Canadarago Lake Plan Will Be Detailed Tuesday

COOPERSTOWN – The Tuesday, Nov. 25 meeting of the Otsego County Water Quality Coordinating Committee will feature a presentation by Carter L. Bailey titled “Canadarago Lake Watershed Protection Plan: Working Together for a Common Goal.”

The meeting is at 1 p.m. in Classroom A at The Meadows, hosted by the Otsego County Planning Department. It is free and open to the public.

Canadarago Lake is a 2,000-acre lake of glacial origin, located in northern Otsego County. Numerous groups, municipalities, and organizations are concerned with the water quality and management of natural resources within the lake and surrounding watershed.

In October, the Canadarago Lake Improvement Association announced the completion of the Canadarago Lake Watershed Protection Plan. Bailey – a graduate student in SUNY Oneonta’s lake management program and project coordinator – will provide insight into the process of drafting a bottom-up comprehensive lake management plan and will discuss struggles, achievements, strategies, and where the process currently stands.

“Although the plan has been put together and numerous investigative studies have been completed, there is a tremendous amount of work to be done,” Bailey said. “We hope members of the Otsego County Water Quality Coordinating Committee and the public can attend this presentation as we continue the process of working together for a common goal.”