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*** Press release for immediate use *** July 16, 2015
Contact:
Hilary Lambert
steward@cayugalake.org
607-229-9870
Public invited to help update Cayuga Lake’s watershed plan
What: A public meeting is being held to seek input from year-round and summer
residents for an update of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Plan. Many things have
changed since its completion in 2001, both in the lake and its surrounding watershed.
A new planning effort is under way to update the plan in 2015-6, and this meeting
gives members of the public an opportunity to hear about the original plan and to
provide unique personal knowledge and input for the updated plan.
When: Thursday July 30th, 5-7 pm.
Where: Seneca Falls Public Library community room, 47 Cayuga St, Seneca Falls, NY
13148.
Why you should attend: Your ideas and concerns need to be part of the updated
plan! An updated plan will help lake municipalities improve water quality, and will
also assist them in applying for funding to repair and upgrade water projects in towns
and villages around the lake. Your input will also provide guidance to our
communities on how to protect our lake and creeks over the nex t ten years or longer.
A team of experts will be updating the technical parts of the plan, guided by a
committee made up of members of the public from around the lake. The
Intermunicipal Organization (IO), formed in 1999 to help Cayuga Lake communities
work together to protect the lake and its watershed, is leading this planning effort. The
original 2001 plan, formally named the Cayuga Lake Watershed Restoration and
Protection Plan, can be viewed online here: http://www.cayugawatershed.org/. This
plan is funded by the NYS Department of State through the Title 11 Environmental
Protection Fund.
If you can’t attend but want to give input and advice: Please send an email
message to steward@cayugalake.org or leave a phone message at 607 229-9870 to
receive a link to an online questionnaire, to be filled out at any time. You will be
notified when the link goes live. An additional public meeting may be held at the south
end of the lake.
When you will know what’s in the updated Plan:
A second public meeting will be held in October or November to present the results
developed from public and expert input that will be submitted over the next several
months. The IO website will provide updates, as will the Cayuga Lake Watershed
Network’s website at www.cayugalake.org. The updated Plan is scheduled to be
submitted to the NYS Department of State in early 2016.
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