| Owasco Watershed Lake Association Inc. |
A Group Concerned with Preserving Owasco
Lake and its Watershed
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| O.W.L.A. plans to develop an educational and outreach program to increase
an awareness and understanding of water quality and its relationship to Owasco
Lake. This effort will allow citizens to understand how their activities
and those of others have the ability to negatively impact water quality and
how these activities are connected to water quality in the lake. We predict
that this understanding will encourage a personal stewardship and change
from detrimental to positive activities in those who have participated in
the educational programs, and that it will also generate a constituency that
advocates leadership and cooperation from local and regional government agencies
that enforce watershed regulations.
As part of the outreach program, OWLA will conduct an annual regional workshop with other watershed organizations to share methodology and learn more about cooperative watershed stewardship. Local community workshops will also be conducted to educate all interested parties in OWLA's work and its importance to maintaining the health of Owasco Lake. OWLA will work with organizations such as IAGT to take advantage of the new high-tech theater at Cayuga Community College to conduct the workshops. IAGT will make available portable data visualization software and training to OWLA volunteers to enhance presentations and education at community workshops. OWLA recently developed protocol to include education and methods that demonstrate activities that are unsustainable and implemented this protocol to highlight those activities in our educational material and water sampling methods where small changes will achieve a level of sustainability. There is much to be done to bring awareness of how human activities can create a sustainable ecological, economical and equitable community that recognizes |
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What is the Owasco Watershed
Lake Association?
The Owasco Watershed Lake Association, Inc. is a citizen-based association developed to support cooperation and leadership in the comprehensive management of land use, water quality, recreation, agriculture and a host of other issues as they pertain to Owasco lake and its watershed.
Why Is the Association important
to you?
Owasco Lake and its tributaries serves the people of Auburn, Cayuga County, and surrounding communities for their water supply, disposal of sewage effluent, recreation and wildlife habitat. Protecting Owasco Lake is essential to the maintenance of our community character, and the improvement of our economic future. It must be managed for many uses.
The Owasco Watershed Lake Association, Inc. recognizes this and has joined together to draw the publics attention to the value and importance of Owasco Lake.
Do You Support
Boat Speed, Noise, And Personal Water Craft Rules On Owasco
Lake?
Download the
State of Owasco Lake Report Draft (953K Adobe PDF file)
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TO REPORT WATER RELATED
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Other Important Phone Numbers |
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JESSICA MILES OWASCO LAKE WATERSHED INSPECTOR (315) 252-4171 Extension 120 |
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N.Y.S. DEPT. OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION 1-800-TIPP DEC Or To Report a Petroleum or Chemical Spill Call 1-800-457-7362 |
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The water quality of Owasco Lake and its
watershed is your responsibility!
Get involved and join OWLA
today!
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Us
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