SourcesSources

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Agriculture DefinitionAgriculture Definition

Crop and livestock landuse practices

Non-point source Phosphorus, toxic substances,

pathogens, and land fragmentation

Crop and livestock landuse practices

Non-point source Phosphorus, toxic substances,

pathogens, and land fragmentation

Urban DefinitionUrban Definition

Landuse designated as a city or town

Densely populated with impervious surfaces

Non-point source for phosphorus, toxic substences, pathogens and land fragmentation

Landuse designated as a city or town

Densely populated with impervious surfaces

Non-point source for phosphorus, toxic substences, pathogens and land fragmentation

Forested Areas DefinitionForested Areas Definition

Area covered by a high density community of trees

Natural and managed Phosphorus and recreation

Area covered by a high density community of trees

Natural and managed Phosphorus and recreation

Landuse AnalysisLanduse Analysis

Austin Troy’s Landuse Raster Dataset

Inconsistent pixelation, distored landuse counts in each watershed

In the future: overlay watersheds on landuse layer, count total pixels of each landcover type

Austin Troy’s Landuse Raster Dataset

Inconsistent pixelation, distored landuse counts in each watershed

In the future: overlay watersheds on landuse layer, count total pixels of each landcover type

Roads DefinitionRoads Definition

Any impervious surface, paved or heavily compacted

Miles of road in each watershed Non-point source for phosphorus, toxic

substances, land fragmenation, and barrier to aquatic organisms

Roads layer provided by Habitat Fragmentation group

In future: divide by watershed, determine total road miles

Any impervious surface, paved or heavily compacted

Miles of road in each watershed Non-point source for phosphorus, toxic

substances, land fragmenation, and barrier to aquatic organisms

Roads layer provided by Habitat Fragmentation group

In future: divide by watershed, determine total road miles

Fisheries DefinitionFisheries Definition

Fish hatcheries Phosphorus, pathogens, invasive

species, and recreation Data provided by LCBP Atlas 5 hatcheries within the basin

Fish hatcheries Phosphorus, pathogens, invasive

species, and recreation Data provided by LCBP Atlas 5 hatcheries within the basin

Marinas DefinitionMarinas Definition

Areas where boats are docked, fueled, and used as ports

Ferries included Toxic substances, barriers to

aquatic organisms, invasive species, and recreation

Data From VCGI and NYSGIS Discrepancy between layers

Areas where boats are docked, fueled, and used as ports

Ferries included Toxic substances, barriers to

aquatic organisms, invasive species, and recreation

Data From VCGI and NYSGIS Discrepancy between layers

Waste Water Treatment Plant Definition

Waste Water Treatment Plant Definition

Human and industrial waste water Point source for phosphorus, toxic

substances, and pathogens Selected from EPA registered

polluters

Human and industrial waste water Point source for phosphorus, toxic

substances, and pathogens Selected from EPA registered

polluters

DamsDams

A barrier to obstruct the flow of water

Land fragmentation and barriers to aquatic organisms

Data from NYSGIS and VCGI All dams are given equal weight

A barrier to obstruct the flow of water

Land fragmentation and barriers to aquatic organisms

Data from NYSGIS and VCGI All dams are given equal weight

Recreational Parks Definition

Recreational Parks Definition

Any recreational area, spanning from beach to ski resorts

phosphorus, toxic substances, land fragmentation, invasive species, and recreation

Ski Resorts counted through Google No thorough data for NY Other recreation data from VCGI

Any recreational area, spanning from beach to ski resorts

phosphorus, toxic substances, land fragmentation, invasive species, and recreation

Ski Resorts counted through Google No thorough data for NY Other recreation data from VCGI

Industrial DefinitionIndustrial Definition

Variety of business sites Paper mills, metal smelters, landfills,

etc Phosphorus, toxic substances, and

land fragmentation Registered EPA Polluters All industrial sites are given equal

weight

Variety of business sites Paper mills, metal smelters, landfills,

etc Phosphorus, toxic substances, and

land fragmentation Registered EPA Polluters All industrial sites are given equal

weight

Burlington Shelburne Otter ML NY ML VT Northeast Mississquoi LCDams 3 13 114 60 190 4 29 3Marinas 8 5 23 3 25 27 14 11Fisheries 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1RoadsHazerdous 46 5 39 4 50 3 14 8WWT 2 2 2 0 5 0 1 1Rec ParksSki Resorts 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0

SL A SL B Malletts Port Henry Isle Cumberland St. AlbansDams 34 87 62 16 24 34 2Marinas 13 19 33 5 7 2 0Fisheries 0 0 0 1 0 1 0RoadsHazerdous 7 40 10 1 7 14 11WWT 2 6 0 0 0 1 1Rec ParksSki Resorts 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Current Data for Sources in Each Watershed

Source-Stressor PathwaysSource-Stressor Pathways

Agriculture Urban Roads Forested AreasFisheries Marinas WWTP Dams Parks Industrial Phosoporus 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1Toxic Substances 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1Pathogens 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Fragmentation of Landscape1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1Barriers to Aquatic Organisms0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Invasive Species 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0Recreation 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0

Importance MatrixImportance Matrix

Agriculture Urban Roads Forested AreasFisheries Marinas WWTP Dams Parks Industrial Phosoporus 1.5 2 1 0.5 1.5 0 0.5 0 0.5 1Toxics 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.5 2Pathogens 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Fragmentation of Landscape1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1Barriers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0Invasives 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.5 0Recreation 0 0 0 1.5 1.5 1.5 0 0 2 0