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It is the purpose of the Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association to promote the understanding, preservation and improvement of the water quality, natural habitat and general environmental conditions of Seneca Lake and its watershed by sponsoring or undertaking scientific research, by collecting, preserving, publishing and disseminating information concerning Seneca lake and its watershed and by encouraging and supporting the enforcement of laws and regulations and patterns of development and technology aimed at preserving and enhancing the water quality of the lake. |
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As spring approaches we are busy working on our new SLPWA website. If you have any photos you think would go well with our new site, please send them to SLPWA@senecalake.org |
"Seneca Lake is a critical resource for the region
and should be protected now if water quality threats exist, because once
stressed or perturbed, it will take a generation or more to restore the
lake back to its less stressed state."
Dr. John Halfman,
Finger Lakes Institute
Chairman's Message from Richard Ahola
As I contemplate the activities for Seneca Lake Pure
Waters over the last few months I am impressed with the range and detail
of efforts by the interim board. From attendance at the Seneca Lake Area
Partners (SLAP 5) spring meeting to monthly meetings usually held on the
second Wednesday of the month at the Finger Lakes Institute at 7 p.m. Please
feel free to contact me at 607-243-5116 or rahola@stny.rr.com
for the exact date, time and place for any given month. You are welcome
at your board meetings.
At the SLAP5 meeting I learned of the potential of pilot grants of the or-ganization
to fund testing for phosphates at waste water plants discharging effluent
into the Seneca Lake water shed. SLAP 5 is an organization of five counties
and their municipalities that surround Seneca Lake. As a member organization
and official partner, SLPWA share many concerns related to the quality of
Seneca Lake as a water source, development around the lake and recreational
opportunities of the lake and its municipalities.
Members of SLPWA have attended water quality meetings sponsored by Ontario
County and I will serve on a fish kill contingency planning committee chaired
by Finger Lakes Institute Director Marion Balyscak.
I sent a letter to DEC Commissioner Grannis about my reservations about
water and water pollution related to hydrofracture drilling for natural
gas. Other members are monitoring the operation of waste treatment plants
in the water shed. Low lake levels have been discussed in our meetings and
remain a concern for the future.
Our newsletter is an unqualified success and we continue efforts to restart
our website. More will follow on all fronts. Meanwhile, enjoy the lake during
the spring and participate in activities on and around the lake including
the National Lake Trout Derby held Memorial Day weekend.