MakingWaves - HAB notifications, source water protection, Chesapeake training

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MakingWaves

This Week's Updates:

  • Harmful Algal Bloom Notifications
  • New Clear Waters Column Available
  • Chesapeake Assessment Scenario Tool Training

Harmful Algal Bloom Notifications

New waterbodies with harmful algal blooms (HABs) have been added today, August 24, to DEC’s HABs Notifications webpage.

This week, 15 waterbodies were added to the notification list. There are currently 62 waterbodies with blooms on the list.

Know it. Avoid it. Report it.

Because waterbodies may have HABs that have not been reported to DEC, we recommend avoiding contact with floating mats, scum and discolored water.

If you suspect you have seen a HAB, or you, your family, or pet has been in contact with a HAB, please follow the instructions for reporting a bloom to DEC.

New Clear Waters Column Available

A column about source water protection and the New York City water supply Filtration Avoidance Determination written by DEC Deputy Commissioner for Water Resources James Tierney is now available on the Columns by DEC Staff Appearing in Clear Waters webpage. The column discusses how New York City’s source water protection program is a world-class success thanks to strong leadership, careful oversight, expert partnerships and innovative initiatives. This column was originally published in the Spring 2018 issue of the New York Water Environment Association’s (NYWEA) quarterly Clear Waters magazine.

Chesapeake Assessment Scenario Tool (CAST) Training Workshop

DEC, in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Program, is hosting a training workshop on the Chesapeake Bay Assessment Scenario Tool (CAST). CAST will be used to develop New York’s Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan for the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). The training will be held September 5 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM at the DEC Central Office, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY in the 6th floor training room. This training is open to all local and state agency partners. Please register by contacting Lauren Townley at 518-402-8283 or lauren.townley@dec.ny.gov by September 4. Before attending, please register for a CAST account on the Chesapeake Bay Program's CAST webpage.