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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

Most recent tests show no toxins in Auburn or Owasco treated drinking water

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Most recent tests show no toxins in Auburn or Owasco treated drinking water
The Cayuga County Health Department on Saturday said that the most recent tests of treated drinking water from the city of Auburn and Town of Owasco show no detectable toxins. The test results received Saturday were from samples collected Friday. The town of Owasco’s treated drinking water had recently tested positive for low but detectable levels of toxins from blue-green... 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

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

Schneider receives lengthy prison sentence after fatal Owasco crash

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Schneider receives lengthy prison sentence after fatal Owasco crash
Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann announced that Dain R. Schneider was sentenced this morning in Cayuga County Court to 7-24 years in prison for aggravated vehicular homicide in connection with the Fatal DWI Crash in the Town of Owasco on July 27th that killed 18-year-old Chloe Calhoun of Auburn. The District Attorney’s Office made the announcement in a press... 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

Skaneateles, Owasco residents: New I-81 means trucks will take shortcut on our roads

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Skaneateles, Owasco residents: New I-81 means trucks will take shortcut on our roads
Some residents of Syracuse's western suburbs said they fear any change to the Interstate 81 sending traffic around the city would ultimately increase truck traffic on roads that run through small villages and rural towns. "The outcome will impact our region for generations to come," said Owasco Town Supervisor Ed Wagner, at a meeting attended by about 100 people in... more

Springside Inn owner plans to build $8.7 million boutique hotel near Emerson Park

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Springside Inn owner plans to build .7 million boutique hotel near Emerson Park
Sean Lattimore, owner of Springside Inn in Fleming, has been trying to build a larger hotel near Owasco Lake. It may become a reality after the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council designated the $8.7 million hotel one of its 2016 priority projects. According to a description provided in the regional council's 2016 progress report, the "upscale, mid-range boutique... more
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