2012 WATER QUALITY STRATEGY - Cover Page and Table of Contents.pdf

2012 WATER QUALITY STRATEGY - Report.pdf

WATER QUALITY STRATEGY

Onondaga County, New York

2012

Photo courtesy of Vince Legnetto Otisco Lake Preservation Association

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2012 Onondaga County Council on Environmental Health/……………………………..1

Water Quality Coordinating Committee

Abbreviations Used……………………………………………………………………………...2

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………………..3

UPDATING THE 2005 WATER QUALITY STRATEGY………………………………….4

I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………...5

A. WATER QUALITY STRATEGY OBJECTIVE…………………………………………...5

B. WATER QUALITY STRATEGY UPDATING- STRUCTURE………………………….5

1. Council on Environmental Health Mission Statement…………………………………..5 2. Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Mission Statement……………………. 6

3. Water Quality Coordinating Committee…………………………………………………6

II. INDIVIDUAL AGENCY AND ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES ……………………….. 6

A. WATER QUALITY STRATEGY UPDATING- PROCESS……………………………… 6

1. Input and Tracking………………………………………………………………………..6

III. PRIORITIZED WATER QUALITY NEEDS …………………………………………..7

A. COUNTY-WIDE WATER QUALITY ISSUES …………………………………………..7

B. WATERSHED SPECIFIC WATER QUALITY ISSUES …………………………………. 7

C. ONONDAGA COUNTY PRIORITY WATERBODY LIST (PWL)………………………..8

IV. WATER QUALITY NEEDS-PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE…………………………...8

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

TABLE 1 - Individual Agencies & Organization Roles for Water Quality

Protection in Onondaga County….…………………………………………………...….9

TABLE 2 - Onondaga County Water Quality Strategy Goals…...……………………….11

Goal 1- Provide Public Information………………………………...……………………...11

Goal II - Verify & Assess Water Quality Conditions……………………………………...12

Goal III - Address Watershed Specific Issues……………………………………………...13

Goal IV - Evaluate Progress………………………………………………………………..14

TABLE 3 - Onondaga County Waterbody List...………………………………………….15

TABLE 4 - Priority Waterbodies List Tracking Summary……………………………….18

FIGURE 1 - MAP of Onondaga County Watersheds…………………….……………….25

FIGURE 2 - MAP of Syracuse Urban Area in Onondaga County……………………….26

FIGURE 3 - MAP of Onondaga County Agricultural Districts………………………….27

FIGURE 4 - MAP of Ground Water Availability in Surficial Deposits………………….28

FIGURE 5 - MAP of Onondaga County Priority Waterbodies…………………………..29

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2012 Onondaga County Council on Environmental Health/

Water Quality Coordinating Committee

Barbara Rivette, Chair Citizen

John Benson Citizen

Charles Bowers (until 8/11) Citizen

Hugh Kimball (since 8/11) Citizen

Robert Bryant Citizen

Mario D’Arrigo Citizen

Douglas Morris Citizen

Harvey Skeele Citizen

Patricia Tobin Citizen

Jack Toennies Citizen

Mark Burger Douglas Fisher SWCD

Brian Donnelly James Bennett Department of Transportation

Michael Hooker Robert Rusyn OCWA

Don Jordan Ilana Kampfer SOCPA

Michael Lannon David Snyder WEP

Janaki Suryadevera WEP

Linda Karmen Health Department

Deborah Somers Lee Macbeth City of Syracuse-Water Department

James Rhinehart Robert Warner County Legislature

Holly Rosenthal MWB

F. Spencer Givens, Chair SWCD- Board of Directors

Kathleen Bertuch CNYRPDB

Jessi Lyons Cornell Coop. Ext.-Onondaga Co.

Valerie Podolak USDA- NRCS

CEH- Members Affiliation

Non-CEH Members Representation

CEH Ex-Officio Alternates Representation Designee

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Abbreviations Used

AEM Agricultural Environmental Management Plan

BMP Best Management Practice

CCE Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County

CEH Onondaga County Council on Environmental Health

City City of Syracuse

CNYRPDB Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board

CREP Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program

EQIP Environmental Quality Incentive Program

FL-LOWPA Finger Lakes – Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance

MWB Metropolitan Water Board

MS4 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System

NPS Nonpoint Source

NYSDEC New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

NYSDOH New York State Department of Health

OCWA Onondaga County Water Authority

Of. of Env. Onondaga County Office of the Environment

PWL Priority Waterbody List

SOCPA Syracuse Onondaga County Planning Agency

SWAP Source Water Assessment Program

SWCD Onondaga County Soil and Water Conservation District

SWCC New York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee

SPDES State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

SUA Syracuse Urban Area

TMDL Total Maximum Daily Loading

USDA United States Department of Agricultural

USDA/NRCS United States Natural Resources Conservation Service

USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency

WEP Onondaga County Department of Water Environment Protection

WQCC Water Quality Coordinating Committee

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Onondaga County Water Quality Strategy identifies major nonpoint source pollution (NPS) issues and problems most directly impacting or threatening Onondaga County lakes, rivers and streams. The Strategy provides a framework for protecting and improving these water resources while serving as a mechanism for tracking progress towards meeting those objectives.

This document is strictly a planning and assessment tool and not a request or estimate of funding needs. However, this is not a static document. It is designed to undergo modifications as issues get resolved and priorities change. Departments and agencies with a water related role from within and external to County government update the Water Quality Strategy when deemed necessary.

County and watershed specific water quality issues are identified and prioritized. Addressing concerns in wa-tersheds serving as public drinking water supply sources are of highest priority. Helping to meet the require-ments of the new Total Maximum Daily Loading (TMDL) for phosphorus in the Onondaga Lake watershed is a high priority, as is the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program within the designated Syracuse Urban Area (SUA). Other watershed specific issues are assigned priority largely on the severity of degradation or threat and the level of public use of the water resource in question.

Specific tasks with time frames are identified to meet the following Water Quality Strategy Goals: 1) Provide Public Information, 2) Verify and Assess Water Quality Problems, 3) Address Watershed Specific Issues, and 4) Evaluate Progress.

The Strategy presents an Onondaga County specific Priority Waterbodies List (PWL) containing the follow-ing information for each listed watercourse: a) restoration or protection priority, b) best usage classification, c) water use affected, d) severity of the affect, and e) the primary pollutant(s) causing or threatening degrada-tion. This information is provided to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) during their periodic basin wide reclassifications.

Progress in protecting or restoring specific PWL waterbodies (Goal 4), is evaluated through a tracking table which identifies: i) the original problem or threat, ii) current status of the problem (s) or issue (s), and iii) actions needed or proposed to address the problem (s) or issue (s).

The Strategy serves as a support document for grant applications made by county departments, associated agencies, and private consultants on behalf of municipal clients, environmental organizations, and lake asso-ciations. Federal and State funding sources frequently request or require identification of the watercourse on a priority waterbody list or associated documentation as a prerequisite for eligibility or priority ranking for funding consideration.

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UPDATING THE 2005 WATER QUALITY STRATEGY

There have been significant water quality improvements and regulatory changes since the 2005 Onondaga Water Quality Strategy Report:

Stormwater Regulations

Non-agricultural sources of nonpoint pollution have been the focus of increased attention due to the stricter regulations.

Federally mandated stormwater management regulations came into effect for MS4s within designated “urban areas” and at construction activities statewide where one acre or more of soil is disturbed.

The City of Syracuse implemented a requirement that an erosion/stormwater control plan is required if a project disturbs 5,000 ft2 or more land in “environmentally sensitive” areas of the Skaneateles Lake wa-tershed.

Priority Waterbody List (PWL)

The 2005 Strategy contained 32 waterbodies or segments on the County PWL. In this 2012 update, no deletions have been made to the PWL, with one addition to separate Bear Trap Creek from “Ley Creek & Tributaries.”

The most severe designated use-impairment defined as “precluded” has not been assigned to any of the 33 PWL waterbodies or segments with the vast majority being classified as the two less severe “threatened” or “stressed” designations.

Waterbody Changes

The most significant water quality and aquatic resource improvement has occurred in Onondaga Lake due largely to point source upgrades at the Metro sewage treatment system. Though less dramatic, im-provements have been made or are taking place in the lower reaches of several Onondaga Lake tributar-ies.

The separation of Bear Trap Creek from the more inclusive “Ley Creek & Tributaries” reflects water quality improvements that have occurred, and aquatic habitat restoration in Bear Trap Creek during 2011.

There are few other waterbodies (i.e., Chittenango Creek) that can be classified with a good degree of certainty as having “improved” since the 2005 Water Quality Strategy update.

There have not been any obvious examples of degradation or decline, but there are a number of water-bodies and segments in need of attention to prevent decline or to remediate existing problems.

Priority attention needs to remain directed towards public and private water supply source protection. The required reduction of non-point sources of phosphorus in the Onondaga Lake watershed will focus attention on this effort in part of Onondaga County.

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I. INTRODUCTION A) WATER QUALITY STRATEGY OBJECTIVE

Environmental concern among individuals, or-ganizations and government has steadily grown. Most notable among these concerns have been those pertaining to water quality. Although con-siderable attention has been directed to water quality problems at the global and national level, it is ultimately at the local level where daily lives are most affected and efforts to ameliorate such problems are most productive. Onondaga County recognizes the myriad of wa-ter quality related issues and the need to coordi-nate those functions. These functions relate to the supply, treatment, monitoring, regulation and management of County water resources. Coordination with neighboring counties with whom watersheds are shared is vital to achieving long-term water quality protection and/or en-hancement. Finite resources in combination with an increasing number of water quality is-sues require target sites be prioritized. With this in mind, the Onondaga County Water Quality Strategy identifies the major nonpoint source (NPS) pollution issues in Onondaga County, and provides a plan for protecting and upgrading the County’s water resources. Ma-jor county watersheds are shown in Figure 1. Agencies and organizations both within and external to County government provide input to the Strategy during its periodic review and update. This provides for a more effective and fiscally efficient execution of water quality policy within Onondaga County. The Strategy is not a static document, but one that is broad and flexible, and capable of undergoing modifi-cation as issues and priorities change. The Onondaga County Water Quality Strategy has also served as a reference document to provide justification and support for federal and state water quality related grant applications submitted by public agencies, consulting firms on behalf of local municipalities and by pri-vate organizations

B) WATER QUALITY STRATEGY UPDATING- STRUCTURE

The Water Quality Strategy updating is a coordinated effort led by the Onondaga County Council on Environmental Health (CEH) and the Onondaga County Soil and Water Conser-vation District (SWCD) which also serves as an ex-officio member of the Council.

1. Council on Environmental Health Mission Statement

Within its overall mission, the CEH helps provide for the preservation and improvement of the quality of water within Onondaga County. The Council provides the mechanism for shaping policies to achieve and maintain the integrity of Onondaga County waters by

Otisco Lake watershed Photo courtesy of Vince Legnetto

Otisco Lake Preservation Association

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serving as a focal point for discussion, evaluation and resolution of water related issues of concern to the County.

2. Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Mission Statement

The SWCD mission is to promote excellence in the wise use of our rural/urban natural resources by:

Reducing erosion and nutrient runoff from agricultural and non-agricultural NPS by the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs).

Providing information and education to the public on sound natural resource conser-vation principles and practices.

Promoting the improvement, protection, restoration and maintenance of surface and groundwater quality.

3. Water Quality Coordinating Committee (WQCC)

A Water Quality Coordinating Committee was established to create, update and track the Strategy. Presently, the WQCC is comprised of the CEH membership and non-CEH member water resource agencies that regularly attend Council meetings (Cornell Coop-erative Extension, Central New York Regional Planning Board) or are readily available to attend as needed (Natural Resources Conservation Service ). These are listed on page 1.

II. INDIVIDUAL AGENCY AND ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES Individual agency and organizational roles to protect and improve water quality in Onondaga County government (City of Syracuse included) are summarized in Table 1 (p.9-10).

A) WATER QUALITY STRATEGY UPDATING - PROCESS

1. Input and Tracking

Collectively, a wide range of citizen and local water resource agency input is incorporated into the Strategy. Periodically, the Strategy is reviewed with the NYSDEC and New York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee (SWCC) representatives.

In some instances, tracking Strategy implementation involves direct reporting, usually in the form of meeting presentations to the CEH by the lead agency responsible for imple-menting a specific task or activity.

This collective input assists the periodic review and update of the actions being performed to meet the following Water Quality Strategy Goals:

The first step in the updating process is a collective review of the public education efforts taking place by water resources agencies and whether changes in subject matter or meth-

I. To Provide Public Information. II. Verify and Assess Water Quality Problems. III. Address Watershed Specific Issues. IV. Evaluate Progress.

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odologies are needed to meet specific objectives (Goal I). The CEH has a particular focus in that it serves as the County’s designated MS4 entity for public participation and aware-ness.

The verification and assessment of water quality problems (Goal II) requires an evaluation of the current County priority waterbodies list. Recommended changes to the priority wa-terbody list reflect changes in the water quality conditions or priority standing of a specific waterbody or segment since the last update. Recommendations are made on the basis of technical information such as monitoring data whenever available.

The review includes the specific tasks and actions listed to accomplish the stated objec-tives under each of the above goals for the listed County waterbodies and includes the problem status, progress towards problem resolution, and future restoration or protection actions needed (Goal III and Goal IV).

A summation of the programs, projects and other activities presently being done and pro-posed to meet the objectives of these four goals is presented in Table 2 (p.11-14).

III. PRIORITIZED WATER QUALITY NEEDS

A) COUNTY-WIDE WATER QUALITY ISSUES

The county-wide focus includes generic water quality needs related to non-point pollution sources:

Protect all public drinking water supply sources from contamination in coordination with NYDOH Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP).

Protect water sources that provide drinking water for private users.

Conduct an active NPS pollution public education program.

Protect and minimize degradation of tributary lake water quality and habitat from agricultural and urban stormwater pollution sources. (Figure 2-Agricultural Districts and Figure 3 – Syracuse Urban Area).

Establish BMPs on as many farms as possible in County watersheds and over primary and principle aquifers through the use of prudent soil and water conservation practices. (See Fig-ure 4-surfical groundwater availability).

Review, update and develop County lake management plans as needed.

B) WATERSHED SPECIFIC WATER QUALITY ISSUES

Overall watershed specific concerns of highest priority in the county have been assigned to those affecting Skaneateles and Otisco Lakes since they serve as public drinking water

New barnyard at the Tucker Farm, Otisco Lake watershed.

Photo courtesy of SLWAP

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sources for over half of Onondaga County’s residents.

The remediation and future management of Onondaga Lake remains a priority water quality issue for Onondaga County government and its residents. Major efforts continue and in-volve federal, state, local government, and private sec-tor industrial parties. The establishment of a TMDL requirement for Onondaga Lake will likely provide a focus on several tributaries in that watershed in order to meet TMDL requirements.

Priority needs are assigned to other watercourses on the basis of severity of degradation (needing restora-tion) or possessing high water quality (in need of pro-tection) along with the level of existing or potential public use.

The top five agricultural nonpoint source priority wa-tersheds are: Skaneateles Lake, Otisco Lake, Onon-daga Lake, Oneida Lake (Chittenango, Butternut, and Limestone Creek drainage), Seneca River and the Tioughnioga (Tully Lake drainage).

C) ONONDAGA COUNTY PRIORITY WATERBODY LIST (PWL) Verification and assessment of water quality problems (Goal II) in combination with identi-fied county and watershed specific water quality issues (Sections III A and III B) and the above listed priorities provides the basis for the PWL (Table 3, p.15-17).

The Onondaga County PWL largely follows the most recent New York State PWLs for the Oswego River Finger Lakes Basin and Susquehanna River Basin, However, WQCC mem-bers and other reviewers have historically felt the need for the Strategy to reflect local priori-ties and incorporate local data and expertise where appropriate. The most significant adapta-tion of the state form is the addition of a numerical scale categorizing waterbody priority (1= highest, 2= medium, 3= lowest) and letter designations whether the focus for the spe-cific waterbody is on preservation or protection (P) as opposed to the need being restora-tion or improvement (R).

IV. WATER QUALITY NEEDS-PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE Table 4 (p.18-24) provides a tracking summary or progress report for waterbodies listed on the Onondaga County PWL. For comparative purposes, the primary water quality issue or concern at the time of the previous Strategy update (2005) provides the baseline condition. The middle column shows recent or present actions of significance to resolve problems or enhance protection while the last column provides a general guidance for future efforts. Arrows (upward or sideways) under the specific waterbody name are indicative of the overall direction water quality and related conditions have taken since 2005.

Skaneateles Lake - drinking water to the City of Syracuse metropolitan area.

Photo courtesy of SLWAP

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City of Syracuse Provide potable water to City residents and various Villages and Towns in Onondaga County. Monitor water quality. Operate water treatment facility. Maintain treatment/distribution facilities. Provide lab service for treatment process control. Provide city sewer engineering/maintenance. Inspect/monitor Skaneateles Lake watershed. Maintain Watershed Protection Program, including Skaneateles Lake Watershed Agricultural Program

and residential property owner Water Quality Education Program.

Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board Help identify & prioritize regional water quality issues. Conduct/assist funding of collaborative water quality projects. Foster regional partnerships; participate in local, regional and state partnerships. Develop/support development and implementation of watershed management plans. Provide support for the Cortland-Onondaga Federation of Kettle Lakes Association. Conduct municipal and public outreach/education on stormwater regulations and other water resource

issues. Facilitate communication and cooperation among regulated MS4s in the Syracuse Urbanized Area

through the CNY Stormwater Coalition.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County Enlist and train volunteers from throughout the County to participate in water quality programs. Educate the public about preventing non-point source pollution. Engage residents in awareness and stewardship of water resources through various programs. Provide educational programs on watershed issues for municipal officials within targeted watersheds. Facilitate communication and cooperation on water resource issues including stormwater pollution,

green infrastructure and landscaping, and invasive species.

Onondaga County Health Department Regulate public water supplies. Regulate sewage treatment. Approve individual sewage disposal systems. Conducts surface water sampling. Handle complaint investigations.

Metropolitan Water Board (MWB) Provide water to OCWA/City of Syracuse. Monitor drinking water supply/quality. Operate water treatment, storage, transmission facilities. Maintain services for process control.

Entity Functions

Table 1 Individual Agencies and Organization Roles for Water Quality

Protection in Onondaga County

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Office of the Environment Represent County Executive’s Office. Implement County environmental policy.

Onondaga County Water Authority (OCWA) Provide water to most of County public users outside of the City of Syracuse. Monitor water quality. Inspect Otisco Lake Watershed. Lab services for process control. Operate water treatment facility. Maintain treatment/distribution facilities.

Onondaga County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and USDA/NRCS Plan, implement, and secure funding for agricultural

environmental management programs. Work to solve nonpoint source pollution problems

throughout the County. Promote conservation of soil, water and other re-

sources through various federal and state funding pro-grams.

Deliver NYSDEC 4-hour contractor training program to earthwork contractors and municipal officials.

Provide critical area seeding services to municipalities at reduced cost.

Onondaga County Department of Water Environ-ment Protection Operate and maintain wastewater treatment facilities. Operate and maintain the pumping stations and col-

lection system. Provide laboratory services for process control/water

quality/industrial pretreatment programs. Sample for State Pollution Discharge Elimination Sys-

tem (SPDES) permit compliance. Complete facility improvement/expansion projects as

necessary, or as directed by the NYSDEC. Conduct special studies in cooperation with, or as di-

rected by the NYSDEC. Enforce Sewer Use ordinance. Implement Pollution Prevention and Pretreatment

Programs. Implement Onondaga Lake Ambient Monitoring Program.

Entity Functions

A newly established rain garden. Photo courtesy of Amy Samuels

Onondaga Environmental Institute

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Table 2 Onondaga County Water Quality Strategy Goals

WATER QUALITY STRATEGY GOAL I: To Provide Public Information

Objectives Specific Actions Timeframe

Promote water quality aware-ness in schools

Presentations to school groups. County Envirothon. Project Watershed stream monitor-

ing by students. Project Watershed field training for

teachers.

On-going Annually - April Annually - Spring/Fall Annually

Improve the public’s under-standing of pertinent water quality issues

Printed Distribute water quality educational

materials. Agency newsletters articles on vari-

ous topics. Submit news releases and articles

on water quality issues to media outlets.

Promote use of soil survey by agri-cultural development and munici-pal interests.

Websites Stormwater management practices

information on multiple agency websites.

Maintain website for Skaneateles Lake watershed.

Lake association websites. Workshops/Projects/Field Tours Aquatic plant management work-

shops. Stormwater management municipal

training workshops. Metro Plant “Open House” tour. Water Quality Awareness Day. Water quality related farm conser-

vation tour. Citizen and scouts street drain

stenciling projects. Onondaga Creek Clean-up Day (s).

On-going On-going As needed On-going On-going On-going On-going - citizen maintained 2010 (tentative) On-going Annually Sept/October Annually September Annually September Periodic Assumed by Citizen Group

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Objectives Specific Actions Timeframe

Collect monitoring data/pertinent information

Onondaga Lake Ambient Moni-toring Program.

Stormwater outfall monitoring. Skaneateles Lake - water supply

related. Otisco Lake - water supply related. Selected PWL and special needs

monitoring. Project Watershed stream moni-

toring.

On-going On-going On-going As-needed On-going/2X per year

Conduct waterbody assessment Compile/analyze data for water-bodies from available sources.

Identify nonpoint sources of deg-radation.

As needed On-going

Update Priority Waterbodies List (PWL)

Review/Modify County PWL. Comment on State PWL updates.

As needed As needed

WATER QUALITY STRATEGY GOAL II: Verify and Assess Water Quality Conditions

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WATER QUALITY STRATEGY GOAL III: Address Watershed Specific Issues

Watershed/Waterbody

Specific Actions Status

Beaver Lake

Nutrient Management Evaluate future management needs.

On-going

Jamesville Reservoir-Upper Butternut Creek

Sediment/Nutrient Management Post –Jamesville Reservoir/Upper Butternut Creek

BMP water quality evaluation.

On-going

Oneida Lake

Agricultural Lake and watershed planning and implementation

program. Non-agricultural BMP planning and Implementation

Program. Invasive Species Control Implement water chestnut control strategy.

On-going On-going On-going assumed

by citizens group

Onondaga Creek Agricultural Implement AEMs.

On-going

Oswego-Oneida-Seneca Rivers

Agricultural Watershed planning and implementation program. Invasive Species Control Implement water chestnut control program.

On-going On-going

Otisco Lake Watershed Management Develop watershed management plan. Invasive/Nuisance Species Implement/evaluate aquatic vegetation control

needs. Agricultural Implement AEMs and EQIP.

Started 2010 Annually On-going

Skaneateles Lake Agricultural Plan & implement whole farm plans. Implement buffer protection (CREP). On-site Wastewater Decentralized wastewater demonstration project. Land use Skaneateles Lake Watershed Land Protection Pro-

gram (conservation easements). Invasive Species Assist Eurasian water milfoil eradication program. Watershed Education Water quality education program.

On-going On-going 6/10-completed 4/09 completed On-going On-going

Tully Lake

Lake Management Implement/evaluate aquatic vegetation control

needs.

Annually

Upper Tioughnioga Agricultural Plan/Implement EQIP and AEMS.

On-going

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Objectives Specific Actions Completion Continue assessment of point and non-point source impacts to County water-bodies

Evaluate waterbodies’ water quality status and compare to previous conditions.

Evaluate/revise specific watershed man-agement or restoration plans.

As needed As needed

Coordinate activities of County govern-ment operations relating to County Wa-ter Quality Strategy goals and objec-tives

Incorporate specific topic evaluations/presentations in CEH work program.

As needed

Shared County Watershed and Re-gional Water Quality Assessments

Participant in Water Resources Board/FL-LOWPA/Upper Susquehanna Coalition activities for basin wide information ex-change.

Participate in CNY Stormwater Coalition. Participate in NPS Strategy meetings, re-

gional meetings, conferences.

On-going On-going On-going

Produce Water Quality Strategy

Review, update & distribute Water Qual-ity Strategy.

As- needed

WATER QUALITY STRATEGY GOAL IV: Evaluate Progress

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Table 3 Onondaga County Waterbody List

Segment Name

ID No. Priority Class Prime Affected Use Impact Category

Primary Pollutant

Bear Trap Cr 0702-0001 2R C(T) Aquatic Life Impaired Urban Runoff

Beaver Lake 0701-0005 3P C Aesthetics Stressed Nutrients

Bloody Brook & tribs

0702-0006 3R B/C Aquatic Life Impaired Industrial Contaminants, Urban Runoff

Butternut Cr 1 0703-0039 2P C/CT Aquatic Life Stressed Nutrients, Urban Runoff

Butternut Cr2 0703-0100 2P C(T) Aquatic Life Threatened Nutrients, Sediments,

Carpenter’s Br 0701-0033 2P C(T) Aquatic Life Stressed Sediments (Mining), Nutrients

Chittenango Cr 0703-005 2P C Aquatic Life Stressed Sediments

Cross Lake 0701-0013 2R B Recreation Stressed Nutrients

Fabius Br 0602-0026 3P C(T) Aquatic Life Threatened Nutrients

Furnace Br 0702-0014 1P B Aquatic Life Stressed Urban Runoff

Geddes Brook 3 0702-007 2R C Aquatic Life Impaired Urban Runoff, Industrial Contamination.

Geddes Brook 4 0702-0019 2P C (T) Aquatic Life Threatened Urban Runoff Harbor Brook 5

0702-0002 1R C/B Aquatic Life Impaired Industrial Contamina-tion, Pathogens, Aesthet-ics, Urban Runoff

Harbor Brook 6 0702-0012 3P C (T) Aquatic Life Stressed Sediment, Urban Runoff Jamesville Res 0703-0015 1P AA Bathing Threatened Sediments, Aquatic

Vegetation Ley Creek & tribs

0702-0001 1R B/C(T)/C

Aquatic Life Impaired Industrial Residues, Aes-thetics, Urban Runoff

Limestone Cr 7 0703-0008 2R C/C(T) Aquatic Life Stressed Sediment, Urban Runoff. Limestone Cr 8

0703-0106 1P C(T) Aquatic Life Stressed

Sediment (East Branch), Nutrients

Meadow Brook 0703-0036 3R C Aesthetics Stressed Urban Runoff

SURFACE WATERS CLASSIFICATION AND BEST USAGE

NUMERICAL PRIORITY RATING LETTER PRIORITY DESIGNATION

Class Best Usage

AA Drinking water. 1= segment or watercourse having highest priority.

A Drinking water. 2= segment or watercourse having medium priority.

B Primary contact recreation. * Secondary contact recreation. **

3= segment or watercourse having lower priority.

C Fishing. P= primary objective to protect or preserve existing water quality or uniqueness of the water resource.

D Fishing (doesn’t support fish propa-gation).

R= primary objective to improve or restore the water resource.

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Segment Name ID No. Priority Class Prime Affected Use

Impact Category

Primary Pollutant

Nine Mile Cr 9

0702-0005 1R D/C Aquatic Life Impaired Industrial Salt Resi-dues, Urban Runoff

Nine Mile Cr 10

0702-0028 1P C(T) Aquatic Life Threatened Sediments, Urban Runoff

Oneida River

0703-0020 2P B Aquatic Life, Aesthetics, Recrea-tion

Stressed Invasive Species

Onondaga Cr 11

0702-0023 1R C, B Aquatic Life, Aesthetics

Impaired Urban Runoff, Pathogens

Onondaga Cr 12

0702-0004 1R C, C(T) Aquatic Life Impaired Sediments

Onondaga Cr 13

0702-0024 1P C (T) Aquatic Life Stressed Sediments

Onondaga L& Outlet

0702-0003 1R B,C Fish consumption, Aquatic Life

Impaired Stressed

Industrial Residues, Urban Runoff

Oswego/Seneca River

0701-0001 2R C Aquatic Life, Aes-thetics.

Stressed O2 Demand, Inva-sive Species , Nutri-ents

Otisco Lake

0702-0011 1P AA Water Supply, Aquatic Life, Rec-reation

Threatened Sediments, Nutri-ents

Pools Br & tribs

0703-0016 2P C/C(T) Aquatic Life Threatened Sediments, Nutri-ents, Urban Runoff

Skaneateles Lake & tribs

0707-0004 1P AA Water Supply Threatened Pathogens, Turbid-ity, Nutrients, Inva-sive Species

Skaneateles Cr

0707-0004 1R C(T) Fish consumption Impaired Priority Organics, Nutrients

Tully Lake

0602-0047 2P B Recreation Threatened Nutrients, Aquatic Vegetation

Tioughnioga Cr West Branch

0602-0069 3P C (T) Aquatic Life Threatened Nutrients, Sedi-ments

Onondaga County Waterbody List - continued

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Footnotes: 1. Butternut Cr- confluence to Jamesville Reservoir. 2. Butternut Cr- Jamesville Reservoir to source. 3. Geddes Br- confluence to Old Erie Canal Crossing. 4. Geddes Br- old Erie Canal Crossing to source. 5. Harbor Br- mouth at Onondaga Lake to Grand Avenue. 6. Harbor Br- Grand Avenue to source. 7. Limestone Cr- confluence to Manlius/Pompey town line . 8. Limestone Cr- town line to source at Deruyter Reservoir. 9. Nine Mile Cr- mouth at Onondaga Lake to Airport Rd. 10. Nine Mile Cr - Airport Rd. to source at Otisco Lake dam. 11. Onondaga Cr- mouth at Onondaga Lake to City of Syracuse southern boundary line. 12. Onondaga Cr- City of Syracuse southern boundary line to Mudboil Depression Area. 13. Onondaga Cr- Mudboil Depression Area to source.

Onondaga County Waterbody List - continued * Recreational activities where the human body may come in direct contact with raw water to the point

of body submergence (i.e., swimming, diving, water skiing, etc.) ** Recreational activities where contact with the water is minimal and ingestion of the water is not prob-

able (i.e., fishing, boating, etc.)

CATEGORY OF IMPACTS

Precluded: This category is used for the most severe impacts. Water quality and/or associated habitat degradation precludes, eliminates, or does not support a classified use; natural ecosystem functions may be significantly disrupted.

Impaired: These waters have severe impacts. Water quality and/or habitat characteristics frequently

impair a classified use. Also applied when designated use is supported, but at a level signifi-cantly less than would otherwise be expected. Natural ecosystem functions may be dis-rupted.

Stressed: These waters have moderate impacts. Reduced water quality associated is occasionally evi-

dent and designated uses are intermittently or marginally restricted; ecosystem may exhibit adverse changes.

Threatened: These waters have the least impacts. Water quality presently supporting designated use and

ecosystem experiencing no obvious signs of stress; existing or changing land use patterns may result in restricted usage or ecosystem disruption.

18

Wat

erb

ody

St

atu

s C

omp

ared

to

2005

W

ater

Qu

alit

y St

rate

gy

Rec

ent

Eff

orts

/M

ilest

ones

Fu

ture

Nee

ds

Bea

rtra

p C

reek

SU

A-Y

es

A

sses

smen

ts in

dica

ted

larg

er s

cale

ha

bita

t im

prov

emen

t fea

sibl

e.

W

ater

qua

lity

cond

ition

s st

able

.

A

quat

ic h

abita

t and

trou

t res

tora

tion

proj

ect

st

artin

g 20

11.

C

ompl

ete

habi

tat r

esto

ratio

n pr

ojec

t.

Ass

ess

post

-pro

ject

aqu

atic

hab

itat,

fishe

r-ie

s, a

nd w

ater

qua

lity

cond

ition

s.

Bea

ver

Lak

e SU

A-N

o

A

lgae

blo

om in

tens

ity g

ener

ally

re-

mai

ning

sta

ble.

Nut

rient

leve

ls r

emai

n hi

gh.

M

onito

ring

to tr

ack

wat

er q

ualit

y.

In

vasi

ve s

peci

es e

arly

det

ectio

n/re

mov

al.

C

ontin

ue m

onito

ring.

Rea

sses

smen

t of

root

ed p

lant

sta

tus

com

-pa

red

to p

ost-

alum

con

ditio

ns.

F

utur

e al

um tr

eatm

ent m

ay b

e ne

eded

.

Blo

ody

Bro

ok

SUA

-Yes

L

iver

pool

Pum

p St

atio

n up

grad

ing

and

wet

wea

ther

sto

rage

cap

acity

co

nstr

uctio

n si

gnifi

cant

ly r

educ

ed

bact

eria

/pat

hoge

ns in

puts

.

Indu

stria

l sou

rces

of

met

als

rem

ain.

In

dust

rial s

ourc

es o

f m

etal

s co

ntam

inat

ion/

pres

ence

in s

edim

ent t

o be

rem

edia

ted

unde

r N

YSD

EC

.

W

ater

qua

lity

and

mac

ro-in

vert

ebra

te a

s-se

ssm

ent a

fter

indu

stria

l sou

rce

rem

edia

ted.

But

tern

ut C

reek

1 S

UA

-Yes

N

utri

ent a

nd s

torm

wat

er r

unof

f re

-m

ain

conc

erns

.

Stre

amba

nk a

nd s

lope

sta

bilit

y co

n-ce

rns

in J

ames

ville

ham

let.

V

olun

teer

wat

er q

ualit

y m

onito

ring

cont

inue

s at

se

vera

l str

eam

seg

men

t loc

atio

ns.

F

undi

ng o

ppor

tuni

ties

expl

ored

to a

ddre

ss

stre

amba

nk/s

lope

sta

bilit

y co

ncer

ns.

A

ddre

ss s

trea

mba

nk /

slop

e st

abili

ty c

on-

cern

s

Con

tinue

vol

unte

er w

ater

qua

lity

mon

itor-

ing

Im

plem

ent a

pplic

able

One

ida

Lak

e M

an-

agem

ent P

lan

initi

ativ

es.

But

tern

ut C

reek

2 SU

A -

No

A

gric

ultu

ral d

eriv

ed n

utrie

nts

and

sedi

men

t due

to m

ain

stem

and

trib

u-ta

ry s

trea

m b

ank

eros

ion.

Seve

ral s

trea

m b

ank

stab

iliza

tion,

ag

ricul

tura

l BM

P p

roje

cts

com

plet

ed.

C

omm

unity

sep

tic s

yste

m is

sue

iden

tifie

d an

d be

ing

addr

esse

d.

M

onito

ring

bact

eria

leve

ls; q

uant

ify n

utrie

nt/

sedi

men

t inp

uts

to a

sses

s st

ream

bank

/BM

P

proj

ects

com

plet

ed.

C

ontin

ue a

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion.

Vol

unte

er m

onito

ring.

M

onito

r st

ream

qua

lity.

Impl

emen

t ide

ntifi

ed/p

riorit

ized

str

eam

-ba

nk e

rosi

on a

nd a

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pro

ject

s.

Im

plem

ent a

pplic

able

One

ida

Lak

e M

an-

agem

ent P

lan

initi

ativ

es.

Car

pent

er’s

Bro

ok

SUA

-No

T

urbi

dity

fro

m m

inin

g (g

rave

l) in

up

per

wat

ersh

ed.

H

atch

ery

deve

lope

d al

tern

ativ

e w

ater

su

pply

to s

trea

m u

se/l

and

purc

hase

d fo

r pr

eser

vatio

n.

T

ier

3 W

hole

Far

m P

lans

com

plet

ed.

V

olun

teer

wat

er q

ualit

y m

onito

ring-

focu

s on

tu

rbid

ity.

T

ier

4 W

hole

Far

m P

lans

bei

ng im

plem

ente

d.

C

ontin

ue v

olun

teer

mon

itorin

g.

C

ompl

ete

Tie

r 4

Who

le F

arm

Pla

ns/

Fu-

ture

Upd

ate

as n

eede

d

Tab

le 4

P

rior

ity

Wat

erb

odie

s L

ist

(PW

L)

Tra

ckin

g Su

mm

ary

Not

es:

1.

Con

fluen

ce to

Jam

esvi

lle R

eser

voir

Arr

ows

deno

te g

ener

al tr

end

in w

ater

qua

lity

cond

ition

s

2.

Jam

esvi

lle R

eser

voir

to s

ourc

e

SUA

- Y

es o

r N

o in

dica

tes

whe

ther

wat

erco

urse

is lo

cate

d in

the

Syra

cuse

Urb

an A

rea

19

Wat

erb

ody

Stat

us

Com

par

ed t

o 20

05

Wat

er Q

ual

ity

Stra

tegy

Rec

ent

Eff

orts

/M

ilest

ones

F

utu

re N

eed

s

Chi

tten

ango

Cre

ek

SUA

- P

artia

l

P

rese

nt c

ondi

tions

indi

cate

insi

gnifi

-ca

nt im

pact

s to

aqu

atic

life

.

Del

iste

d fr

om N

YSD

EC

303

(d) l

ist.

T

ier

2 A

gric

ultu

ral A

sses

smen

ts c

ompl

eted

Non

-agr

icul

tura

l and

agr

icul

tura

l BM

P p

roje

cts

impl

emen

ted.

C

ontin

ue to

impl

emen

t non

-agr

icul

tura

l B

MP

pro

ject

s on

wat

ersh

ed b

asis

.

Impl

emen

t app

ropr

iate

One

ida

Lak

e M

anag

emen

t Pla

n in

itiat

ives

.

Mon

itor

wat

er q

ualit

y st

atus

. C

ross

Lak

e SU

A-N

o

H

igh

nutr

ient

inpu

ts f

rom

ups

trea

m

Sene

ca R

iver

wat

ersh

ed.

N

o ba

cter

ial c

onta

min

atio

n im

pairi

ng

bath

ing-

Ono

ndag

a C

o.

W

ater

che

stnu

t fou

nd (C

ayug

a C

o.)

E

ffor

ts to

con

trol

/elim

inat

e w

ater

che

stnu

t hav

e be

en s

ucce

ssfu

l.

Join

tly f

unde

d re

al-t

ime

wat

er q

ualit

y m

onito

ring

prog

ram

.

Agr

icul

tura

l BM

P p

lann

ing/

impl

emen

tatio

n in

pr

ogre

ss.

So

lutio

ns r

equi

re b

asin

wid

e ap

proa

ch.

M

onito

r w

ater

qua

lity

cond

ition

s.

C

ontin

ue a

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion.

Con

tain

/elim

inat

e w

ater

che

stnu

t.

Fab

ius

Bro

ok

SUA

-No

A

gric

ultu

ral d

eriv

ed c

onta

min

ants

(n

utri

ents

) of

som

e co

ncer

n.

R

emai

ns q

ualit

y tr

out s

trea

m in

sou

th-

ern

part

of

Cou

nty.

Add

ed im

port

ance

sin

ce p

art o

f C

hesa

peak

e B

ay w

ater

shed

/TM

DL

re

quire

men

ts.

V

olun

teer

str

eam

mon

itorin

g.

A

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion

in

prog

ress

.

C

ontin

ue v

olun

teer

mon

itorin

g.

B

ette

r de

linea

tion

of n

utrie

nt/

cont

amin

ant s

ourc

es.

C

ontin

ue a

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion.

Furn

ace

Bro

ok

SUA

-Yes

In

crea

sed

urba

niza

tion.

Con

tinue

s su

ppor

ting

stoc

ked

and

wild

trou

t pop

ulat

ions

; wat

er q

ualit

y st

able

.

V

olun

teer

str

eam

mon

itorin

g as

sess

ing

exis

ting

wat

er q

ualit

y an

d fis

hery

con

ditio

ns.

P

ublic

edu

catio

n em

phas

izin

g un

ique

-ne

ss o

f ur

ban

trou

t fis

hery

.

Con

tinue

str

eam

mon

itorin

g du

e to

st

orm

wat

er c

once

rns/

fishe

ry u

niqu

e-ne

ss.

Not

es:

Arr

ows

deno

te g

ener

al tr

end

in w

ater

qua

lity

chan

ge s

ince

last

Wat

er Q

ualit

y St

rate

gy U

pdat

e

SUA

- Y

es o

r N

o in

dica

tes

whe

ther

wat

erco

urse

is lo

cate

d in

the

Syra

cuse

Urb

an A

rea

20

Not

es:

3.

Mou

th a

t Ono

ndag

a L

ake

to o

ld E

rie C

anal

cro

ssin

g 4.

Old

Erie

Can

al c

ross

ing

to s

ourc

e 5.

Mou

th a

t Ono

ndag

a L

ake

to G

rand

Ave

nue

6. G

rand

Ave

nue

to s

ourc

e

A

rrow

s de

note

gen

eral

tren

d in

wat

er q

ualit

y ch

ange

SUA

- Y

es o

r N

o in

dica

tes

whe

ther

wat

erco

urse

is lo

cate

d in

the

Syra

cuse

Urb

an A

rea

Wat

erb

ody

Stat

us

Com

par

ed t

o 20

05

Wat

er Q

ual

ity

Stra

tegy

R

ecen

t E

ffor

ts /

Mile

ston

es

Fu

ture

Act

ion

s

Low

er G

edde

s B

rook

3 SU

A-Y

es

D

ata

colle

cted

, des

ign,

rel

atin

g to

rem

edia

-tio

n is

sues

ass

ocia

ted

with

Ono

ndag

a L

ake.

Nea

rby

indu

stri

al s

ourc

e re

med

iatio

n/

wet

land

res

tora

tion

com

plet

ed.

D

esig

n of

rem

edia

tion

plan

s to

add

ress

st

ream

and

flo

odpl

ain

indu

stria

l con

tam

ina-

tion

com

plet

ed.

C

ompl

ete

rem

edia

tion

addr

essi

ng

indu

stria

l con

tam

inat

ion.

Upp

er G

edde

s B

rook

4 SU

A-Y

es

V

olun

teer

inve

rteb

rate

mon

itorin

g in

di-

cate

d “f

air

to g

ood”

rat

ing.

F

ocus

on

urba

n (n

on-a

gric

ultu

ral)

stor

mw

a-te

r ru

noff

.

Vol

unte

er m

onito

ring

to a

sses

s w

ater

qu

ality

con

ditio

ns.

Low

er H

arbo

r B

rook

5 SU

A-Y

es

U

rban

con

tam

inat

ion

incl

udin

g ba

cter

ia,

stor

mw

ater

pol

lutio

n an

d C

SO in

puts

.

Adj

acen

t ind

ustr

ial w

aste

dis

posa

l and

in-

dust

rial c

onta

min

atio

n of

sed

imen

ts a

t the

m

outh

of

the

trib

utar

y.

P

roje

cts

com

plet

ed/o

r in

pro

gres

s fo

r ov

eral

l O

nond

aga

Lak

e m

unic

ipal

and

indu

stria

l re

med

iatio

n ef

fort

s in

clud

ing

wet

land

s tr

eat-

men

t /re

stor

atio

n pr

ojec

t.

Con

stru

ctio

n of

gra

y in

fras

truc

ture

pro

ject

s in

pro

gres

s.

O

nond

aga

Lak

e A

MP

/ tr

ibut

ary

mon

itorin

g.

C

ontin

ue e

ffor

ts u

nder

“R

ecen

t Ac-

tiviti

es/

Mile

ston

es.”

Com

plet

ion

of g

ray/

gree

n in

fras

truc

-tu

re p

roje

cts.

Upp

er H

arbo

r B

rook

6 SU

A-Y

es

C

once

rn f

or s

torm

wat

er d

eriv

ed c

onta

mi-

nant

s du

e to

incr

ease

d re

side

ntia

l dev

elop

-m

ent.

V

olun

teer

mon

itorin

g he

lpin

g as

sess

wat

er

qual

ity c

ondi

tions

.

Mon

itori

ng to

bet

ter

delin

eate

wat

er

qual

ity/c

hang

es in

upp

er r

each

.

Jam

esvi

lle R

eser

voir

SUA

-Par

tial

St

ream

bank

ero

sion

sur

vey

iden

tifie

d so

urce

s of

sed

imen

t con

trib

utio

n.

L

ow o

xyge

n co

nditi

ons

in d

eepw

ater

in

late

sum

mer

rem

ain

with

ove

rall

wat

er

qual

ity c

ondi

tions

unc

hang

ed.

M

onito

ring

indi

cate

s no

rec

urrin

g ba

cter

ial

inpu

t pro

blem

s.

A

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion

in p

rogr

ess.

B

asel

ine

aqua

tic v

eget

atio

n su

rvey

.

Con

tinue

mon

itorin

g to

trac

k w

ater

qu

ality

con

ditio

ns, e

spec

ially

bac

teri

a.

C

ontin

ue s

trea

mba

nk e

rosi

on a

nd

agric

ultu

ral B

MP

pro

ject

impl

emen

ta-

tion

(upp

er B

utte

rnut

Cre

ek w

ater

-sh

ed).

21

Wat

erb

ody

Sta

tus

Com

par

ed t

o 20

05

Wat

er Q

ual

ity

Stra

tegy

R

ecen

t E

ffor

ts/

Mils

ton

es

Fu

ture

Act

ion

s

Ley

Cre

ek &

trib

utar

ies

SUA

-Yes

N

on-o

pera

ting

land

fills

, ind

ustr

ial c

on-

tam

inat

ion

and

urba

n ru

noff

inpu

ts c

on-

cern

s re

mai

n.

L

andf

ill/i

ndus

tria

l con

tam

inat

ion

rem

edia

-tio

n to

beg

in u

nder

NY

SDE

C.

C

ontin

ue w

ater

qua

lity/

biol

ogic

al m

onito

r-in

g.

C

ompl

ete

land

fill/

indu

stria

l con

tam

i-na

tion

rem

edia

tion.

Con

tinue

mon

itorin

g.

Lim

esto

ne C

reek

7 SU

A-Y

es

L

ower

rea

ch r

emai

n su

bjec

t to

urba

n ru

n-of

f an

d up

stre

am s

edim

ent i

nput

s.

C

orre

ctiv

e ac

tions

for

dis

solv

ed o

xyge

n/pa

thog

ens

asso

ciat

ed w

ith w

aste

wat

er tr

eat-

men

t pla

nt b

eing

impl

emen

ted.

P

riori

tize

and

addr

ess

stre

amba

nk

eros

ion

inpu

ts.

M

onito

r w

ater

qua

lity

stat

us.

Lim

esto

ne C

reek

8 SU

A-N

o

M

adis

on C

ount

y se

ctio

n: m

ulti-

agen

cy

effo

rt h

as r

educ

ed E

ast B

ranc

h m

udsl

ide

turb

idity

inpu

ts.

O

ther

sed

imen

t/tu

rbid

ity s

ourc

es p

rese

nt.

V

olun

teer

mon

itorin

g.

O

ut-o

f-co

unty

res

olut

ion

to s

edim

ent

inpu

t.

Prio

ritiz

e/ad

dres

s ot

her

eros

ion

in-

puts

.

Mon

itor

wat

er q

ualit

y an

d co

ldw

ater

fis

hery

sta

tus,

esp

ecia

lly b

elow

Eas

t B

ranc

h.

Mea

dow

Bro

ok

SUA

-Yes

M

ajor

bac

teria

l inp

uts

(cro

ss-c

onne

ctio

ns)

addr

esse

d.

O

vera

ll co

nditi

ons

incl

udin

g ha

bita

t stil

l re

stric

t ben

thic

fau

na to

pol

lutio

n to

lera

nt

orga

nism

s.

V

olun

teer

str

eam

mon

itorin

g.

C

ontin

ue v

olun

teer

mon

itorin

g.

A

sses

s fe

asib

ility

of

furt

her

habi

tat

and

wat

er q

ualit

y im

prov

emen

ts.

Nin

e M

ile C

reek

9 SU

A-Y

es

Sa

lts, i

ndus

tria

l con

tam

inan

ts a

nd p

hysi

cal

habi

tat d

egra

datio

n as

soci

ated

with

for

mer

in

dust

rial

act

iviti

es r

emai

n.

R

esol

utio

n th

roug

h re

med

iatio

n of

indu

stria

l co

ntam

inat

ion

(Ono

ndag

a L

ake)

.

Com

plet

ion

of r

emed

ial m

easu

res

to

addr

ess

indu

stria

l con

tam

inat

ion

(Ono

ndag

a L

ake)

.

Nin

e M

ile C

reek

10

SUA

-par

tial

P

rote

ctio

n of

hig

h qu

ality

trou

t str

eam

in

light

of

land

use

cha

nges

.

Inst

ream

hab

itat i

mpr

ovem

ent p

roje

ct.

C

ritic

al e

nviro

nmen

tal a

reas

est

ablis

hed.

M

ultip

le m

onito

ring

effo

rts.

Agr

icul

tura

l BM

P p

lann

ing/

impl

emen

tatio

n in

pro

gres

s.

C

ontin

ue m

onito

ring.

Iden

tify/

impl

emen

t wat

ersh

ed a

nd

habi

tat i

mpr

ovem

ent n

eeds

.

Con

tinue

agr

icul

tura

l BM

P p

lann

ing/

impl

emen

tatio

n.

Not

es:

7. C

onflu

ence

to M

anliu

s/P

ompe

y to

wn

line.

8

. Tow

n lin

e to

sou

rce

at D

eruy

ter

Res

ervo

ir.

9. M

outh

at O

nond

aga

Lak

e to

Airp

ort R

d.

10. A

irpor

t Rd

to s

ourc

e at

Otis

co L

ake.

A

rrow

s de

note

gen

eral

tren

d in

wat

er q

ualit

y ch

ange

SU

A-

Yes

or

No

indi

cate

s w

heth

er w

ater

cour

se is

loca

ted

in th

e Sy

racu

se U

rban

Are

a.

22

Wat

erb

ody

Stat

us

Com

par

ed t

o 20

05

Rec

ent

Eff

orts

/ M

ilest

ones

F

utu

re A

ctio

ns

One

ida

Lak

e SU

A-N

o

O

neid

a L

ake

Man

agem

ent P

lan

com

plet

ed.

W

ater

qua

lity

cond

ition

s ge

nera

lly u

n-ch

ange

d.

In

vasi

ve s

peci

es th

reat

s.

M

anag

emen

t Pla

n im

plem

enta

tion.

Pre

vent

re-

esta

blis

hmen

t of

wat

er c

hest

nut.

A

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion

in p

rogr

ess.

M

anag

emen

t Pla

n im

plem

enta

tion.

Pre

vent

re-

esta

blis

hmen

t of

wat

er

ches

tnut

/est

ablis

hmen

t of

othe

r in

va-

sive

s.

C

ontin

ue a

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion.

One

ida

Riv

er

SUA

-par

tial

P

revi

ousl

y id

entif

ied

prob

lem

of

nutr

ient

s no

t sup

port

ed b

y da

ta.

W

ater

che

stnu

t pre

senc

e id

entif

ied

and

seve

rely

red

uced

by

cont

rol w

ith O

sweg

o C

o.

W

ater

che

stnu

t con

trol

initi

ativ

es w

ith

Osw

ego

Co.

and

vol

unte

ers.

Wat

er q

ualit

y m

onito

ring.

M

aint

ain

wat

er c

hest

nut c

ontr

ol in

itia-

tives

/mul

ti-co

unty

coo

rdin

atio

n.

C

ontin

ue m

onito

ring

as n

eede

d.

Ono

ndag

a C

reek

11

SUA

-Yes

U

rban

sou

rce

pollu

tion

with

CSO

dis

-ch

arge

s in

clud

ing

bact

eria

/pat

hoge

ns r

e-m

ain

of c

once

rn.

G

ray/

gree

n co

rrec

tive

infr

astr

uctu

re p

roje

cts

in p

rogr

ess.

Cou

nty

ambi

ent m

onito

ring

pro

gram

to

mea

sure

impr

ovem

ents

.

Bac

teria

l sou

rce

inve

stig

ativ

e st

udie

s.

C

ompl

etio

n of

gre

en c

orre

ctiv

e in

fra-

stru

ctur

e pr

ojec

ts.

C

ontin

ue C

ount

y am

bien

t mon

itori

ng

prog

ram

.

Ono

ndag

a C

reek

12

SU

A-p

artia

l

T

urbi

dity

(mud

boils

) red

uced

, but

issu

e re

mai

ns d

ue to

rec

ently

iden

tifie

d m

ud-

boils

.

Hab

itat i

mpr

ovem

ent p

roje

cts.

Agr

icul

tura

l and

non

-agr

icul

tura

l non

poin

t so

urce

s of

nut

rient

s, s

edim

ents

and

pat

ho-

gens

nee

d to

be

bett

er d

elin

eate

d.

C

ount

y am

bien

t mon

itori

ng/a

ssoc

iate

d m

onito

ring

mea

surin

g w

ater

qua

lity

impr

ove-

men

ts/n

eeds

.

Vol

unte

er m

onito

ring.

Cor

ps o

f E

ngin

eers

Ono

ndag

a D

am R

eser

-vo

ir r

evie

w.

A

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion

in p

rogr

ess.

C

ount

y am

bien

t mon

itorin

g an

d as

so-

ciat

ed m

onito

ring

to m

easu

re w

ater

qu

ality

impr

ovem

ents

/nee

ds.

Id

entif

y/Im

plem

ent a

dditi

onal

wat

er

qual

ity h

abita

t im

prov

emen

ts.

C

ontin

ued

volu

ntee

r m

onito

ring.

Con

tinue

agr

icul

tura

l BM

P p

lann

ing/

im

plem

enta

tion.

Ono

ndag

a C

reek

13

SUA

-No

G

ener

ally

und

istu

rbed

hea

dwat

er; t

rout

fis

hery

rem

ains

in n

eed

of p

rote

ctio

n.

Su

bjec

t to

sedi

men

tatio

n fr

om la

nd d

istu

r-ba

nces

/ag

ricul

tura

l act

ivity

.

M

onito

r st

ream

wat

er/h

abita

t qua

lity.

Agr

icul

tura

l BM

P p

lann

ing/

impl

emen

tatio

n in

pro

gres

s.

Im

plem

ent h

eadw

ater

hab

itat p

rote

c-tio

n m

easu

res

incl

udin

g la

nd p

rote

c-tio

n ne

eds.

Mon

itor

stre

am w

ater

/hab

itat q

ualit

y.

C

ontin

ue a

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion.

Not

es:

11. M

outh

at O

nond

aga

Lak

e to

City

of

Syra

cuse

bou

ndar

y lin

e.

12. C

ity o

f Sy

racu

se b

ound

ary

to M

udbo

il D

epre

ssio

n A

rea.

13. M

udbo

il D

epre

ssio

n A

rea

to s

ourc

e.

Arr

ows

deno

te g

ener

al tr

end

in w

ater

qua

lity

chan

ge

SUA

- Y

es o

r N

o in

dica

tes

whe

ther

wat

erco

urse

is lo

cate

d in

the

Syra

cuse

Urb

an A

rea

23

Wat

erb

ody

Stat

us

Com

par

ed t

o 20

05

Wat

er Q

ual

ity

Stra

tegy

R

ecen

t A

ctiv

itie

s an

d/

or M

ilest

ones

F

utu

re A

ctio

ns

Ono

ndag

a L

ake

&O

utle

t SU

A-Y

es

Si

gnifi

cant

nut

rient

red

uctio

ns r

esul

ting

in im

prov

ed tr

ophi

c st

atus

with

im-

prov

emen

ts in

aqu

atic

hab

itat a

nd f

ish

spec

ies

com

posi

tion.

Ind

ustr

ial c

on-

tam

inat

ion

rem

edia

tion

proj

ects

de-

sign

ed a

nd b

eing

impl

emen

ted.

Qua

gga

mus

sels

iden

tifie

d.

E

ffor

ts to

rem

edia

te in

dust

rial

wat

er q

ualit

y,

sedi

men

t and

bio

ta c

onta

min

atio

n an

d to

ad

dres

s C

SO r

elat

ed c

onta

min

atio

n in

pro

-gr

ess.

A

mbi

ent m

onito

ring

prog

ram

mea

surin

g ef

fect

iven

ess

of C

ount

y’s

proj

ects

.

Var

ied

publ

ic e

duca

tion

effo

rts.

“S

ave

the

Rai

n” s

torm

wat

er m

anag

emen

t pr

ogra

m b

egun

.

C

ontin

ue im

plem

entin

g pr

ogra

ms

un-

der

“rec

ent a

ctiv

ities

and

/or

mile

-st

ones

.”

C

ontin

ue m

onito

ring

effe

ctiv

enes

s of

C

ount

y’s

proj

ects

.

“Sav

e th

e R

ain”

sto

rmw

ater

man

age-

men

t pro

gram

con

tinue

d.

Osw

ego/

Sene

ca R

iver

SU

A-p

artia

l

C

hlor

ide

stra

tific

atio

n re

duce

d ne

ar

Lak

e O

utle

t/m

ore

natu

ral i

n or

igin

.

Oxy

gen

dem

and

impa

cts

from

zeb

ra

mus

sels

rem

ain.

Qua

gga

mus

sels

iden

tifie

d.

W

ater

che

stnu

t con

trol

with

Osw

ego

Cou

nty.

Pol

luta

nts

sour

ces

rem

ain

larg

ely

from

ar

eas

upst

ream

of

Ono

ndag

a C

ount

y.

A

mbi

ent m

onito

ring

prog

ram

mea

surin

g ef

fect

iven

ess

of C

ount

y’s

proj

ects

.

Pro

gres

s co

ntro

lling

wat

er c

hest

nut c

ontr

ol

at s

ome

loca

tions

.

Agr

icul

tura

l BM

P p

lann

ing/

impl

emen

tatio

n in

pro

gres

s.

R

esol

utio

n of

ups

trea

m p

ollu

tant

so

urce

s ne

eded

to b

e ad

dres

sed

on r

e-gi

onal

bas

is.

C

ontin

ue m

onito

ring

mea

surin

g ef

fec-

tiven

ess

of C

ount

y’s

proj

ects

.

Con

tinue

wat

er c

hest

nut c

ontr

ol a

s fe

asib

le.

C

ontin

ue a

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion.

Otis

co L

ake

SUA

- N

o

In

dica

tions

of

impr

oved

wat

er c

lari

ty

due

to z

ebra

mus

sels

.

Ove

rall

wat

er q

ualit

y co

nditi

ons

un-

chan

ged,

but

dat

a im

plie

s in

crea

se in

se

dim

ent/

som

e nu

trie

nts

inpu

ts.

N

orth

ern

part

ove

rabu

ndan

t aqu

atic

ve

geta

tion

has

expa

nded

sou

thw

ard.

Wat

er c

hest

nut f

ound

.

W

ater

sup

ply

prot

ectio

n/w

ater

shed

rul

es/

asso

ciat

ed m

onito

ring

cont

inue

d.

O

tisco

Lak

e P

rese

rvat

ion

Ass

ocia

tion

esta

b-lis

hed.

Aqu

atic

veg

etat

ion

cont

rol e

ffor

ts/w

ater

ch

estn

ut n

ear

elim

inat

ion.

Gra

nt f

or O

tisco

Lak

e W

ater

shed

Man

age-

men

t Pla

n de

velo

pmen

t obt

aine

d.

A

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion

in p

rogr

ess.

C

ontin

ue w

ater

sup

ply

prot

ectio

n/w

ith

mon

itorin

g.

C

ompl

ete

Otis

co L

ake

Wat

ersh

ed M

an-

agem

ent P

lan.

Con

tinue

lake

qua

lity/

aqua

tic v

eget

a-tio

n co

ntro

l im

prov

emen

t eff

orts

.

Con

tinue

agr

icul

tura

l BM

P p

lann

ing/

impl

emen

tatio

n.

Poo

ls B

rook

& tr

ibut

arie

s SU

A-

No

N

o kn

own

chan

ge in

wat

er q

ualit

y co

n-di

tions

.

Con

tinue

d pr

essu

re f

rom

land

use

ch

ange

s.

A

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion

in p

rogr

ess.

Con

tinue

vol

unte

er w

ater

qua

lity

mon

i-to

ring.

Focu

s on

sto

rmw

ater

gen

erat

ed p

ollu

-tio

n.

C

ontin

ue a

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion.

N

otes

: A

rrow

s de

note

gen

eral

tren

d in

wat

er q

ualit

y ch

ange

. SU

A-

Yes

or

No

indi

cate

s w

heth

er w

ater

cour

se is

loca

ted

in th

e Sy

racu

se U

rban

Are

a .

24

Wat

erb

ody

Stat

us

Com

par

ed t

o 20

05

Wat

er Q

ual

ity

Stra

tegy

R

ecen

t A

ctiv

itie

s or

Mile

ston

es

Fu

ture

Act

ion

Nee

ded

Skan

eate

les

Lak

e &

trib

u-ta

ries

SUA

- N

o (s

ee n

ote)

W

ater

qua

lity

cond

ition

s re

mai

n of

hig

h qu

ality

.

Wat

ersh

ed-s

peci

fic s

edim

ent/

eros

ion

cont

rol r

equi

rem

ents

for

con

stru

ctio

n pr

ojec

ts im

plem

ente

d.

Sk

anea

tele

s L

ake

Lan

d P

rote

ctio

n P

ro-

gram

com

plet

ed.

E

uras

ian

wat

er m

ilfoi

l era

dica

tion

effo

rt

begu

n.

F

iltra

tion

avoi

danc

e m

easu

res/

wat

er s

uppl

y pr

otec

tion/

SLW

AP

con

tinue

d.

E

uras

ian

wat

er m

ilfoi

l era

dica

tion

effo

rt n

ear

mai

nten

ance

leve

l sta

ge.

C

ontin

ue f

iltra

tion

avoi

danc

e ef

fort

/w

ater

sup

ply

prot

ectio

n/m

onito

ring.

Con

tinue

Who

le F

arm

Pla

nnin

g Im

ple-

men

tatio

n/B

MP

sup

port

.

Con

tinue

Eur

asia

n w

ater

milf

oil e

radi

-ca

tion

effo

rt a

t mai

nten

ance

leve

l sta

ge.

Skan

eate

les

Cre

ek

SUA

- N

o

P

revi

ous

unkn

own

sour

ce(s

) of

prio

rity

orga

nic

cont

amin

atio

n id

entif

ied,

but

is

sue

rem

ains

.

Con

cern

tow

ards

non

-agr

icul

tura

l non

-po

int p

ollu

tant

sou

rces

.

P

riorit

y or

gani

c co

ntam

inat

ion

issu

e re

mai

ns

to b

e ad

dres

sed

at th

e St

ate

leve

l.

Con

vent

iona

l pol

luta

nts

mon

itorin

g sh

ows

gene

rally

goo

d qu

ality

.

Agr

icul

tura

l BM

P p

lann

ing/

impl

emen

tatio

n in

pro

gres

s.

R

emed

iate

org

anic

con

tam

inat

ion

prob

-le

m a

t the

Sta

te le

vel.

C

ontin

ue v

olun

teer

mon

itorin

g.

C

ontin

ue a

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion.

Tul

ly L

ake

SUA

- N

o

W

ater

qua

lity

cond

ition

s un

chan

ged.

Impl

emen

t aqu

atic

pla

nt c

ontr

ol s

trat

-eg

y w

ith C

ortla

nd C

o. a

nd T

ully

Lak

e P

rope

rty

Ow

ners

Ass

ocia

tion.

Id

entif

icat

ion

of in

vasi

ve s

tarr

y st

onew

ort

with

mus

kgra

ss a

s an

aes

thet

ic/

ecol

ogic

al

conc

ern.

Con

tinue

d aq

uatic

pla

nt c

ontr

ol s

trat

egy.

Lak

e an

d tr

ibut

ary

mon

itorin

g.

A

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion

in p

rogr

ess.

C

ontin

ue la

ke w

ater

shed

mon

itorin

g.

E

valu

ate

aqua

tic p

lant

con

trol

str

ateg

y.

U

pdat

e la

ke m

anag

emen

t pla

n.

C

ontin

ue a

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion.

Upp

er T

ioug

hnio

ga W

est

Bra

nch

SUA

- N

o

A

gric

ultu

ral-d

eriv

ed s

edim

ents

and

nu-

trie

nt in

puts

.

Ass

ist w

ith a

quife

r pr

otec

tion.

Foc

us s

ince

in C

hesa

peak

e B

ay W

ater

-sh

ed a

nd T

MD

L r

equi

rem

ents

.

A

gric

ultu

ral B

MP

pla

nnin

g/im

plem

enta

tion

in p

rogr

ess.

Ass

essm

ent o

f pr

oble

m(s

)/lo

catio

n(s)

w

ith d

iagn

ostic

mon

itorin

g ne

eded

.

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tinue

agr

icul

tura

l BM

P p

lann

ing/

impl

emen

tatio

n.

Stor

mw

ater

Man

agem

ent

Req

uir

emen

ts:

SUA

-Yes

, No,

Par

tial

indi

cate

s w

heth

er a

ny o

f th

e lis

ted

wat

erbo

dy is

loca

ted

with

in a

reg

ulat

ed M

unic

ipal

Sep

arat

e St

orm

Sew

er S

yste

ms

(MS4

) in

the

Syra

cuse

Urb

an A

rea

(See

Fig

ure

2). T

he a

utom

atic

ally

des

igna

ted

oper

ator

of

the

MS4

mus

t dev

elop

, im

plem

ent a

nd e

nfor

ce a

sto

rmw

ater

man

agem

ent p

rogr

am to

red

uce

the

disc

harg

e of

pol

luta

nts

to th

e m

axim

um e

xten

t pra

ctic

able

(ME

P).

F

or M

S4s

in t

he

On

ond

aga

Lak

e w

ater

shed

, the

re a

re a

dditi

onal

req

uire

men

ts to

red

uce

phos

phor

us f

rom

sto

rmw

ater

in o

rder

to m

eet w

ater

qua

lity

stan

dard

s to

ass

ure

fish-

ing

and

swim

min

g be

st u

ses.

Sk

anea

tele

s L

ake

wat

ersh

ed a

n er

osio

n/st

orm

wat

er c

ontr

ol p

lan

is r

equi

red

if a

proj

ect d

istu

rbs

5,00

0 ft

2 or

mor

e la

nd in

“en

viro

nmen

tally

sen

sitiv

e” a

reas

. O

wn

ers

of a

ll co

nst

ruct

ion

act

ivit

ies

dist

urb

ing

at le

ast

one

acre

of

soil

mus

t obt

ain

a ge

nera

l con

stru

ctio

n pe

rmit

prio

r to

bre

akin

g gr

ound

reg

ardl

ess

of w

heth

er o

r no

t th

e co

nstr

uctio

n ta

kes

plac

e w

ithin

a r

egul

ated

MS4

and

mus

t dev

elop

a s

torm

wat

er m

anag

emen

t pla

n th

at in

clud

es p

rovi

sion

s fo

r m

anag

ing

post

-con

stru

ctio

n st

orm

wat

er r

un-

off

over

the

life

of th

e pr

ojec

t.

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FIGURE 1

26

FIGURE 2

27

FIGURE 3

28

FIGURE 4

29

FIGURE 5