Senate Bill Requires ‘Reasonable Precautions’ To Prevent The Spread Of Invasives Into Lake The State Senate yesterday gave final legislative approval to legislation sponsored by state Sen. Tom O’Mara, R,C-Big Flats, to help stop the spread of aquatic invasive species throughout the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions, and statewide, by requiring boaters to take reasonable precautions when launching their boats. Among other invasives, the zebra mussel entered Otsego Lake seven years ago. “Taking every possible step to stop the…
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OCCA Finds Drinking Water ‘Very Good’; Now Has Data To Identify Contamination COOPERSTOWN – The results of OCCA’s “What’s In Our Water?” program found, one, drinking water is “very good” locally and, two, there is now a “legally defensible baseline” of data that allows contamination to be detected. “We look at this as an insurance policy of sorts,” said OCCA President Vicky M. Lentz. “We knew we had an abundant supply of good, clean water here. The data now backs…
Otsego Lake Association Plans First Fourth Of July Boat Show COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego Lake Association will sponsor its first annual “We Love Our Lake” decorated, judged boat parade at 6 p.m. Friday, July 4, rain or shine. Paticipating decorated boats will gather off-shore at Three Mile Point, three miles north of Cooperstown on West Lake Road, the start and finish of the parade route. The SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station’s research vessel, Anondontoides,which will serve as a committee barge of…
52nd Clinton Regatta Under Way; Heading For Oneonta, Bainbridge COOPERSTOWN They’re off! For the 52rd time, canoeists from Oneonta to Montana and beyond departed at 6 a.m. today from Cooperstown’s Lakefront Park, bound for Bainbridge in the annual General Clinton Regatta. At Oneonta, watch for the pros – they depart from here at 8 – to pass through the city at about 11:30, according to Lori and Jon Michaels of Goodyear Lake, former longtime organizing committee members who were still helping…
Company Fined $3,000 For Dumping Paint Chips Into Lake At Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Winter Harbor LLC of Central Square, Oswego County, has been fined $3,000 by the DEC for dumping paint chips into Otsego Lake at the Lake Front Motel, the DEC announced today. The company was also fined for a similar violation at Lake George. READ consent order…