinwide level, would be highly desirable
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Minneapolis, Minn. (EUA)
1981
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| Subjects: | MANEJO DE CUENCAS, USO DE LA TIERRA, ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, |
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