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Additional Programs In addition to defining a set of priority issues and recommendations, the Oneida Lake Watershed Management Plan has involved water quality monitoring, GIS mapping, data collection, report preparation, assistance to municipalities, watershed websites, newsletters, conferences and workshops, brochures and fact sheets, innovative watershed improvement projects, and the development of a four-county agricultural program (Figure 2). These programs are summarized below. Limited grant funding also supported Project Watershed, a non-profit organization dedicated to water resource education in Central New York schools. Project Watershed has worked with high schools and homeowners to monitor Oneida Lake tributaries in Onondaga, Madison and Oneida Counties. Tributary Monitoring A comprehensive baseline and storm-event sampling program on Oneida Lake tributaries took place during 2002 and 2003. The program represented a successful partnership between CNY RPDB, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), Cornell Biological Field Station, SUNY Brockport, and agencies in four counties that border Oneida Lake (Onondaga County Health Department, Madison County Planning Department, Oneida County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), and Oswego County SWCD). J. Makarewicz (SUNY Brockport) prepared a final report that was presented to the Task Force Technical Committee in June 2003. The Technical Committee selected Oneida Creek for future sampling, based on high levels of sediment loading. The CNY RPDB worked with Technical Committee members to develop maps and compile recommendations for sampling locations. County Planning Departments and Soil and Water Conservation Districts were consulted and helped with homeowner notification and site access on private property. Segment Analysis, representing a year of storm and baseline sampling on Oneida Creek, was completed during the summer of 2004. Water Monitoring on Chittenango Creek (Photo: Saltman) Education and Outreach Education initiatives have contributed to the success of the Watershed Management Plan. Our goal was to provide opportunities for decision-makers to learn more about the environmental setting and the land use influences that impact water resources. Outreach and education programs also cultivated a sense of local ownership and responsibility for water resource issues. The CNY RPDB subcontracted with Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Onondaga County to achieve watershed-wide education objectives, and other groups have assisted through participation on the Task Force Education Committee. page 6 Chapter 1: Introduction
Figure 2: Oneida Lake and Watershed Management Plan Chapter 1: Introduction page 7
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Page 10 and 11: Acknowledgements This report has be
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Page 14 and 15: Overview Many people throughout the
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Page 24 and 25: Environmental Setting The informati
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Page 30 and 31: Economic Profile Spanning portions
Page 32 and 33: Human Influences Land Use The Oneid
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Page 50 and 51: Managing Flooding and Water Levels
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Non-Native Species Identified in On
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Other Non-Indigenous Species That C
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Recommendations Recommendation Cont
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Strengthening the Fish Community Pr
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on the rest of the fish community;
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Current Projects Associated with Fi
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Recommendations Recommendation Fish
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Managing Double-Crested Cormorants
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comply with specific annual monitor
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Promoting Responsible Boating Progr
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oat wake is associated by watercraf
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Recommendations Recommendation Law
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Encouraging Safe Road Deicing Appli
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Current Programs, Regulations, and
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The completion of A Management Stra
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Appendix A: Flooding and Water Leve
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depiction of lake levels for varyin
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New York State Canal Corporation Ho
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tion of the Oneida Lake and Watersh
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Presentation Summaries CONTROL STRU
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fluctuations in flow and water leve
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page 98 Appendices
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Literature Citations Caughdenoy Dam
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Appendix C: New York State Departme
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Appendix D: Public Comments Working
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• Kent Partridge submitted the fo
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