New York State Federation of Lake Associations, Inc. (NYSFOLA)

02/10/2022

Do no-wake zones need to be upgraded to 500 ft? At least one New York town has banned them. Thoughts?

A new study by researchers in the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory found that popular wakesurf boats require a greater distance from the shoreline and other boats compared to more typical recreational boats.

02/09/2022

Bravo!

Check out the highlights of our 2021 watercraft steward program season. Do your part to protect native plants and animals! Will you clean, drain, and dry your watercraft in 2022?

02/09/2022

ENB Statewide Notices 2/9/2022
Public Notice
Announcement of 14 day Extension on Public Comment Period - New York State Draft 2020-2022 Clean Water Act § 303(d) List of Impaired Waters

Current Notice

This notice serves to provide the public notification of a 14 day extension of public comment period through February 25, 2022.

Prior Notices

On December 29, 2021, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the availability of the Draft 2020-2022 Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 303(d) List of Impaired/Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Waters. This list identifies waters which do not meet applicable water quality standards and do not support applicable best uses, thereby requiring a TMDL. The public comment period was originally 30-days scheduled to end January 28, 2022. A 15-day extension was noticed on January 19, 2022 and scheduled to end February 11, 2022.

Available Documents

The Draft 2020-2022 303(d) List and the Consolidated Assessment and Listing Methodology are available on the NYS DEC's website at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/31290.html.

Public comments regarding the Draft 2020-2022 CWA Section 303(d) List should be emailed to the Bureau of Water Assessment and Management at: [email protected] or mailed to:

NYS DEC - Bureau of Water Assessment and Management
Attention: Water Assessment and Implementation Section
625 Broadway, 4th Floor
Albany, NY 12233-3502

For more information about how water quality assessments are conducted, read the NYSDEC CALM at:https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/calmmay2021.pdf (1.06 MB).

Contact: Sarah E. Rickard, NYS DEC - Division of Water, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233, Phone: (518) 402-8155, E-mail: [email protected]

02/04/2022

NYSFOLA has received news that NY has recently lost two of its finest Lake Stewards. Rena Doing was a former NYSFOLA Board member, CSLAP volunteer and advocate for Plymouth Reservoir in Chenango County. Betsy Janes was a CSLAP volunteer and NYSFOLA conference stalwart who was dedicated to her beloved Queechy Lake in Columbia County. Both women were previous recipients of NYSFOLA's Lake Steward Award. Thank you Betsy and Rena for caring about your lakes and for your long time support of NYSFOLA.

02/03/2022

APIPP’s 2021 Annual Report is now available! Delve into this report to learn about all the great work that our staff, contractors, partners, and volunteers completed last year to address invasive species in the Adirondacks.https://adkinvasives.com/data/files/Documents/APIPP2021AnnualReport_Reduced.pdf

02/02/2022

Wetlands are an important part of aquatic ecosystems due to their role in removing polluting nutrients and sediments from surface and groundwater.

Happy World Wetlands Day!

01/26/2022

The public comment period has been extended for 15 days and will end on February 11, 2022.

NYS Section 303(d) List of Impaired/TMDL Waters
Draft 2020-2022 Clean Water Act Section 303(d) List of Impaired Waters
The Federal Clean Water Act and supporting federal regulations require states to submit a list of impaired waters requiring the development of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), every two years. Waters that do not meet applicable water quality standards and do not support applicable best uses, thereby requiring the development of a TMDL, are published along with the identified pollutant(s) as the Section 303(d) List of Impaired Waters.

On December 29, 2021, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the availability of the Draft 2020-2022 Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 303(d) List of Impaired/Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Waters. The public comment period was originally 30-days scheduled to end January 28, 2022.

Public comments regarding the Draft 2020-2022 List should be emailed to the Bureau of Water Assessment and Management at: [email protected] with the subject line: Public Comment on the Draft 2020-2022 List

or mailed to:

ATTN: Water Assessment and Implementation Section
NYSDEC, Bureau of Water Assessment and Management
625 Broadway, 4th Floor
Albany, NY 12233-3502

The current 303(d) List in effect is the Final 2018 NYS Section 303(d) List (PDF).

Consolidated Assessment and Listing Methodology
For more information about how water quality assessments are conducted, read the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Consolidated Assessment and Listing Methodology (CALM) (PDF).

01/21/2022

Too cold to go boating or swimming?
Plan your lake management activities while curled up by the fire with a good book! Or, if you're in Florida, grab a beach chair and a book and plan for the upcoming lake season. https://nysfola.org/books/

01/21/2022

Finger Lakes PRISM - Thank you to the Finger Lakes Institute's David Carr and all those who contributed to the Starry Stonewort Collaborative.

The Starry Stonewort Collaborative ended September 30st of 2021, but the official Starry Stonewort management guide has only now just been released. Created with the help of researchers from across the country, the Starry Stonewort management guide is one of the best resources available for those interested in prevention, control, and management of Starry Stonewort. You can read the guide, and more about the Collaborative here: http://fingerlakesinvasives.org/starry-stonewort-collaborative-2/

01/16/2022

We've had a lot of messy weather lately - freezing rain, melting snow turning to ice. But the main roads stay remarkably dry and safe, largely due to the use of road salt. But scientific data increasingly shows that road salt is contaminating waterways...

01/14/2022

AWI offers full-time and seasonal job opportunities throughout the Adirondack Park.