A new study founded the University of Vermont’s Gund Institute states that clean water at Lake Champlain will not only be good for the environment but for the economy as well. Some benefits of cleaning the water of Lake Champlin are environmental, economic, health, and ecological. The City believes that with their large up-front investment into cleaning the lake and surrounding areas, their property value and local economy will increase. For example, by cleaning the water, the lake will gain tourism.