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The Lake Reportersummer 2017 the Lake Reportersummer 2017 THE LAKE REPORTERSUMMER 2017 THE LAKE REPORTERSUMMER 2017 The Annual Meeting is a great place to hear more about current initiatives and watershed topics. 2017 ANNUAL Join us for a business meeting with officer elections, reports from the Chair and Treasurer, and award recognitions. Stay for two great presentations that are sure to MEETING be of interest to all watershed residents. Mission of the Finger Lakes Water Hub Anthony Prestigiacomo, Research Scientist with the Finger Lakes Water Hub, will THURSDAY AUGUST 17 introduce us to the group’s mission of addressing water quality issues across the FLCC STAGE 14 AT 6 PM Finger Lakes region. “State of the Lake” Presentation Kevin Olvany, Watershed Program Manager (Canandaigua Lake Watershed Council) will deliver the evening’s keynote presentation on the current water quality status of Light refreshments will be provided. the Canandaigua Lake watershed. Kevin will share water quality data looking at long A donation of $5 is suggested. RSVP to -term trends from the last 20 years of monitoring, and will identify potential threats [email protected] to the health and overall environment of the lake. Impacts of the area’s recent storm or 394-5030. events will also be discussed. We hope you will join us on August 17th to learn more about what your membership dollars help support. CITIZEN SCIENCE IN ACTION! By Nadia Harvieux, CLWA Community Outreach Committee The Community Outreach Committee has launched three citizen and NYSFOLA science initiatives for the 2017 summer lake sampling season. With will report the the goal of understanding our lake ecosystem better, CLWA is results of the partnering with local, regional and state water quality experts to train sampling in early volunteers in collecting a wide range of data about Canandaigua 2018. Stay Lake. Volunteers are trained using standardized sampling protocols tuned! and contribute high quality, valuable data that the research The second community can use to better understand the Canandaigua Lake citizen science ecosystem. We are very excited about the following initiatives and are program CLWA extremely appreciative of our volunteers who are participating! Scott Kishbaugh, Chief of the Lake Monitoring and Assessment is participating Section of the NYS DEC trains CSLAP volunteers on sampling protocols. CLWA is partnering with the NYSDEC and New York State Federation in is a pilot of Lake Associations (NYSFOLA) to participate in the Citizens project to monitor macrophytes (aquatic plants) in the nearshore Statewide Lake Assessment Program (CSLAP). The CSLAP program environment. With a number of invasive plants threatening to make started in 1985 and currently includes over 250 New York State lakes. their way into Canandaigua Lake from nearby waterbodies, it is The goals of this program are to collect water quality data that will important to monitor what is (and isn’t!) in our lake. Volunteer help identify changes in lake ecosystems over time and to educate monitors are trained in the collection and identification of native and the public about lake management strategies and water quality, invasive aquatic plants and their data will be used to monitor the issues. This year, there is an increased focus on CSLAP participation in presence or absence of specific invasive species. CLWA volunteers the Finger Lakes Region. CLWA Volunteers Ted Carman and Dee Saralinda Hooker, Lynn Klotz, Jeff Page and Terry Smith will be this Crofton will be collecting bi-weekly samples from two set monitoring summer’s “Invasive Detectors” on Canandaigua Lake. This program is locations from June through September. Samples will be analyzed at a an important initiative of the Finger Lakes Institute and Finger Lakes certified lab for a wide range of water quality indicators. The NYSDEC PRISM to protect our lakes from aquatic invasive species. Continued on page 2 CITIZEN SCIENCE, continued from page 1 The third citizen science initiative is the expansion of the popular “Take A Dip” program for Canandaigua Lake water clarity monitoring. Since 2010, CLWA has engaged volunteer monitors to measure water clarity on a weekly basis from June-September. Volunteers new to the Take A Dip program were trained by Patty Thompson, faculty member of FLCC’s Environmental Conservation Department, to use a Secchi disk to measure the clarity of the water, which can be impacted by many factors, most commonly algae and CLWA sediment from runoff. Weekly data helps augment the Watershed Box 323 Council and FLCC’s monthly lake Canandaigua, NY 14424 monitoring program and will (585) 394-5030 become especially important as we get later into the algae growing Email: season. Thanks go out to our [email protected] returning volunteers: Dee Crofton, Gary Helming, Kevin Hefner, Scott Website: Hill, Bruce Kennedy, Marty Lasher, www.canandaigualakeassoc.org Wade Sarkis, Lynn Thurston, Vickie Tucker, Bill Yust, and Steve Zumbo. The Lake Reporter is published We also welcome our NEW quarterly and distributed free to volunteers for 2017: Kathy Bromley & Greg Talomie, Amy Bowen, Rob members and supporters. We Introducing our newest “Take a Dip” Volunteers, with FLCC Faculty Patty Thompson Gray, Nadia Harvieux, Bill Mehls, Invite submissions. Please send and Brian & Dolores Perkins! via postal mail or email to: [email protected] CLWA is deeply committed to protecting Canandaigua Lake water quality and is strengthening that commitment by engaging with the scientific community to collect important water quality data to better understand Canandaigua Lake. To our partners and volunteers, thank you for your time and BOARD OF DIRECTORS effort throughout the 2017 summer monitoring season! Officers: Wade Sarkis, President Carol Benner, Treasurer The Take a Dip for Canandaigua Lake water clarity monitoring program is in full swing. The June weekly aver- ages for the 2017 season ranged from 6.89 meters the first week in June to 4.73 meters the third week of June. Robert McCarthy, Secretary Combined, the monthly average water clarity for the month of June 2017 was 5.65 meters. Neil Atkins, President-Elect In comparison, the monthly average water clarity for June 2016 was 7.72 meters. CLWA volunteers are measur- Tom Zimmerman, Past-President ing just over a 2 meter decrease in the monthly average when comparing June 2017 to June 2016. This notice- able decrease in water clarity is most likely being influenced by the pattern of frequent and strong precipita- Board Members: tion events this spring, which deliver high amounts of suspended sediment from erosion and runoff to Canan- daigua Lake. In comparison, weather conditions were relatively dry during the 2016 summer months. Katrina Busch, Ted Carman, Jack Dailey, Cecelia Danahar, Marty DeVinney, Linda Dworaczyk, Rob Gray, Nadia Harvieux, Jodi Kaufman, Al Kraus Resource Personnel: Lindsay McMillan, Administrative Coordinator Watershed Educators: Beth Altemus Becca Jensen Cover Image: Sarah Wegman, 2016 Photo Contest Page 2 | The Lake Reporter PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE construction of docks over State owned-land. The UDML controls design and dimensions, as well as the number of docks permitted Summer 2017 which is determined by the linear feet of shoreline held by the landowner. The UDML is dependent on the “land use” zoning By Wade Sarkis designation of the lake shoreline property which may be residential, commercial or transient. Each “tier” designation has The Canandaigua Lake Watershed is a different rules with “residential” being the most restrictive. Each community of 12 municipalities and 350 miles Town enforces the Law and there should be no difference in of tributaries. The Lake itself is only 14% of interpretation. the watershed area and is bordered by six municipalities within two Counties; Ontario and Yates. They include the towns of Because the UDML is dependent upon the land use zoning of lake Canandaigua, South Bristol, Gorham, Middlesex and Italy as well as -adjacent land, zoning change decisions by local towns can have the City of Canandaigua. As such, there are six different local significant impacts on the density of docking structures and ordinances, or laws, which determine what can or can’t be potentially to water quality. For example, a zoning change from developed adjacent to the Lake. We rely on the good stewardship residential to commercial (or any other non-residential status) of our local municipalities to make rules that help protect water would permit the landowner many more boat slips than the quality while allowing for reasonable development and growth. residential allowance. In theory, this could allow a developer with limited waterfront to create a large docking system for their While the Lake (and the land beneath it) is the property of New customers/residents contrary to the intent of the UDML. While York State, protection of our water is dependent upon the many commercial and planned development zones exist on the municipalities. Nearly all our local Towns have implemented lake, they are all grandfathered; they were in place before their zoning changes to help protect water quality, and most are in the respective towns had land use rules in their local ordinances. No process of additional updates. These local laws address steep town has rezoned residential land to commercial use on slopes, lot coverage, logging, and site plan review, etc. The Towns Canandaigua Lake. This is an important reference point as there of South Bristol and Canandaigua have both just passed new on- are currently pending decisions for zoning changes within our site wastewater treatment laws which will help reduce threats that Watershed as well as a request for private docks on public land in failing septic systems present to the watershed. the City of Canandaigua. Several Towns are also getting more active in wetland protection Sensible zoning laws are important to provide consistency from and land conservation and some are updating their property to property. More and more, we have to rely on local comprehensive plans.
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