In relation to water pollution, Best Management Practices, or BMPs, are practices that work to reduce the amount of pollution flowing to a body of water. There are several BMPs that are currently at work to reduce the amount of pollutants that flow into Lake Champlain. Some examples of BMPs are:
Raise the Blade of your lawnmower to promote stormwater infiltration
Other BMPs inlude wetlands, riparian buffers, healthy soils, green roofs, and infiltration trenches/drywells
These practices keep nutrients on the land instead of letting them flow into streams, rivers and lakes. These can help prevent cyanobacteria blooms (sometimes called harmful algal blooms) and protect ecosystem health.
