<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2WSAcy_1GwMyg8M00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2WSAcy_1GwMyg8M00" width="1200" height="600" >BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - While the second annual fall street sweep is picking up plenty of leaves, litter and dust, Queen City sweepers are also helping to keep Lake Champlain clean.It’s all hands on deck for the street sweeping operation.“In total it’s about 15 people and a $70,000 commitment, but Lake Champlain is worth it,” Burlington Director of Public Works Chapin Spencer said. Adding a second sweep in the fall allows the city to pick up all the fallen leaves before the snow starts to fall and takes some pressure off the spring sweep. “We’re actually far surpassing what was done in most spring clean sweeps which is demonstrating that this is the right thing to do,” Spencer said. According to Jenny Patterson, the director of the Lake Champlain committee, the street sweeping helps keep storm drains clear and debris out of the lake. “If there are leaves and trash on the street blocking the storm sewers, that really undermines the whole system,” Patterson said. Stormwater travels through a wastewater treatment plant in some Burlington neighborhoods. The plant cleans the water before releasing it into Lake Champlain.In other parts of the city, stormwater flows through separate pipes and may reach the lake without going through a treatment plant. “Unless there is something in place to keep it from going directly into the lake, whatever is there on the street ends up in the lake. So, if there’s pollution, if there’s salt, if there’s pet waste, any of that can end up in the lake,” Patterson said. Leaves and other vegetation can carry phosphorus into the lake, a nutrient that can contribute to algae blooms like cyanobacteria.“Reducing the amount of phosphorus that goes into the lake is one way to have an impact on the prevalence of cyanobacteria blooms,” Patterson said. According to the department of public works, street sweeping also keeps walkers and bike riders safe.“Keeping leaves off the road gives us a better travel surface so for all those reasons it’s the right thing to do,” Spencer said. Street sweeping in Burlington continues through Thursday, Nov. 13 with Zones C, D and E still left to be swept.</div></body>

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BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - While the second annual fall street sweep is picking up plenty of leaves, litter and dust, Queen City sweepers are also helping to keep Lake Champlain clean. It’s all hands on deck for the street sweeping operation. “In total it’s about 15 people and a...

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BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - While the second annual fall street sweep is picking up plenty of leaves, litter and dust, Queen City sweepers are also helping to

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