Hear from two Wisconsin-based utilities about their efforts to reduce phosphorus through adaptive management practices, such as cover crop planting and no-till farming. Both projects emphasize collaboration, cost-effectiveness, and the role of community engagement to improve water quality.

About our guests:

• Erin Houghton is the Watershed Programs manager at NEW Water – the brand of the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District.
• Mike Gilbertson, Watershed Programs coordinator, and Martin Griffin, director of Ecosystem Services, both serve at the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District.

In Oregon’s salmon-rich Tualatin River, a water quality trading credit program is being implemented to address the river’s Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for temperature impairment. Hear about why this unique approach was selected and how it works, as well as how trading provides broader ecological benefits.

About our guests:

Brian Creutzburg is the alternative compliance specialist at the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

Jamie Hughes serves as the program manager in the Regulatory Affairs Department at Clean Water Services.

Lake Champlain is shared by New York, Vermont, and Canada, requiring a uniquely collaborative approach to implementing the states’ Total Maximum Daily Loads for phosphorus reduction. In this episode, hear about the history and cultural significance of the lake and vital partnerships working to improve water quality. The conversation emphasizes the importance of community engagement to enhance management of this treasured water resource.

About our guests:

Eric Howe is the NEIWPCC program director for the Lake Champlain Basin Program.

Karen Stainbrook serves as the director of the Bureau of Water Resource Management at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Emily Bird is the Clean Water Initiative Program manager with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation.