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LAKE LEVEL MANAGEMENT by Bill Oben Page 1 KLA Newsletter Newsletter CELEBRATING 50 YEARS March 2006 LAKE LEVEL MANAGEMENT by Bill Oben he variability of Keuka’s level developed by the U.S. has long been a concern, da- Army Corps of engi- T ting back to early settlement of neers. Using the curve, the surrounding region. Residents Stuck lowers the lake along the lake struggled through fre- level in the fall and win- quent flooding brought by rain and ter in preparation for the the annual spring snow melt, while spring melt, rain and commercial ventures built along the run-off. Ideally, the lake Keuka Outlet coped with an unde- reaches a low of 712 pendable volume of water required feet above sea level on to power their mill wheels. Early on, March 1 and a high of the need was recognized to provide 714.6 feet in May. a mechanism for dampening the ef- Federal funds are pay- fects on lake level resulting from the ing $369,800 for the variability of Mother Nature. Dams project and the eight were installed in the Outlet at various municipalities surround- locations in an attempt to exercise The Keuka Outlet Gates in Penn Yan and ing Keuka Lake are dividing the re- the Main Street bridge some degree of control. However, maining cost of $123,000 among these provided only modest capabil- themselves. ity to regulate lake level. The modern Work on the new gates began on Newsletter Highlights gate system we now depend so heavily upon for flood control was July 20. A.L.Blades Construction Co. Lake Level Management………... 1 installed in stages over the past forty is in charge of the project and antici- President’s Report ……………... 2 years, largely through the advocacy pates completion in 3 to 4 months.” Former KLA Directors & Officers.. 3 Calendar & Website………... 4 of the KLA. The following article ap- New Members……………………. 4 peared in the Fall 1991 issue of the The Keuka Lake Outlet Compact Did You Know? …………........... 4 KLA newsletter, and describes the (KLOC), composed of a representative A Quiet Time .............................. 5 long-awaited construction of the high from each of the eight municipalities State of the Lake-Part 1…………. 6 -capacity discharge gates: around the lake, is responsible to Watershed: Eggleston’s Glen...... 7 “The Keuka Lake outlet gates, which managing the level of Keuka Lake. Bill Update: Docks & Moorings……… 8 help to control the level of the lake, Weber, Supervisor of the Town of Keuka Shoreline Views………….. 8 Book Review................................ 8 are in the process of being replaced Pulteney, currently chairs this commis- KWIC Policy Changes…………... 9 with aluminum gates with steel guid- sion. The KLOC contracts with the Hiking the Finger Lakes………... 9 erails and motorized shafts. The Penn Yan Department of Public Works KYC Junior Sailing………………. 9 wooden Birkett Mills gate dates back to maintain and manage the gate sys- Red Cross Blood Drives………… 9 to 1929. Installed in 1966, the An- tem. Ed Balsley, Director of Public Critter Corner…………………...… 10 drews gates, which are directly un- Works, adjusts the gate settings ac- Membership Committee............... 11 der the Mail Street bridge, are steel. cording to the plan provided by the New Business Members……….... 11 Business Member Directory…..… 11 Engineering studies from 1984-1987 Army Corps of engineers. The control curves have been modified slightly Advertising Info………………..… 12 determined another set of gates was KLA Office Info………… …………12 needed. The new gates will allow up over the years, and continue to pro- Member Application Form ........... 12 to 1,000 cubic feet of water per sec- vide an excellent guide for lake level Order Forms ………….……..........13 ond to pass through the gates. The management. Keuka Events Calendar ……........13 present gates have a 500 cubic feet KLA Directors & Officers.…….......13 per second discharge capacity fol- Lake Level Chart ……………........14 lows a curve for projected lake levels March 2006 Page 2 KLA UPDATE: Report on Association Activities by President Bill Oben This year, KLA is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of our I’m delighted to report that KLA membership is approach- founding. In 1956, prompted in part by flooding that dam- ing 1600. As a reminder, our membership year now runs aged property along the lake shore that year, a small group from May 1 – April 30. Our 2006 membership renewal of lake property owners formed an organization “to associ- process will get underway in April, and we hope you will ate together the persons owning, or having an interest in, continue your support by returning your membership re- property bounded in part by Keuka Lake for their mutual newal promptly (and encouraging friends and neighbors benefit…”. Incorporated initially as Keuka Lake Shore who may not be members to join with us). Property Owners, Inc. (KLSPO), the organization was in- formally referred to as the Keuka Lake Association. (Our name was officially changed to the Keuka Lake Associa- Bill tion in 1990, thereby adopting a name which recognizes the broader range of our membership throughout the wa- tershed.) During these past 50 years, KLA has championed numer- ous projects in line with our mission “to Protect the Quality of Keuka Lake”. These initiatives have led to the installa- tion of additional flood control gates (see article within newsletter), adoption of upland zoning, formation of the Keuka Lake Watershed District which resulted in the for- mation of KWIC [Keuka Watershed Improvement Cooper- ative] and implementation of uniform wastewater manage- ment regulations, an on-going water quality monitoring pro- gram, and enhanced boater education. Additionally, KLA has provided an oversight role for situations arising within the watershed which could potentially damage the lake. Throughout its history, the KLA has been guided by a dedi- cated group of Directors and Officers who have invested countless volunteer hours on behalf of the Association. (See following list of former Directors & Officers). We sa- lute them for their foresight in recognizing the need to ad- dress the many problems which have been confronted, and the progress that has been made on so many fronts. KWIC has announced that it will no longer be able to offer design support for new or replacement septic systems. This change is being made to provide sufficient time for the Watershed Manager to coordinate the overall inspection program for wastewater treatment systems. KWIC is available to assist residents with selection of alter- native sources for this design service. (See Paul Bauter’s article within.) Progress continues to be made by the inter-municipal com- Photo by Steve Knapp mittee working to develop a Uniform Docking and Moor- ing law for Keuka Lake. (See Bob Worden’s article). We The “Big Falls” at Eggleston’s Glen in February. appreciate the input you’ve provided on this subject. (See related article on page 7.) The Communications Committee is planning a major up- grade of the KLA website (www.keukalakeassoc.org) in the coming months. A new edition of the Keuka Lake Calendar is also being prepared. Page 3 KLA Newsletter Former Directors & Officers of the Keuka Lake Association Robert C. Albee* Perry W. Johnson, Jr. Walter W. Scott Fuller J. Allen James Keeler Bob Seurkamp John T. Andrews John E. Kelley Robert F. Shay Jr. John T. Andrews, Jr. John W. Kelley Guy S. Shoemaker Franklin Aulls David Kennedy J. Raymond Shoemaker** John W. Bailey Jeff Kennedy Garth A. Shoemaker* Sue Bair Everitt Kiff Robert B. Shuart Ralph Baker Bob Kinney Kenneth L. Shull Helen Jane Bartron Kasey Klingensmith Hugh M. Slawson, Jr. George N. Blanchard* Frederick S. Kriger Don A. Smith Ken Blumenstock John R. Kuhl, Jr. Spaulding A. Smith Robert Canfield John M. Kuller Richard D Smith Helen Canfield Ray Lane William Smith F. Rudolph Carlson Suzette Lepper Freeman H. Smith Paul Carney Dick Liebe John E. Stein Tom Carroll Michael Linehan Paul Sturdevant Phil Chase Marion Louden Kenneth Taft Jean Chase Don Lovejoy Lawrence Tallman Jack Clancy Don Manges Arthur Terwilliger Don Clements Peter Manikas Alice S. Thiese* Harry C. Cohn Charles Mashewske Dick Trotta Jerry Denton Doug McCabe Robert Turissini Tom Dickinson James McCabe E. Stewart Underhill Jr.* Clarence O. Drake George F. McGough Vincent Valicenti Nancy Drum Don McGuire John Vine G. Merlin Drumm Paul C. McMaster Robert G. Vyverberg Kenneth R. Dunham Katherine Meade Herman H. Jack Farmer Jack Miller Wayne W. Wagner Jack Feeney William L. Nesbitt Dr. Alexander Wahlig J. Peter Fennell William H. Ness William A. Weber Suzanne Fenner Francis K. Norman* William S. Weeks Kathy Ferron Tom Noteware Leland Welker John C. Fink Walter W. Oakley William P. White Gary Frasier Jean O'Neil Mary Anne Whitmore Dick Frey John O'Neill Gustave Wiedeman* Dave Fuller Marty Opelt Ed Wightman Eugene Gilson Priscilla Osswald Leland Williams George F. Gleason Harold J. Palmer Ephrain K. Willoughby Rick Gordon Dale Pederson Samuel K. Wolcott J. Lawrence Green James E. Personius* Pam Yunis Michael Hanna Robert B. Peterson Ed Zemanick Judy Hart Edward L. Phillips Harvey Haynes Robert Pinckney * Founding Director Gary Hickernel Gladys Pitbladdo **Honorary Founding Chairman Mrs. W. Holcomb James E. Poland William D. Holcomb Fred Porter F. Philip Hunt George Pratt NOTE: The foregoing list of former Directors & Officers was gleaned from Franklyn Hutchings George W. Pratt* a search of our archives. Please Joanna L. James Phay B. Rutan Herman Jimerson advise us of anyone who was Ann Sandroski inadvertently omitted. Perry Johnson Kenneth L. Schull March 2006 Page 4 To Be Published in June: WELCOME to the following new The 2006-07 KLA Website KLA members: “KLAeidoscope of Makeover Keuka” Calendar Mark & Jill Barden A committee is now working on a major overhaul of the KLA Christian & Heather Carlson Preparations are now underway for the Richard & Gale Galusha website.
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