2/3/2024
WT Staff
WEEKEND WATER REPORT
Streamflows above normal statewide
99th percentile flow in Niagara River - Lake Erie watershed
Water news for Sunday, February 4, 2024 - updated 222 pm EST
Drinking Water Matters Remembering East Palestine, Ohio hazardous materials spill and fire Feb 3, 2023
As long as hazardous materials are in demand and in use for the products we need, common carriers will be required to move these goods through populated areas. How do the carriers manage risk of transporting hazardous materials? How is the track infrastructure maintained for safety? How do the transport laws, inspections and enforcement keep the population and the environment as safe as possible, preventing accidents? What is the safety record of the rail inftrastructure? Stay with us as we bring responses from the transport industry and those enforcing the RCRA Act. More to follow.
What are your concerns about the transport of dangerous goods? Email gillian@wtny.us, your questions and comments may be in the next update.
Streamflow Situation from USGS WaterWatch
Streamflows down-shifting from above 90th percentile (much above normal)to above 76th percentile, above normal.
As of this update, there are no USGS monitored stations recording active flooding in NYS, no extreme high or low flows.
Drought Map USGS 7-day average streamflow against seasonal average
No part of NYS appears on the drought map Sunday.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
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