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Low levels of blue-green algae toxins again detected in Owasco’s treated water

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Low levels of blue-green algae toxins again detected in Owasco’s treated water
Test results back Thursday afternoon for the town of Owasco’s treated public water showed low levels of blue-green algae toxins from a sample collected Wednesday afternoon, according to a release from the Cayuga County Health Department. The city of Auburn’s treated water detected no toxins. The town of Owasco’s treated drinking water had .16 micrograms per liter of toxins, after... more

Auburn lawmakers on toxins found in drinking water: ‘We don’t want another Flint’

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Auburn lawmakers on toxins found in drinking water: ‘We don’t want another Flint’
Recent reports of low levels of toxins contaminating treated drinking water from Owasco Lake should be “a huge wake-up call” for political action, Auburn City Councilor Debby McCormick said Thursday. The Auburn City Council met Thursday for an assessment of the lake, which is experiencing widespread blue-green algae blooms that have produced toxins in public water. Through samples taken by the... more

Low levels of blue-green algae toxins still detectable in Owasco’s treated drinking water

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Low levels of blue-green algae toxins still detectable in Owasco’s treated drinking water
For the sixth time in eight days, the town of Owasco’s treated drinking water has low but detectable levels of toxins from blue-green algae blooms, according to a release from the Cayuga County Health Department. The city of Auburn’s treated drinking water had no detectable levels of toxins, its third day in a row. The test results, which came back... more

Public water tests for Owasco and Auburn show no toxins over the weekend

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Public water tests for Owasco and Auburn show no toxins over the weekend
The Cayuga County Health Department said test results for blue-green algae toxins in Auburn and Owasco’s treated water samples collected Saturday and Sunday showed no detectable toxin levels. Eileen O’Connor, director of Environmental Health for the county, said the lab where those samples are processed was closed Sunday, which caused the delay. Samples collected from the town of Owasco and... more

Owasco water tests show highest algae toxins yet, Auburn levels still detectable

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Owasco water tests show highest algae toxins yet, Auburn levels still detectable
Treated drinking water for the town of Owasco and the city of Auburn showed detectable levels of blue-green algae toxins in the latest round of tests — Owasco seeing the highest levels to date. The Cayuga County Health Department said Owasco’s water, which is distributed to the town of Owasco and the Fleming Water District, detected levels of .21 and... more

Auburn, Owasco Thursday water samples detect no algal toxins

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Auburn, Owasco Thursday water samples detect no algal toxins
Results from Thursday, Oct. 6 samples of water from the town of Owasco and city of Auburn’s treatment plant showed no detectable levels of blue-green algae toxins. The results came back Friday afternoon from the Wadsworth Center, the state Department of Health’s laboratory in Albany, which has been conducting the analysis on a regular basis. The highest levels of detection... more

Owasco Lake watershed inspectors hope new signs will keep streams clean

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Owasco Lake watershed inspectors hope new signs will keep streams clean
Owasco Lake is like the trunk of a tree, said Andrew Snell, a watershed specialist for the lake. Into that tree are tons of branches, which Snell compares to tributaries — streams that feed into the lake. And what those branches carry into the main trunk or water body affects the overall health of the system. The problem, Snell said,... more

New York state’s promised $600,000 on blue-green algae research on Owasco Lake delivered

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New York state’s promised 0,000 on blue-green algae research on Owasco Lake delivered
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced Tuesday that the state's promise of $600,000 made last year to study algal blooms and implement pollution reduction projects in the Owasco Lake watershed has been delivered. The funds… The Auburn Citizen – News: Read More more
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