Water quality in the Eastern Townships

QCNA on June 7, 2025

This article describes ongoing concerns about water quality in the Eastern Townships, where local non-profit groups have long monitored lakes and watersheds to address pollution from agriculture, logging and lack of wastewater regulation and to protect drinking water for tens of thousands of residents; it explains efforts by organizations like Memphremagog Conservation and Bleu Massawippi to conserve land, promote riparian buffer zones and combat invasive species such as zebra mussels, highlights threats from “forever chemicals” (PFAS) and the need for stronger regulation and cross-border cooperation, and notes calls for increased funding and public engagement to safeguard watershed health and public health into the future.

Read the article of the Townships Weekend.