Resource List - Utilities and Energy Management

Resource list and summary of water resource programs in the Cayuga Lake watershed

AGENCY/WEB SITE

MISSION

RELEVANT PROGRAMS

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Ithaca office: Hanshaw Rd.

Ed Bugliosi, Chief

www.usgs.gov

Water resources monitoring and investigations.

Streamflow monitoring

Groundwater quality research and monitoring

Surface water quality research and monitoring

Resource Mapping and GIS

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

www.nrcs.usda.gov

Conservation of soil, water, and related natural resources. Technical assistance and cooperative conservation programs to land owners and managers.

Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM)

Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)

N.Y. State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)

Region 7, Syracuse

Division of Water

www.dec.state.ny.us

Protect water quality

Regulate wastewater and thermal discharges

Monitor waterbodies

Control surface runoff

Manage water availability

Prevent flood damage

Prevent beach erosion

Promote stewardship and education

Priority Waterbodies List (PWL)

Rotating Intensive Basin Surveys (RIBS)

Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program (CSLAP)

List of Impaired Waters (303 d List)

SPDES permits

Section 319 projects (nonpoint sources)

Management Conferences for Priority Waterbodies

Great Lakes Initiative, Remedial Action Plans

Resource Mapping and GIS

Clean Water Clean Air Bond Act (CW/CABA)

Environmental Protection Fund (EPF)

N.Y. Dept. of State, Division of Coastal Resources Management

Lead agency for the Cayuga Lake Management Plan

www.dos.state.ny.us

Provide technical and financial assistance to local government in coastal areas.

NY Coastal areas: Shorelines (NYC, LI)

Major inland waterways (Finger Lakes)

Planning

Coordinating government actions

Coastal resources Information

Remote sensing, GIS

Coastal erosion and flooding

Coastal nonpoint sources

Clean Vessel Act

Dredging

N.Y. State Canal Corp.

www.canals.state.ny.us

Regulate and monitor water levels

Water level management of Cayuga, Seneca, Keuka, Oneida, Otisco, Owasco, Skaneateles, and Canandaigua Lakes through 7 control points.

N.Y. State Dept. of Health

(Bureau of Water Supply Protection)

www.health.state.ny.us

Protect public health through water resources protection and management.

Source Water Assessment Program

Water Supply Testing and Permitting

Contaminant monitoring and fish advisories

Finger Lakes-Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance

(FL-LOWPA)

www.fllowpa.org

Enhance water resources through promoting information exchange, fostering collaborative watershed management, and emphasizing an ecosystem perspective.

Annual conferences

Basin-wide resource assessment

Public education materials

Technical and administrative support to member counties

Cayuga Lake Watershed Intermunicipal Organization

www.cayugawatershed.org

An initial step in creating the Cayuga Lake Watershed Management Plan, the Draft Cayuga Lake Watershed Preliminary Watershed Characterization is now available:

www.cayugawatershed.org/characterization

Create and implement a watershed management plan to allow local governments within the watershed to work together. The I/O will provide direction for the regional planning boards and other staff, and oversee the entire project.

Central NY is the administrative agency directing the funds for Cayuga Lake planning from the Dept. of State to the Town of Ledyard. GFL/RPC is the technical lead on the project.

County Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Tompkins County

Hanshaw Rd.

Provide conservation support to local land owners and managers.

Implementation of best management practices

Monitoring and assessment

Cayuga Lake Watershed Network

www.cayugalake.org

Grass-roots organization promoting sustainable ecosystem

Education and outreach for Cayuga Lake Watershed Plan

County Water Quality Coordinating Committees or equivalent

Tompkins: Water Resources Council