LFL Resources

Skaneateles Lake Association

Contact Us
(315) 681-5296

Harmful algal blooms

NYSDEC — Reporting and Health Symptoms

If you suspect that you have seen a HAB, please report the HAB to DEC. Fill out and submit a Suspicious Algal Bloom Report Form. If possible, attach digital photos (close-up and landscape to show extent and location) of the suspected HAB in the web form. Email HABsInfo@dec.ny.gov if you are not able to complete the form.
Please report any health symptoms to NYS Health Department at harmfulalgae@health.ny.gov and your local health department.

Water quality and septic issues

City of Syracuse Water Department
(315) 448-8344

Lake spills

NYSDEC Spill Response and Remediation
(800) 457-7362

Skaneateles Lake Watershed Agricultural Spill Response
(315) 457-0325

Local regulations for building and land use

Village of Skaneateles
(315) 685-3440

Town of Skaneateles
(315) 685-3473

Town of Niles
(315) 497-0066

Town of Scott
(607) 749-2902

Town of Spafford
(315) 673-4144

Town of Sempronius
(315) 496-2376

Local waste and recycling centers

Cayuga County
(315) 253-1203

Cortland County
(607) 753-5345

Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency 
(315) 453-2866

Skaneateles Transfer Station 
(315) 554-8091

Spafford Transfer Station
(315) 673-4144

Road flooding, ditch or culvert issues

NYSDOT — Region 3 (Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga) 
(315) 428-4351

Onondaga County Department of Transportation
(315) 435-2222

Soil testing

Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District
(315) 252-4171

Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District
(607) 756-5991

Onondaga County Soil and Water Conservation District
(315) 457-0325

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County
(315) 424-9485

Additional lake protection partners

The Central New York Land Trust
(315) 575-8839

Finger Lakes Land Trust
(607) 275-9487  

ESF Restoration Science Center
(315) 470-6500

Skaneateles Watershed Municipal Partnership