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2021//11/11
Watershed Report


With the Flow – New York State Watershed Report for the Week of Nov 8 –14, 2021
A Closer look at Drinking Water Sources by Watershed – Upper Hudson River


By Gillian Ward

OVERVIEW



SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS




 

 

Central NY Watersheds emptying into Atlantic Ocean at Long Island Sound

Upper Hudson River Watershed –

The Upper Hudson River Watershed drains the south side of the Adirondack Mountains and flows south.

Including Sacandaga River, Schroon River, Indian River, Fish Creek, Hoosic River, Batten Kill, Great Sacandaga Lake, Indian Lake, Schroon Lake, Saratoga Lake

High Flows – all flows at normal this week

Impaired Water Bodies (3 recommended for total maximum daily load TDML plan)

These are lakes, reservoirs, rivers or parts of rivers where water quality tests indicate the system is impaired, with excess nutrients or contaminants; the water body is placed on New York State 2018 Final Section 303 (d) list, along with the contaminant of concern and suspected source of contamination. The NYS DEC recommends the water body for a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) watershed protection plan.

  • Dwaas Kill and tributaries
  • Ballston Lake
  • Tributaries to Lake Lonely

When the impaired water body is also a drinking water source, see below.

Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2) –

According to NYS DEC advice, an overlay district is a special zoning area placed over the “base” zoning district(s) for the purpose of protecting a resource such as a waterbody or historic area, addressing a special problem, or to guide development within a special area. 

In the case of waterbodies, an overlay district may be established to protect streams, wellheads, establish buffer areas, restrict activities within buffers, and more. The overlay zone is protecting water quality by setting additional standards for development and incorporating site-specific review procedures. Overlay districts, like other comprehensive zoning tools, aid with controlling or limiting non-point source pollution and future development.

The Drinking Water Source Protection Plan should contain the overlay zone boundaries, defined standards, stakeholder engagement and review procedures. Funding may be available, consult NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. 

Drinking Water Sources:

Saratoga County: Saratoga County Water Authority draws and treats water from the Upper Hudson River for delivery to residents of Moreau, Wilton, Ballston Spa, Clifton Park Water Authority, Halfmoon, Malta, Stillwater Town and Village, Luther Forest Tech Campus. The treatment plant uses a coagulant, membrane filtration and active carbon filtration, followed by pH adjustment with soda and an anti-corrosive. As of 2020 annual report, the water supply was clear of the common contaminants. Check the Annual Water Quality Report at SCWA online.

Mechanicville draws drinking water from the Mechanicville Reservoir; Saratoga Springs draws from Loughberry Lake.

Washington County: Fort Edward draws water from four reservoirs, according to Hudson Riverkeepers.

Warren County: Queensbury, Glens Falls draw from Upper Hudson River.

Rennselaer County: The Tomhannock Reservoir near Troy is the drinking water source for several communities, including Troy, Brunswick, East Greenbush, North Greenbush, Poestenkill and Schaghticoke, Waterford, Schuylerville, Victory, Menands and Rennselaer. As of May 2021, two cast iron main lines installed in 1914 are being replaced from the Tomhannock Reservoir to the water treatment plant. The four miles of pipe for this project is estimated to take another year to year and a half to complete.

Spill Report

Saratoga County:

-Traffic accident in Wilton caused 30 gallons of transformer oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, unresolved

-Other cause in Waterford caused unknown amounts of garbage to be spilled into the air 11/02/21, unresolved

-Traffic accident in Malta caused 2000 gallons of beer to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/03/21, unresolved

-Unknown cause in Clifton Park caused 50 gallons of diesel to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/03/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Ballston Spa caused 30 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/04/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Saratoga Springs caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled into the soil 11/04/21, unresolved

-Unknown cause in Waterford caused unknown amounts of unknown material to be spilled into the air 11/08/21, resolved 11/08/21

-Traffic accident in Ballston caused unknown amounts of auto waste fluids to be spilled into the soil 11/05/21, unresolved

Washington County:

-Housekeeping cause in Greenwich caused 6 gallons of waste oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/03/21, unresolved

-Housekeeping cause in Whitehall caused unknown amounts of diesel to be spilled in the soil 11/04/21, unresolved

Warren County: None reported

Hamilton County: None reported

Mohawk River Watershed

The Mohawk River originates in the western Adirondacks and the Tug Hill Plateau and flows 140 miles to the east where it joins the Hudson River. Sections of the Mohawk River also serve as the New York State Barge (Erie) Canal.

Including Schoharie Creek, West Canada Creek, East Canada Creek; Hinkley Reservoir, Delta Reservoir, Peck Lake, Schoharie Reservoir; joins the Hudson River below Albany.

High Flows:

  • Platter Kill at Gilboa in Schoharie County is flowing much above normal this week,

Impaired Water Bodies (9 recommended for TDML plan)

These are lakes, reservoirs, rivers or parts of rivers where water quality tests indicate the system is impaired; the water body is placed on New York State 2018 Final Section 303 (d) list, along with the contaminant of concern and suspected source of contamination. The NYS DEC recommends the water body for a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) watershed protection plan.

  • Mohawk River main stem, portion 12 and 13 (Herkimer, Oneida)
  • Utica Harbor (Oneida)
  • Ann Lee (Shakers) Pond, Stump Pond
  • Collins Lake
  • Mariaville Lake
  • Schoharie Reservoir
  • Cobleskill Creek and lower tributaries
  • Steel Creek
  • Ballou, Nail Creeks

Drinking Water Source Profile: Hinckley Reservoir (01343900)– (from USGS Water Quality Watch)

Located on West Canada Creek in Herkimer County, Hinckley Reservoir collects streamflow from an undeveloped natural area of 374 square miles in the Adirondack Mountains.

It supplies drinking water for the City of Utica. The earth and concrete dam began storing water in 1914, with diversion for the city of Utica beginning several years later. Drinking water treatment and distribution is provided by Mohawk Valley Water Authority, serving 126,250 customers through 650 miles of pipe to 38,900 service connections. The water treatment plant at Prospect (1992) double filters to remove organic matter and chlorinates the water to kill bacteria. Fluoride is added, along with lime and soda ash to render the water non-corrosive to pipes and plumbing. Water quality is monitored by the MVWA certified laboratory staff. The Annual Water Quality Report 2020 is available here https://www.mvwa.us/WaterQuality/2020AWQR.pdf

Hinckley Reservoir was selected for intensive (monthly) sampling through the NYSDEC Division of Water’s Lake Classification and Inventory (LCI) program in the summer of 2011. The lake was classified as mesotrophic, or moderately productive. (Lake Classification and Inventory Survey, Lake Water Summary, Newman et al, NYS DEC 2011)

More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at
800-426-4791 or the Oneida County Health Department at 315-798-5064.

Spill Report

Montgomery County:

-Traffic accident in Speakers caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/04/21, unresolved

-Traffic accident in Fonda caused unknown amounts of other material to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/04/21, resolved 11/08/21

Schoharie County:

-Equipment failure in Cobleskill caused 150 gallons of kerosene to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/03/21, unresolved

Herkimer County:

-Traffic accident in Stark caused unknown amounts of milk to be spilled in the soil 11/04/21, unresolved

Greene County:

-Equipment failure in Catskill caused 400 gallons of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/04/21, resolved 11/05/21

-Other cause in Hunter caused unknown amounts of wastewater to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/04/21, resolved 11/05/21

Schenectady County:

-Equipment failure in Schenectady caused unknown amounts of other material to be spilled into the air 11/03/21, unresolved

-Unknown cause in Schenectady caused unknown amounts of other material to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/04/21, resolved 11/05/21

Fulton County:

-Other cause in Johnstown caused unknown amounts of unknown petroleum to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/02/21, unresolved

Lower Hudson River Watershed –

The Lower Hudson Watershed begins where the Mohawk River joins the Hudson system at the Troy Dam and extends down to Manhattan. The lower end of the Hudson system, 153 miles, is technically a tidal estuary, not a river.

Rondout/Wallkill Rivers, Stockport/Kinderhook Creeks, Catskill Creek, Esopus Creek, Croton River; Ashokan Reservoir, Rondout Reservoir, New Croton Reservoir, Alcove Reservoir, Cross River Reservoir, Muscoot/Upper New Croton Reservoir

High Flows:

  • Rondout Creek at Lowe’s Corners is flowing much above normal, 292% above mean, 359 cfs and 2.88 ft deep

Impaired Water Bodies (25 listed for Total Maximum Daily Load plan, as of June 2020)

  • Sawmill River, Lake Shenorock, Lake Lincolndale, Lake Ketonah, Truesdale Lake, Teatown Lake, Lake Meahagh, Wallace Pond, Lake Mohegan in Westchester County
  • Hillside Lake, Wappingers Lake, Falkill Creek in Dutchess County
  • Krumkill Creek, Patroon Creek, Minor tributaries west of Hudson River in Albany County
  • Sparkill Creek in Rockland County
  • Lost Lake, Putnam Lake in Putnam County
  • Monhagen Brook in Orange County
  • Ashokan Reservoir and Esopus Creek in Ulster County
  • Robinson Pond in Columbia County
  • Sleepy Hollow Lake in Greene County
  • Duane Lake in Schenectady County
  • Nassau Lake and Snyders Lake in Rensselaer County

 

Spill Report

Westchester County:

-Unknown cause in Sleepy Hollow caused unknown amounts of unknown material to be spilled on surface water 11/01/21, resolved 11/02/21

-Equipment failure in Yonkers caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Scarsdale caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/01/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Yonkers caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/02/21, unresolved

-Human error in Yonkers caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/02/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in New Rochelle caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/02/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Croton caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/03/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in New Rochelle caused 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an impervious surface 11/03/21, resolved 11/03/21

-Other cause in Pound Ridge caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/03/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Armonk caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/03/21, unresolved

-Other cause in Katonah caused unknown amounts of hazardous material to be spilled in the soil 11/03/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Scarsdale caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/03/21, unresolved

-Traffic accident in Harrison caused unknown amounts of diesel and motor oil to be spilled on an impervious surface 11/04/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Tarrytown caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/04/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Port Chester caused 0.5 gallons of other material to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/05/21, unresolved

-Other cause in Hastings on Hudson caused 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/05/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Ossining caused 2 gallons of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/05/21, resolved 11/08/21

-Equipment failure in Mount Kisco caused unknown amounts of diesel to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/05/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Mount Kisco caused 100 gallons of diesel to be spilled in the soil 11/05/21, resolved 11/08/21

-Equipment failure in Mamaroneck caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/06/21

Orange County:

-Equipment failure in Middletown caused 1 gallon of transformer oil to be spilled in the soil 11/01/21, resolved 11/01/21

-Equipment failure in Middletown caused 1 gallon of transformer oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, resolved 11/01/21

-Equipment failure in Newburgh caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/02/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Middletown caused 7 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/03/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in New Hampton caused 0.25 gallons of transformer oil to be spilled in the soil 11/05/21, unresolved

-Unknown cause in Blooming Grove caused unknown amounts of raw sewage to be spilled in the soil 11/05/21, unresolved

Putnam County:

-Storm in Mahopac caused 30 gallons of transformer oil to be spilled in the soil 11/01/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Carmel caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/02/21, unresolved

-Human error in Mahopac caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/05/21, unresolved

Columbia County:

-Equipment failure in Ancramdale caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled into the soil 11/04/21, unresolved

Rensselaer County:

-Equipment failure in Schodack caused 30 lbs of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/03/21, unresolved

-Unknown cause in Rensselaer caused unknown amounts of unknown material to be spilled into the air 11/06/21, unresolved

 

Delaware River Watershed

The headwaters flow down from the Catskill Mountains into Delaware Bay/Atlantic Ocean. The watershed area includes East Branch Delaware River, West Branch Delaware River, Neversink River, Mongaup River, Pepacton Reservoir, Cannonsville Reservoir and Neversink Reservoir.

High Flows:

  • East Branch Delaware at Downsville in Delaware County is flowing much above normal, 291% above mean, 697 cfs and 3.84 ft deep; at Harvard 221% above mean, 835 cfs and 4.13 ft deep
  • West Branch Delaware River at Stilesville in Delaware County is flowing much above normal at 295% above mean at 1450 cfs and 8.83 ft deep; at Hale Eddy in Delaware County is flowing much above normal, 269% above mean flow at 2050 cfs and 4.85 ft deep
  • Neversink River at Neversink is flowing much above normal, 371% above mean at 166 cfs and 3.6 ft deep;

Impaired Water Bodies (6 recommended for Total Maximum Daily Load plan development, as of June 2020)

Sullivan County

  • Davies Lake, Pleasure Lake, Evens Lake, Swan Lake, Bodine/Montgomery Lake

Broome County

  • Fly Pond/Deere Lake

Spill Report:

Sullivan County:

-Equipment failure in Wurtsboro caused unknown amounts of gasoline to be spilled in the soil and ground water 11/02/21, unresolved

-Housekeeping caused unknown amounts of unknown material to be spilled in the soil 11/05/21, resolved 11/05/21

Delaware County:

-Equipment failure in Walton caused unknown amounts of hydraulic oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/06/21, unresolved

Ulster County:

-Other cause in Kingston caused unknown amounts of raw sewage to be spilled in the surface water 11/02/21, resolved 11/05/21

-Equipment failure in Ulster caused unknown amounts of motor oil and diesel to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/03/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Ellenville caused 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/04/21, unresolved

-Human error in New Paltz caused 10 gallons of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil and impervious surface 11/04/21

-Human error in New Paltz caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil

Housatonic River Watershed

A small portion of the headwaters of the Housatonic lie in eastern New York State. These waters drain the Taconic and Berkshire Mountains before joining the Housatonic and eventually emptying into Long Island Sound. Includes Tenmile River, Green River, Indian Lake, Swift/Crane Ponds

High Flow:

Housatonic and Green Rivers are flowing at normal range, as noted in monitoring stations at Great Barrington, Vermont

Impaired Water Bodies

  • none

Spill Report:

Dutchess County:

-Equipment failure in Poughkeepsie caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Tivoli caused 50 gallons of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/02/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Poughkeepsie caused 10 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/02/21, resolved 11/03/21

-Equipment failure in Poughkeepsie caused 1.5 gallons of diesel to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/05/21, resolved 11/05/21

Ramapo River Watershed –

The northern headwaters of the Passaic basin lie within a small portion of southeastern New York State, including the Ramapo and Hackensack Rivers drainage areas. It is the smallest watershed in New York State. Including Ramapo River, Hackensack River, Greenwood Lake, DeForest Lake.

High Flow: all systems below 90th percentile this week

Impaired Water Bodies (2 recommended for TDML plan)

Rockland County

  • Rockland Lake
  • Congers Lake/Swartout Lake

Spills Report:

Rockland County:

-Equipment failure in Piermont caused 5 gallons of gasoline to be spilled in the soil and surface water 11/02/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Blauvelt caused unknown amounts of unknown petroleum to be spilled in the soil and ground water 11/03/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Bardonia caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/04/21, unresolved

Atlantic Ocean/Long Island Sound Watershed

The Atlantic Ocean/Long Island Sound Watershed drains most of the New York City Metropolitan Area and all of Long Island. The drainage area includes all marine waters in New York Harbor, Long Island Sound, Block Island Sound, and along the South Shore of Long Island, and the fresh waters that drain into them.

Includes 1415 square miles of marine estuary waters, the Bronx River, Mamaroneck River, Mainus River, Peconic River, Kensico Reservoir, Lake Ronkonkoma.

High Flow:

  • Sampawams Creek at Babylon in Suffolk County is flowing much above normal, 207% above mean at 17.1 cfs and less than 1 ft deep.

Impaired Water Bodies (49 recommended for TDML plans)

Richmond County

  • Arthur Kill (oxygen demand)
  • Grassmere Lake/Brady’s Pond (phosphorous)

New York County

  • The Lake in Central Park (phosphorous)
  • Harlem Meer (phosphorous)

Bronx County

  • Van Cortlandt Lake (phosphorous)
  • Reservoir #1/ Lake Isle (phosphorous)

Westchester County

  • Bronx River, Upper and tributaries (oxygen demand, fecal coliform)
  • Larchmont Harbour (fecal coliform)
  • Hutchison River, upper and tributaries (oil and grease, oxygen demand, fecal coliform)
  • Mamaroneck Harbour (fecal coliform)
  • Mamroneck River, lower, Upper, tributaries (oxygen demand, silt/sediment)
  • Sheldrake River (phosphorous, silt/sediment)
  • Silver Lake (phosphorous)
  • Milton Harbor/Lower Blind Brook (fecal coliform)
  • Port Chester Harbor/Lower Byram River (fecal coliform)

Nassau County

  • Manhasset Bay and tidal tribs (fecal coliform)
  • Hempstead Harbour (fecal coliform)
  • Beaver Lake (phosphorous)
  • Massapequa Cove, Upper Creek and Tribs (fecal coliform, phos)
  • Seafords, Seamans Creeks, tidal tribs (fecal coliform)
  • Tribs to East Bay (freshwater silt/sediment and phos)
  • Camaans Pond (phos)
  • East Meadow Brook upper and tribs (silt/sediment)
  • Milburn/Parsonage Creek and tribs (phos)
  • Hempstead Bay and tribs /Broad Channel (phos, nitrogen)
  • Hewlett Bay (nitrogen)
  • Browsere Bay (nitrogen)
  • Hog Island Channel (nitrogen)
  • East Rockaway Channel (nitrogen)
  • Hempstead Lake (phosphorous)
  • Grant Park Pond (phosphorous)
  • Woodmere Channel (nitrogen)
  • Bannister Creek/Bay (nitrogen)
  • Prospect Park Lake (phosphorous)

Queens County

  • Meadow Lake (phosphorous)
  • Willow Lake (phosphorous)
  • Kissena Lake (phosphorous)
  • Little Neck Bay (fecal coliform)

Suffolk County

  • Millers Pond (phosphorous, low oxygen)
  • Long Island Sound (fecal coliform)
  • Mattituck/Maritooka Pond (phosphorous, low oxygen)
  • Agawam Lake (Phos, low oxygen)
  • Shinnecock Bay (Nitrogen)
  • Quantuck Bay (Nitrogen, low oxygen)
  • Moriches Bay, East and West, tidal tributaries (Nitrogen, Low D.O2, fecal coliforms in west tribs)
  • Great South Bay, East, Middle and West (low oxygen, nitrogen)
  • Canaan Lake (phos, silt/sediment)
  • Lake Ronkonkoma (fecal coliform, phos)
  • Champlin Creek, upper and tribs (thermal changes)

Spill Report:

Kings (Brooklyn):

-Traffic accident in Williamsburg caused 15 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, resolved 11/02/21

-Equipment failure in Brooklyn caused 60 gallons of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, resolved 11/05/21

-Unknown cause in Brooklyn caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/03/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Brooklyn caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/04/21, unresolved

Queens County:

-Equipment failure in Jamaica caused 500 gallons of other material to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Queens caused 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, unresolved

-Unknown cause in Queens caused unknown amounts of waste oil to be spilled in the soil 11/02/21, unresolved

-Traffic accident in Queens caused 15 gallons of diesel to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/03/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Bellerose caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/04/21, unresolved

Nassau County:

-Other cause in Westbury caused unknown amounts of food waste to be spilled in the sewer 11/01/21, resolved 11/01/21

-Other cause in Hicksville caused unknown amounts of gasoline and diesel to be spilled on an impervious surface 11/01/21, unresolved

Suffolk County:

-Equipment failure in Melville caused 1 gallon of transformer oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, unresolved

-Unknown cause in Copiague caused unknown amounts of motor oil to be spilled in the sewer and impervious surface 11/01/21, resolved 11/04/21

-Equipment failure in Westhampton Beach caused 200 gallons of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/01/21, unresolved

-Other cause in Ronkonkoma caused 5 gallons of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an impervious surface 11/01/21, unresolved

-Other cause in Holbrook caused 100 gallons of diesel to be spilled in the soil 11/02/21, unresolved

Richmond County: None reported

Bronx County:

-Equipment failure in the Bronx caused 30 gallons of biodiesel to be spilled in the surface water 11/01/21, unresolved

 

Northeast Watersheds– emptying into Atlantic Ocean via St. Lawrence River

Lake Champlain Watershed

The Lake Champlain Watershed drains the area between the Adirondack Mountains in northeastern New York State and the Green Mountains in northwestern Vermont.

Includes the Ausable River, Saranac River, Great Chazy River, Boquet River, Mettawee River, Ticonderoga Creek/Lake George, Lake George,

Upper Saranac Lake, Lower Saranac Lake, Lake Placid, Lake Champlain

High Flows: all flows in normal range

Impaired Water Bodies (6 recommended for TDML plan)

Clinton County –

  • Great Chazy River, lower main stem (silt/sediment from agriculture and erosion)

Warren County-

  • Lake George and its tributaries, including east tributaries and lake village (silt/sediment from urban stormwater drainage and erosion)
  • Huddle/Finkel Brook and tributaries (silt/sediment from urban stormwater drainage and erosion)
  • Indian Brook and tributaries (silt/sediment from urban stormwater drainage and erosion)
  • Hague Brook and tributaries (silt/sediment from urban stormwater drainage and erosion)

Washington County-

  • Wood Creek/Champlain Canal and tributaries (phosphates, low oxygen, fecal coliforms)

Spill Report:

Clinton County:

-Equipment failure in Plattsburgh caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/04/21, unresolved

Essex County:

-Equipment failure in Westport caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/03/21, unresolved

St. Lawrence River Watershed

185 km of the St. Lawrence River catches the runoff from the northern and western Adirondack Mountains, drawing from portions of eight states, a combined area of 5600 square miles.

St. Lawrence Watershed collects the flow from eleven thousand miles of freshwater rivers and streams, including the Oswegatchie River, Raquette River, Saint Regis River, Grass River and Indian River; including Black Lake, Cranberry Lake, Raquette Lake, Tupper Lake and Long Lake. Densely forested woodlands, peatlands and areas of flat agricultural plains make up the natural surface water filtration system of this watershed area.

High Flows: all flows in normal range

Impaired Water Bodies (4 recommended for TDML plan)

St. Lawrence County

  • Raquette River lower and minor tribs (fecal coliform from onsite WTS)
  • Black Lake Outlet, Black Lake (phos, agriculture)
  • Fish Creek and minor tribs (phos from OWTS, sanitary discharge)
  • Little River and tribs (priority organics from industrial site and landfill)

Spill Report

Franklin County:

-Equipment failure in Chateauguay caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/04/21, unresolved

St. Lawrence County:

-Equipment failure in Massena caused 0.5 gallons of motor oil to be spilled in the soil 11/01/21, resolved 11/04/21

-Unknown cause in Canton caused unknown amounts of unknown petroleum to be spilled in the soil 11/02/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Potsdam caused unknown amounts of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/03/21, unresolved

Black River Watershed

Filters and drains most of Jefferson and Lewis Counties along with parts of Herkimer, Hamilton and Oneida Counties. 

Major tributaries in the system include Moose River, Beaver River, Independence River and Deer River, Stillwater Reservoir, Fulton Chain of Lakes, Lake Lila and Big Moose Lake.

High Flows: all flows below 90th percentile this week

Impaired Water Bodies (1 recommended for TDML plan)

Lewis County

  • Mill Creek south branch and tribs (nutrients and fecal coliform from agriculture)

Spill Report :

Jefferson County:

-Equipment failure in Fort Drum caused 5 gallons of diesel to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Fort Drum caused 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled on an impervious surface 11/05/21, unresolved

Lewis County:

-Equipment failure in Beaver Falls caused 950 gallons of sulfuric acid to be spilled on an impervious surface 11/03/21, unresolved

 

Northwest Watersheds – empty into Atlantic Ocean via Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River

Lake Ontario and Minor Tributaries

This watershed includes the areas between the larger rivers (including Genessee, Oswego and Black Rivers) that empty into Lake Ontario. It is divided into western, central and eastern sections that stretch all along the Lake Ontario Shoreline.

*Includes Salmon River Reservoir, Sodus Bay, North Pond, Irondequoit Bay and Perch Lake; Salmon River, Oak Orchard Creek, Irondequoit Creek, Sandy Creek

High Flows:

  • Northrup Creek at North Greece in Monroe County is flowing much above normal, 308% above mean at 37.8 cfs and a foot and a half deep.

Impaired Water Bodies (6 recommended for TMDL plans)

Wayne County

  • Lake Ontario Shoreline Central (fecal coliform from urban stormwater runoff)

Monroe County

  • Rochester Embayment East and West, (fecal coliform from urban stormwater runoff)
  • Buck Pond (phosphates from urban stormwater/runoff)
  • Long Pond (phosphates from urban stormwater/runoff)
  • Cranberry Pond (phosphates from urban stormwater/runoff)

Orleans County

  • Lake Ontario Shoreline, Western (fecal coliform from agriculture source, municipal and other sources)

Spill Report

Orleans County:

-Equipment failure in Holley caused unknown amounts of gasoline to be spilled in the soil 11/02/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Holley caused 1 gallon of #2 fuel oil to be spilled in the soil 11/02/21, unresolved

Wayne County:

-Equipment failure in Fairport caused 15 gallons of transmission fluid to be spilled in the soil 11/03/21, resolved 11/05/21

Niagara River/Lake Erie Watershed

The Niagara River drains an area encompassing more than 265,000 square miles in the north central United States and south-central Canada, including Tonawanda Creek, Cattaraugus Creek, Buffalo River; Attica Reservoir and Lime Lake.

High Flows: all flows below 90th percentile this week

Impaired Water Bodies (11 recommended for TDML plan)

Niagara County:

  • Gill Creek and tributaries (unknown biological from urban runoff, contaminated sediment)
  • Hyde Park Lake (phosphates from urban stormwater runoff)
  • Bergholtz Creek and tributaries (phosphates and fecal coliform from urban runoff)

Erie County:

  • Ransom Creek Upper Lower and tributaries (oxygen demand and fecal coliforms from onsite wastewater treatment system)
  • Two Mile Creek and tributaries (oxygen demand and fecal coliform from combined sewer overflow (CSO’s), municipal source)
  • Scajaquada Creek, upper, middle and lower (phosphates, low oxygen, fecal coliform from combined sewer overflows (CSO), urban runoff)
  • Delaware Park Pond (phosphates from urban storm runoff)
  • Lake Erie (fecal coliform from urban runoff)
  • Rush Creek and tributaries (fecal coliform and phosphates, from CSOs, urban runoff and municipal sources)
  • Green Lake (phosphates from urban runoff)

Chautauqua County:

  • Lake Erie, main lake south, Dunkirk Harbor (fecal coliform from urban storm runoff)

Spill Report

Erie County:

-Equipment failure in Buffalo caused 10 gallons of motor oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, resolved 11/01/21

-Equipment failure in Amherst caused 0.5 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, resolved 11/01/21

-Unknown cause in Angola caused unknown amounts of hydraulic oil and gasoline to be spilled in the soil and ground water 11/03/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Cheektowaga caused 180 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/03/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Depew caused unknown amounts of unknown petroleum to be spilled in surface water 11/04/21, unresolved

-Other cause in Buffalo caused unknown amounts of other material to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/05/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Sloan caused unknown amounts of gasoline to be spilled in the soil 11/05/21, unresolved

Niagara County:

-Equipment failure in Niagara Falls caused unknown amounts of gasoline to be spilled in the soil 11/01/21, unresolved

-Unknown cause in Niagara Falls caused unknown amounts of sulfur dioxide to be spilled into the air 11/02/21, unresolved

Genesee River Watershed

Including: Conesus Lake, Silver Lake, Mount Morris Reservoir, Hemlock Lake, Honeoye Lake; Cassadaga Creek, Honeoye Creek, Oatka Creek, Black Creek

High Flows:

  • Genessee River near Mount Morris in Livingston County in is flowing high, 474% above mean at 5470 cfs and 10.1 ft deep; at Avon 460% above mean flow, 6510 cfs and 28.9 ft deep; at Ford St Bridge in Rochester, Monroe County is flowing much above normal, 348% above mean at 7270 cfs and 11.9 ft deep
  • Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls in Monroe County is flowing much above normal, 281% above mean at 315 cfs and 2.8 ft deep
  • Conesus Creek is flowing much above normal near Lakeville in Livingston County, 467% above mean at 334 cfs and 3 ft deep
  • Canaseraga Creek above Dansville is flowing much above normal 309% above mean, at 245 cfs; at Shakers Crossing in Livingston County is flowing much above normal, 228% above mean at 453 cfs and 6.6 ft deep

Impaired Water Bodies (11 recommended for TDML plan)

Monroe County:

  • ­Black Creek, Lower and minor tribs (phos from ag and municipal sources)
  • Mill Creek Blue Pond Outlet and tribs (phos from agriculture)

Genessee County:

  • Mill Pond (phosphates from ag)
  • Oatka Creek Middle and minor tributaries (phosphates from agriculture, municipal sources)
  • LeRoy Reservoir (phosphates from agricultural sources)
  • Black Creek, Upper and minor tributaries (phosphates from agriculture and municipal sources)

Ontario County:

  • Honeoye Lake (phosphates and low oxygen demand from agriculture and onsite Waste treatment system)

Livingston County

  • Conesus Lake (phosphates and low oxygen from internal loading)
  • Christie Creek and tributaries (phosphates from agriculture source)

Allegany County:

  • Andover Pond (phosphates from agriculture source)
  • Amity Lake/Saunders Pond (phosphates from unknown source)

Spill Report:

Livingston County:

-Equipment failure in Mount Morris caused 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, resolved 11/09/21

-Equipment failure in Mount Morris caused 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/02/21, unresolved

Allegany County: none reported

Monroe County:

-Human error in Rochester caused unknown amounts of other material to be spilled in the soil and ground water 11/01/21, unresolved

-Unknown cause in Chili caused unknown amounts of mineral oil to be spilled in the soil 11/02/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Penfield caused 15 gallons of other material to be spilled in the sewer and impervious surface 11/02/21, unresolved

-Other cause in Rochester caused unknown amounts of other material to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/03/21, unresolved

-Deliberate cause in Webster caused unknown amounts of asbestos to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/04/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Rochester caused 10 gallons of diesel to be spilled in the soil 11/05/21, unresolved

Genesee County:

-Equipment failure in Leroy caused unknown amounts of gasoline to be spilled in the soil and ground water 11/05/21, unresolved

Wyoming County: None reported

Oswego River and Finger Lakes Watershed

Including Otisco, Skaneateles, Owasco, Cayuga, Oneida, Seneca, Keuka, Canandaigua and Canadice Lakes; Oneida River, Clyde River, Cayuga Lake Tributaries and Seneca Lake Tributaries

High Flows:

  • Canandaigua Outlet at Chapin in Ontario County is flowing high again this week, 747% above mean at 762 cfs and 5.35 ft deep
  • Flint Creek at Phelps in Ontario County is flowing much above normal, 158% above mean flow at 94 cfs and 2 ft deep
  • Keuka Lake Outlet at Dresden in Yates County is flowing much above normal, 396% above mean, 739 cfs and 4.68 ft deep
  • Oswego River at Lock 7, in Oswego County is flowing much above normal, 270%, at 16600 cfs and 8.24 ft deep
  • Seneca River near Baldwinsville in Onandaga County is flowing much above normal, 328% above mean, at 10800 cfs and 4.92 ft deep

Impaired Water Bodies (7 recommended for TDML plan)

Oswego County:

  • Lake Neatahwanta (phos from urban stormwater runoff)
  • Pleasant Lake (phosphates from unknown source)

Madison County:

  • Canastota Creek, lower and tributaries (fecal coliform, oxygen demand from municipal sources and combined sewer overflows)

Cayuga County:

  • Owasco Upper Inlet and tributaries (nutrients from municipal and agricultural source)
  • Duck Lake (phosphates from unknown source)

Tompkins County:

  • Cayuga Lake (phosphates and silt/sediment from agriculture and urban stormwater runoff)

Seneca County:

  • Reeder Creek and tributaries (phosphates from unknown source)

Spill Report:

Oswego County:

-Equipment failure in Oswego caused 8 gallons of antifreeze to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/03/21, resolved 11/03/21

Seneca County: None reported

Cayuga County: None reported

Onondaga County: None reported

Schuyler County: None reported

Yates County:

-Other cause in Penn Yan caused unknown amounts of diesel to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/02/21, unresolved

Ontario County:

-Unknown cause in Canandaigua caused unknown amounts of unknown material to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/03/21, unresolved

Madison County:

-Unknown cause in Oneida caused 15 gallons of waste oil to be spilled in the soil 11/01/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Madison caused 2 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled in the soil 11/04/21, resolved 11/05/21

-Equipment failure in Lenox caused 10 gallons of gasoline to be spilled in the soil and impervious surface 11/05/21, unresolved

Tomkins County

-Equipment failure in Ithaca caused 2.2lbs of refrigerant to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/05/21, resolved 11/05/21

Oneida County:

-Equipment failure in Whitesboro caused 40 gallons of transformer oil to be spilled in the soil 11/06/21, unresolved

Southwest Watersheds – Allegheny, emptying into Gulf of Mexico via Ohio River/Mississippi River; Chemung and Susquehanna emptying into Atlantic Ocean via Chesapeake Bay

Allegheny River Watershed (flowing west into Ohio River system)

Including Allegheny River, Chadakoin River, Conewango Creek, Canaseraga Creek, Cassadaga Creek, Olean Creek, Great Valley Creek, French Creek, Allegheny Reservoir, Chautauqua Lake

High Flows: all flows in normal range or below 90th percentile this week

Impaired Water Bodies (8 recommended for TDML)

Cattaraugus County:

  • Allegheny River/Reservoir (phosphorous from unknown source)
  • Linlyco/Club Pond (phosphorous from unknown source)
  • Case Lake (phosphorous from unknown source)
  • Beaver Lake/Alma Pond (phosphorous from internal loading)

Chautauqua County:

  • Middle Cassadaga Lake (phosphorous from agriculture)
  • Chadakoin River and tributaries (phosphorous from urban/industrial runoff)
  • Hulburt/Clymer Pond (phosphorous from agriculture)
  • Findlay Lake (low oxygen demand from agricultural source)

Spill Report:

Cattaraugus County:

-Equipment failure in Randolph caused 1 gallon of transformer oil to be spilled in the soil 11/02/21, resolved 11/02/21

Chautauqua County: None reported

Chemung River Watershed

The Chemung River flows across the western portion of Southern Tier of New York State before joining the Susquehanna River and eventually emptying into the Chesapeake Bay.

Including Chemung River, Cohocton River, Tioga/Canisteo River; Lamoka Lake/Mill Pond, Waneta Lake, Almond Lake

High Flows:

  • Canisteo River below Canacadea Creek at Hornell in Steuben County is flowing above normal 120% above mean, 136 cfs and 1.5 ft deep; at West Cameron is flowing much above normal, 484% above mean, 805 cfs and 5.5 ft deep at Steuben County
  • Cohocton River near Campbell in Steuben County is flowing much above normal, 255% above mean, 775 cfs, 3.87 ft deep

Impaired Water Bodies

Steuben County:

  • Smith Pond (phosphorous from onsite waste treatment system (WTS))

Spill Report:

Chemung County:

-Unknown cause in Pine City caused unknown amounts of driveway sealant to be spilled in the soil, surface water and impervious surface 11/04/21, unresolved

Steuben County:

-Tank Test Failu8re in Wayland caused unknown amounts of diesel to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Corning caused unknown amounts of gasoline to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/02/21, unresolved

-Equipment failure in Corning caused 5 gallons of hydraulic oil to be spilled on an impervious surface 11/02/21, unresolved

-Other cause in Bath caused 10 gallons of gasoline to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/05/21, unresolved

 

Susquehanna River Watershed

The Susquehanna River drains 27,500 square miles covering large parts of New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland before emptying into the Chesapeake Bay.

Including: Chenango River, Tioughnioga River, Unadilla River, Owego Creek; Otsego Lake, Canadarago Lake, Whitney Point Lake/Reservoir

High Flows : all flows are normal or below 90th percentile this week

Impaired Water Bodies (3 recommended for TDML plan)

Broome County:

  • Whitney Point Lake/Reservoir (phosphorous from agriculture source)

Cortland County:

  • Dean Pond (phosphorous from agriculture source)

Herkimer County:

  • North Winfield Creek and tributaries (fecal coliform from onsite WTS)

Spills –

Broome County:

-Traffic accident in Chenango caused unknown amounts of gasoline to be spilled in the soil 11/01/21, unresolved

-Other cause in Chenango caused 250 gallons of diesel to be spilled in the soil 11/01/21, resolved 11/03/21

-Traffic accident in Chenango caused 100 gallons of diesel to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/01/21, resolved 11/03/21

-Unknown cause in Port Crane caused unknown amounts of unknown petroleum to be spilled on an unknown resource 11/02/21, unresolved

-Housekeeping in Binghamton caused unknown amounts of motor oil and hydraulic oil to be spilled in the soil 11/03/21

Chenango County: None reported

Cortland County: None reported

Otsego County: None reported

 

Report Key:

High Flows: WTNY reports systems flowing more than 90% over mean flow rate, categorized as “much above normal” and “high”, based on USGS WaterWatch real time streamflow.

Visit USGS WaterWatch for real time stream flows.

See also, National Weather Service high water terminology here https://www.weather.gov/aprfc/terminology

Impaired Water Bodies (these are lakes, reservoirs, rivers or parts of rivers with water quality tests indicating the system is impaired; these are listed in New York State 2018 Final Section 303 (d) list, along with the contaminant of concern and suspected source of contamination. The NYS DEC recommends the water body for a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) watershed protection plan.

Spills Report– hazardous materials spill incidents by county, listed in the pertinent watershed, as appearing in the NYS Environmental Sites Database, Spill Incidents Database as records are uploaded

See Watershed Basics Glossary for more details.






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