cayuga lake

Cayuga Lake has struggled with harmful algal blooms or HABs in recent years, but in 2021 unseasonably warm temperatures and heavy rainfall may have extended their prevalence late into the year.

The 470-acre parcel includes the largest piece of undeveloped shoreline on Cayuga Lake.

The comments, drafted by the Tompkins County Office of Planning and Sustainability staff, ask the DEC to provide more specifics about implementation.

The draft plan focuses on a broad array of areas that largely focus on limiting the amount of phosphorus running into the lakes

“As we have gone through the last year of understanding about systematic racism and historic trauma, it’s time for us to address these historic harms within New York State and within Haudenosaunee territory.”

"It’s a beautiful day, we’re not stuck in the house, you know, driving each other bonkers."

The company and DEC disagree with Hang's claims

Army Corps of Engineers surveys the lake, looking for noxious weed.

The most recent HABs were in the northern part of Cayuga Lake.

The county wants anyone who might drink untreated water or who swims in the lake to be aware of the discharge.