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HAB Update: Toxin Levels

The Skaneateles Lake Association has confirmed the following information in conversation with the Onondaga County Department of Health.  8/9/18

 

The toxin level in “finished” (post treatment) drinking water provided by the City of Syracuse and the Village of Skaneateles to city, village and town residents and some towns outside the city of Syracuse was NON-DETECTABLE at the most recent testing.  

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 A Large Team, but More Players Needed                              Fran Rotunno Fish  

The Skaneateles Lake Association is comprised of a large team of players.  Our 21 SLA Board Members are currently joined by 900 members (those who have joined the SLA within the past 12 months).  That current membership list (as of 7/21/18) is on our website at SkaneatelesLake.org.

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Harmful Algal Bloom Update

Confirmed HABs: Multiple locations, Skaneateles Lake: 8/4-8/6

NYSDEC

 

Below are the results from samples collected by trained volunteers on Skaneateles Lake and City of Syracuse staff. The sampling confirmed the presence of cyanobacteria HABs on 8/4 and 8/5. The bloom was reported to have dissipated today. The bloom status is compared to the DEC Confirmed Bloom threshold of 25 µg/L Bluegreen Chlorophyll.

With apologies, DEC does not have detailed information on the sampling locations at this time. Several reports received over the weekend indicated that accumulations were present at the north end of the lake near the pier.

 

Exposure to any cyanobacteria HABs can cause health effects in people and animals when water with blooms is touched, swallowed, or when airborne droplets are inhaled. This is true regardless of toxin levels; some blue-green algae produce toxins, while others do not. Exposure to blooms and toxins can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea or vomiting; skin, eye or throat irritation and allergic reactions or breathing difficulties. People and pets should avoid contact with blooms, and should rinse off with clean water if contact occurs.  For more information go to www.health.ny.gov/harmfulalgae.

Location Date HABs Status BG Chl a (µg/l) Visual Analysis
Skaneateles Lake 8/4/2018 Confirmed 723 Microcystis
Skaneateles Lake 8/5/2018 Confirmed 87 Microcystis
Skaneateles Lake 8/5/2018 Confirmed 54 Microcystis
Skaneateles Lake 8/6/2018 No Bloom 10 Microcystis
Skaneateles Lake Zone 4 8/6/2018 No Bloom 4 Microcystis

Source: NYSDEC

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Lake George’s Jefferson Project is Coming to Skaneateles Lake

Fran Fish & Rick Relyea, Ph.D.

 

In early June, a delegation from the Skaneateles Lake Association (SLA) Board and the New York State Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Action Plan Committee traveled to Lake George to visit with the staff from The Jefferson Project at Lake George.

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The 2018 Annual Meeting                                                                                                                       Fran Rotunno Fish

(Note:  This article contains a summary of the “STATE of the LAKE” address made by Paul Torrisi, SLA President, at the 2018 Annual Meeting.  If you would like a copy of the complete presentation, please click on the “contact us” tab on this website and request it and it will be emailed to you.)

On Saturday, June 30th, about 300 people came to Lourdes Camp for the first time or came back to the Camp of their own or their children’s or grandchildren’s childhood for the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Skaneateles Lake Association. 

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Working on Three Fronts

Fran Rotunno Fish

The efforts of the Skaneateles Lake Association are actively focusing on three fronts to protect the treasure that is Skaneateles Lake.

Our Milfoil Team of divers, Victoria Vanicky, Joseph Bergan, Miranda Raughly and John VanSlyke under the supervision of John Menapace have been out on the lake putting down matting on the largest patches of milfoil that were identified via the survey of the lake bottom done by Bob Werner last fall.

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