12/20/2023
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Hudson, Susquehanna, Housatonic River flooding
Pleasantdale, Schaghticoke BWA
Up to the minute NY water news for Wednesday, December 20 - last updated 434 pm EST
Drinking Water Advisories
Schaghticoke Water has issued a BWA for residents connecting in Pleasantdale following repairs to a leaking water main valve yesterday.
Fonda and Mohawk water rate-payers are under a precautionary BWA since Monday according to the Montgomery County Sheriff Office until further notice.
Floods and streamflow update from USGS WaterWatch
Black River breached minor flood stage at Watertown Wednesday, appearing to level off by late afternoon. By the end of the day update, two sites are still flooding in NYS. Susquehanna River is still flooding at Conklin, dipping back below flood stage at Vestal. Upper Hudson tributary Schroon River is still nearly two feet above flood stage at Riverbank. Housatonic River is still flooding near Gaylordsville CT. Hudson River is no longer flooding.
Drought map from USGS WaterWatch
As flash flooding took over central and east NYS, the drought map was expanding territory in the west. The Niagara River - Lake Erie watershed is now marked below normal, joining the Lake Ontario minor tributaries west section along the Great Lake shoreline from Monroe to Niagara County and the entire Genesee River watershed, all below normal.
HABs update from NY DEC HABs Notifications Center
NY DEC HABs Program responded to our request for the 2023 HABs Summary, which we are currently reviewing. More to follow.
A statement provided by the program staff, "Exposure to any cyanobacteria HABs can cause health effects in people and animals when water with HABs is touched, swallowed, or when airborne droplets are inhaled. This is true regardless of toxin levels; some blue-green algae produce toxins, while others do not. Exposure to HABs and toxins can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, nausea or vomiting; skin, eye or throat irritation and allergic reactions or breathing difficulties. People and pets should avoid contact with HABs, and should rinse off with clean water if contact occurs."
For more information go to: www.health.ny.gov/harmfulalgae.
Because HAB conditions change rapidly over time, the best prevention is to take steps to avoid waters with visible HABs.
Know it, Avoid it, Report it! To learn more go to: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/77118.html.
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