SUN JOURNAL • March 21, 2024
The Select Board learned Tuesday night that a watershed survey will be conducted on Lower, Middle and Upper Range ponds on May 11. Kim Brandt and Shannon Dwyer from the Range Ponds Association said the survey is necessary to identify nonpoint sources of pollution, namely areas of stormwater runoff resulting from soil erosion. The runoff carries sediment containing phosphorus and other nutrients that can lead to algae blooms in lakes, which depletes the oxygen level. Low oxygen impairs fish habitats, such as trout and salmon.