Harmful Algal Blooms confirmed in Dryden Lake
Multiple blue-green algae blooms, known as Harmful Algal Blooms, have been confirmed in Cayuga Lake this summer, and most recently in Dryden Lake. The Tompkins County Health Department put out an alert Tuesday, urging residents ... more
Another day, another lawsuit: Circular enerG pushes forward new legal action in bid to build incinerator
Circular enerG, a Rochester-based firm that is attempting to construct one of the largest trash burning facilities in the state, filed the second Article 78 lawsuit against the Town of Romulus, submitting a Memorandum of ... more
Cayuga County Health Department team recognized for work on harmful algal blooms
Cayuga County's 2017 Harmful Algal Bloom Response Team was recognized by the state last week for its “remarkable and commendable” work combating the blooms that have come to plague waterbodies throughout the county and state ... more
$3.5 million in bonds approved for permanent carbon filters in Owasco
The town of Owasco passed a series of resolutions, including one authorizing $3.5 million in bonds, in order to move forward with a water quality improvement project during a special meeting on Wednesday. The purpose ... more
Toxin-producing algae found again in Skaneateles Lake
A harmful algae bloom has been confirmed in Skaneateles Lake, the source of Syracuse's unfiltered drinking water. The blooms were found along the west side of the lake just south of the village of Skaneateles, ... more
DEC says harmful algal blooms widespread on Cayuga County lakes
The state Department of Environmental Conservation and Owasco Lake Watershed Program have both confirmed that harmful algal blooms continue to be widespread on Cayuga, Owasco, and Skaneateles lakes, but toxins remain undetected in municipal drinking ... more
DEC looking to resolve Owasco Lake harmful algae monitoring problems
The transition of Owasco Lake's harmful algal bloom surveillance program to a volunteer-led effort has allowed for a greatly expanded area of coverage, but the first full year with volunteers in the primary role has ... more
SLPWA monitors find no new Seneca Lake algal blooms
The fifth week of monitoring 54 miles of Seneca Lake shoreline has not found any new Harmful Algal Blooms. Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association has been conducting the 10-week monitoring program with more than 100 ... more
Wednesday night thunderstorm prompts Auburn stormwater discharge
Torrential rainfall Wednesday forced the city of Auburn's Water Pollution Control Plant to discharge nearly 100,000 gallons of water, according to messages from the NY-Alert system. From approximately 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., the city's ... more
Two beaches on Canandaigua Lake closed due to blue-green algae concerns
The timing of this week’s extreme heat couldn’t be worse for some people in our area. Two popular beaches on Canandaigua Lake are closed because of blue-green algae. The algae can be very dangerous to ... more
Program announced to study Seneca, Skaneateles, Owasco lakes
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the launch of an innovative pilot program on Skaneateles, Owasco, and Seneca lakes as part of New York's $65 million, four-point initiative to aggressively combat harmful algal blooms in vulnerable lakes ... more
Trump picks ex-NY assemblywoman to lead IJC, manage Lake Ontario water levels
year after record flooding along Lake Ontario, President Donald Trump will nominate a former New York state assemblywoman to serve on the embattled International Joint Commission. The White House announced Monday that Trump intends to ... more
Manure lagoon wins green light ahead of DEC’s new rules on CAFOs
Construction resumed Thursday on a controversial 10-million-gallon manure lagoon that state officials had recently ruled to be in violation of state regulations. Neighbors of the rural site 30 miles west of Syracuse say they fear ... more
Skaneateles Lake gets help in fighting toxic algae — from a robot
A robotic buoy bristling with scientific instruments has joined the fight against toxic algae in Skaneateles Lake. Scientists from IBM and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute installed the buoy, called a vertical profiler, on July 30. The ... more
Auburn moving forward on $2M upgrade for wastewater treatment system
The city of Auburn is moving forward on a project to upgrade ultraviolet disinfection equipment at the wastewater treatment plant. During the Auburn City Council meeting Thursday, councilors authorized the purchase of the new UV ... more
ADVISORY LIFTED: Watkins Glen boil water alert ended after intense flooding
The Village of Watkins Glen announced at 9:50 this morning that its untreated tap water is safe to drink again — lifting a nine-day-old order to boil water before drinking. The notification by the village ... more
Cayuga County Health Department continues outreach for harmful algae season
While harmful algal bloom season may have just begun, with blooms detected across the Finger Lakes, the Cayuga County Health Department has been doing its best to educate the public on the issue since when ... more
Database firm: Hazards have threatened Seneca Lake drinking water since at least 2007
Although state government officials say the cancellation of a three-day Phish concert due to water contamination from flooding was unpreventable, the president of an environmental database firm claimed otherwise. Walter Hang, president of Toxics Targeting, ... more
ADVISORY EXTENDED: Watkins Glen must endure at least nine days without safe tap water
A boil-water advisory that was due to expire Tuesday has been extended until at least Friday, Aug. 24, for the Village of Watkins Glen, the Town of Dix and the Town of Reading. The warning ... more
Torrential rains will continue to threaten Schuyler even after $30M plant opens
Torrential rainstorms will continue threaten water quality in and around this village even after Schuyler County’s new $30 million wastewater treatment plant begins operating late next year, local officials predicted. “A storm event like we ... more
NY Senate candidate Mannion: Algal blooms on Owasco, Skaneateles lakes ‘crisis situation’
With harmful algal blooms present in two nearby lakes, John Mannion believes the state should take emergency action to address water quality concerns and provide more funding to prevent algae from developing in the future ... more
