MAYVILLE - Another lawsuit involving Chautauqua Lake and whether or not more herbicides should be used to treat the weed problem has been filed in State Supreme Court. The Town of Ellery and the Chautauqua Lake Partnership organization are suing … [Read more...]
SCCLSD Board of Directors Approves Sewer Extension Basis of Design Engineering Report
MAYVILLE - [MEDIA RELEASE] - The South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer Districts (SCCLSD) Board of Directors recently met to discuss and approve the West Side Sewer Extension Basis of Design Report (BODR), submitted by GHD Engineering. The BODR is … [Read more...]
Sewer Treatment Facility in Celoron to See Upgrades
CELORON - South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District (SCCLSD) staff and board members recently met with Quackenbush Construction Company and Ahlstrom Schaeffer Electric Corporation to kick off a capital improvement project at the water pollution … [Read more...]
Lakewood and Long Point Beaches Closed Due to Harmful Algal Blooms
MAYVILLE - County Health officials were forced to close two beech areas on Chautauqua Lake over the weekend due to localized Harmful Algal Blooms. A media release sent out late Friday afternoon said the HABs were observed in the south basin of … [Read more...]
Local Group to Demonstrate Against National Fuel Pipeline Saturday Afternoon in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, NY - The Defend Ohi:yo’ group is hosting a demonstration along Fairmount Ave. in Lakewood on Saturday, June 29. Organizers say they will be on hand to demonstrate and call for the protection of New York's streams and wetlands against … [Read more...]
Third Party Consulting Firm Provides Suggested Guidelines for Chautauqua Lake Weed Management
MAYVILLE - A consulting firm from Lancaster, NY has provided Chautauqua County with a white paper report that focuses on lake weed management and the available herbicides that could be used to help manage aquatic plants and weeds in Chautauqua … [Read more...]
County Announces Independent Firm Will Monitor and Test Upcoming Herbicide Treatment of Chautauqua Lake
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance will use funding from the county to hire an independent firm to monitor the use of herbicides on Chautauqua Lake. The herbicides application for designated areas of the lake in the … [Read more...]
Busti Officials Discuss Weed Management Funding After Recent DEC Permit Notification
AKEWOOD - The Town of Busti will be giving funding to both the Village of Lakewood and the Village of Celoron to help pay for the use of herbicides in areas of Chautauqua Lake. That's according to the Jamestown Post-Journal, which says town … [Read more...]
DEC Issues Herbicide Use Permits for Chautauqua Lake
ALBANY - The Post-Journal is reporting the New York Department of Environmental Conservation announced that 245.3 acres of Chautauqua Lake has been permitted for herbicide treatments later this year. All municipalities will now be able to approve … [Read more...]
Ellery Refuses to Sign Chautauqua Lake Management Agreement
ELLERY - It appears one local municipality will not be supporting a Memo of Agreement involving the Chautauqua Lake Weed Management Consensus Strategy. The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that that the Town of Ellery won't sign be signing the … [Read more...]
