September 2017 Algae Blooms on Owasco

Algae Update: Sept. 30, 2017 excerpt from the Auburn Citizen:

Latest test results released by the Cayuga County Health Department show the highest levels of harmful algal bloom toxins entering the city of Auburn's water treatment plant this season.

After the Owasco Lake water flowed through the city's toxin treatment system and the filtration plant, no toxins were detected in the drinking water.

According to the health department's website, 0.25 micrograms per liter of microcystin, a kind of liver toxin present in some harmful algal blooms, was detected in the raw lake water from samples collected Wednesday. The last time toxins were detected in the raw water, levels were 0.18 and 0.16 micrograms per liter on Aug. 31 and Sept. 18, respectively.

All of those detections are below the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's level of concern for vulnerable populations — 0.3 micrograms per liter over 10 days.

The town of Owasco continues to show no toxins detected in both the drinking water and the untreated water.

link to 2017 Owasco Watershed Inspection HAB testing results: http://www.owascoinspection.org/2017-hab-program

Recent Algae bloom pictures (from Auburn Citizen)

OWLA meeting, Wednesday 10/4/17, 7pm

Owasco Watershed Lake Association Meeting Oct. 4, 2017

Springside Inn at 7:00 PM

Agenda

Welcome Members and Guests!

Remember to put water away now.

A SPECIAL PRESENTATION

7:00 PM  "Nutrient Management on Dairy Farms"
William Jones, Business Development Manager,
Venture Creations, RIT's Technology Business Incubator
related story link: http://auburnpub.com/news/local/how-an-rit-startup-could-help-remove-thousands-of-pounds/article_f70b9172-034b-5c3a-8795-fef38f43a6ed.html

7:30 PM Call to Order
1. Roll Call Sheet
2. Approval of August 6, 2017 Minutes - Gilda Brower
3. President's Report
4. Committee Reports
a. Treasurer's Report and Budget - Jeff Trescot and Peter Rogers:
b. The Ask - Bob Brower
i. A Brief Overview of the Sept 23 Cyanobacteria bloom
ii. The QAPP Status
c. Citizen Science- Julie Lockhart and Dana Hall
d. Membership - Rosemarie Romano and Linda Vitale
e. The New Watershed Rules and Regulations-Ken Post
f. Lake Day - The Great Race-Rick Nelson
g. Strategy and Messaging Committee-Nancy Hart and Ken Kudla
i. Increasing OWLA's Growth::The Strategic Messaging Project Status

8:15 PM
5. Old Business
a. WOTUS Letter...Dana Hall
6. New Business

8:30PM
7. Adjourn

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OWLA meeting - Wed. August 9th

Owasco Watershed Lake Association Meeting

August 9th, 2017

Springside Inn at 7:00 PM

Agenda

Welcome Members and Guests!
Remember to put water away now.
7PM Call to Order
1. Roll Call Sheet
2. Approval of July 5th, 2017 Minutes - Gilda Brower
3. President’s Report
7:20 PM
4. Committee Reports
a. Treasurer’s Report and Budget – Jeff Trescot and Peter Rogers:
b. The Ask – Bob Brower
i. Tributary QAPP Progress Budget
ii. Riparian Project Status
c. Citizen Science- Ken Kudla and Julie Lockhart
d. Membership - Rosemarie Romano
e. Fund Development- Dana Hall
f. The New Watershed Rules and Regulations-Ken Post

8:00PM
5. Old Business
a. Lake Day – Rick Nelson
6. New Business
a. Increasing OWLA’s growth even more, A New Strategic Marketing Proposal
8:30PM
7. Adjourn

OWLA Meeting - Wed. April 5th, 2017

Owasco Watershed Lake Association Meeting

April 5th, 2017

Springside Inn at 7:00 PM

Draft Agenda

Welcome Members and Guests!


7PM  Call to Order
1. Roll Call Sheet
2. Approval of March 2017 Minutes - Gilda Brower
3. President's Report
a. Committee Organization and Members
b. New Volunteer Opportunities
c. Changes in Staffing (Program Coordinator)

7:15PM
4. Committee Reports
a. Treasurer's Report and Budget - Jeff Trescot and Peter Rogers
b. 2015-16 Ask - Bob Brower
c. Strategy and Messaging- Nancy Hart
d. Citizen Science- Ken Kudla and Julie Lockhart
e. Lake Level- Jim Beckwith
f. Nominations- Ann Robson
g. Lake Day - Rick Nelson (Nancy Hart)
h. Membership - Rosemarie Romano
i. Fund Development- Dana Hall

8:15PM
5. Old Business
a. Owasco Flats- Nancy Hart

6. New Business

8:30PM Adjourn


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OWLA Meeting, Wednesday 3/1/17

Owasco Watershed Lake Association Meeting

Wednesday,  March 1, 2017

Springside Inn at 7:00 pm

  

Draft Agenda

  

Welcome Members and Guests

  

  

7 PM Call to Order

  

Special Program: "Recent Owasco Lake Research and Interesting Findings"; Dr. Todd Walter, Cornell University, Director NY State Water Resource Institute (WRI) will discuss work focused primarily on small, previously unstudied intermittent streams.

  

"Q and A"

  

1.      Roll Call Sheet

2.      Approval of February, 2017 Minutes - Gilda Brower

3.      Financial Report - none

4.      President's Report

  

7:30 PM

  

5.      Committee Reports

a.       Ask - Bob Brower

b.      Lake Day - Rick Nelson

c.       Lake Levels- Jim Beckwith

  

7:55 PM

  

6.      Old Business 

a.       Membership - Rosemarie Romano

 

7.      New Business 

a.       CADDIS Dana Hall

  

8:30 PM Adjourn 

  

  

We value your opinions and ideas regarding OWLA and encourage you to participate in OWLA meetings.