MakingWaves - HAB notifications, water withdrawal reporting

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation sent this bulletin on 09/28/2018 04:54 PM EDT
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MakingWaves

This Week's Updates

  • Harmful Algal Bloom Notifications
  • Annual Water Withdrawal Reporting

Harmful Algal Bloom Notifications

New waterbodies with harmful algal blooms (HABs) have been added today, September 28, to DEC’s HABs Notifications webpage.

This week, 6 waterbodies were added to the notification list. There are currently 77 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.

Annual Water Withdrawal Reporting

The DEC Water Withdrawal Reporting Program is currently receiving water withdrawal reporting data from golf courses and farms that have finished irrigating for 2018. Reporting is required each year for non-agricultural facilities that have a withdrawal capacity of 100,000 gallons or more per day and agricultural facilities that use more than 100,000 gallons or more per day (30 day average). Agricultural facilities that use less than 100,000 gallons per day can register by using the annual water withdrawal reporting form (PDF). For additional information, contact Water Withdrawal Reporting staff at 518-402-8182 or AWQRSDEC@dec.ny.gov .