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Enhance and preserve the quality of Seneca Lake Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association will further its mission through efforts to:Promote the understanding, preservation and improvement of the water quality, natural habitat and general environmental conditions of Seneca Lake and its watershed;
Sponsor scientific research of the watershed to establish baseline data and monitor changes;Collect, preserve, publish and disseminate information concerning Seneca Lake and its watershed; Encourage and support the compliance with laws and regulations; Collaborate with like-minded organizations; and Promote patterns of development and technology to further our mission. |
Environmental Quality Award!
... for "providing an active public educational defense against activities that might threaten the watershed. SLPWA prefers to engage in reasoned, level-headed dialog -- based on science and facts rather than confrontation -- in its continual efforts to advocate for the environmental well-being of Seneca Lake."
Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association
dedicated to "enhancing and preserving the quality of Seneca Lake"
President’s Message
May, 2013
Dear Friend of Seneca Lake:
The SLPWA board and committee members are working hard to protect Seneca Lake, but we need more volunteers to help us. The board has identified the following issues as critical:
- The need for comprehensive local, county and state government environmental resources to preserve lake quality and protect the lake;
- The need for municipalities to take action to reduce nutrient loading, including agricultural runoff and wastewater discharge as well as the hundreds of home and cottages near the lake that are not on public sewers;
- A development plan for the former Seneca Army Depot which will preserve the conservation area and prevent groundwater and stream runoff contamination to protect drinking water sources and Seneca Lake;
- DEC rejection of the proposed expansion of LPG storage in the abandoned salt caverns in the Watkins Glen – Reading area which raises serious physical hazard and environmental concerns for Seneca Lake and surrounds;
- The invasive weed species threat throughout is increasing throughout the Finger Lakes region; and needs to be addressed by concerned lake residents with local, state and federal help, and
- Hydraulic fracturing in New York State should not be allowed without a comprehensive health assessment, protection of rural resources and drinking water sources, like Seneca Lake. Scientific evidence must demonstrate the safety of this process for the health and environment of our residents.
The SLPWA board and committees cannot address these issues fully without help. We need the members to make their concerns known to their local officials and join us or similar organizations to work on these issues….in other words, make your opinion known.
Very shortly, elected officials throughout the watershed will be contacted to meet with representatives of the watershed planning group that is developing a comprehensive plan for Seneca Lake. This plan will assist local governments to obtain grants to address some of these problems, as well as to inspire cooperation be-tween and among the governments around the lake.
Make your concerns known to those who have the responsibility, authority and resources to protect Seneca Lake.
If you have an interest in volunteering for this type of community service, please contact us at:
Mary Anne Kowalski, President
SLPWA's Minimum Requirements for Environmentally and Fiscally Responsible Drilling for Natural Gas
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