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Enhance and preserve the quality of Seneca Lake
Promote
the understanding, preservation and improvement of the water quality,
natural habitat and general environmental conditions of Seneca Lake and
its watershed; |
Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association
dedicated to "enhancing and preserving the quality of Seneca Lake"
Projects
• FRACKING - Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling
• SALT CAVERN GAS STORAGE - Reading, NY
• PHARMACEUTICALS - Proper Disposal
• HAZARDOUS WASTE - Listing of hazardous waste drop-off
• LAKE LEVELS - Seneca Lake Level Monitoring
• SENECA LAKE RESEARCH - Monitoring Seneca Lake
INACTIVE PROJECTS (under construction)
• Membership and Annual Fund Campaign
• Spring & Fall members/community educational Workshops
• Maintenance of Water Quality
Look What We've Accomplished!
Watershed Study - in progress, in-depth analysis of resources and mapping of the watershed, combined with awareness programs for citizens and elected officials.
Library - extensive collection of water-related research & reference material available free of charge to members andstudents, includes many videos offered on loan.
Catherine Valley Trail - 13 miles of rails to trails from Elmira Colleges Domes to Watkins Glen
LakeWatch - quarterly newsletter that is excellent source of current association activities and educational material.
Bi-Annual Guest Lectures - provocative, informational and educational.
Zebra Mussel Seminar for Contractors
Septic Workshop for Contractors
Forum for Local Officials on SLPWA's Minimum guidelines for Municipal Ordinances to protect the lake.
Several Public Metings on Lake Level
Zebra Mussel Workshop for Citizens
Wetlands Workshop
Flood Damage Protection Booklet
Annual Water Week and Earth Day Events
Schuyler County Marina Operators Meeting
Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Progarm - water testing in Lake and tributaries.
Adopt a Stream Kit available for all middle and high schols in watershed.
Fund County Youth Envirothon Program
Fund Benthic Survey of Kashong Bay
Fund Plankton Survey of Seneca Lake
Fund Study of Salt in Seneca Lake
Fund Study and Testing of Yates County Landfill
Fund Study and Testing of Town of Dix Landfill
Conduct Lakeshore Water Use Survey
Conduct Kashong Creek & Bay Survey
Clute Park Underwater Clean-Up
Big Stream Clean-Up
Kashong Bay Beach Clean-Up
Worked to prevent plutonium storage in watershed
Worked to prevent tire recycling plant in Reading
Worked to have inactive hazardous waste site in Catharine Creek's headwaters cleaned.
Worked tohave landfill properly closed in the Town of Dix
Sponsor and supervise several undregraduate student intern projects.
Supervise students in Dundee Central School's Community Service Course
Sponsored Seneca Lake Chronicles - the newspaper, the slide series and the video.
Provide free septic testing dye tablets to all lakeshore residents.
Annual participation in Future of the Finger Lakes Conference.
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