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AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES TASK FORCE RELEASES WATER FLEA SPREAD
PREVENTION RECOMMENDATIONS The Lake Champlain Basin Aquatic
Invasive Species Rapid Response Task Force today released seven
recommendations to slow the spread of spiny water flea into Lake
Champlain. The Task Force identifies preventing the flow of
excess waters from the Glens Falls Feeder Canal to Lake
Champlain by diverting that flow into the Hudson River drainage
as the most effective option to slow the spread of spiny water
flea. The Task Force also seeks completion of a feasibility
study to identify a hydrologic barrier to prevent the movement
of aquatic plants and animals between the Champlain and Hudson
Watersheds through the Champlain Canal system. This long-term
solution will prevent the canal system from serving as a vector
for any aquatic invasive sp