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“INAUGURAL YEAR IN REVIEW”
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE RALLY AUGUST 20TH, 2016
The Alliance
❖ Mission: The Chautauqua Lake & Watershed Management
Alliance, working in collaboration with lake and watershed-related organizations, municipalities and
other stakeholders, will promote and facilitate implementation of recommendations from the
Chautauqua Lake Watershed Management Plan and the Chautauqua Lake Macrophyte Management
Strategy by prioritizing projects, securing funding and allocating resources.
Project Source: Chautauqua Lake Watershed Management Plan
❖ Focus:
The connection between the land and water quality.
❖ http://www.planningchautauqua.com/watershed/chautlake_mgmt_plan.htm
Watershed-Wide Recommended Strategies & Implementation
❖ Sewage Inputs and Wastewater Management ❖ Agricultural Practices and Management ❖ Forestry Practices and Management ❖ Submerged Aquatic Vegetation & Algae ❖ Stream Corridor and Shoreland Management ❖ Municipal Roads and Ditches ❖ Floodplain and Wetland Management ❖ Development, Infrastructure, and Stormwater
Management; ❖ Invasive Species/Excessive Populations of Native Species❖ Planning and Land Use
Land Use and Land Cover
The impact of land use on infiltration.
Source: Federal Interagency Stream Restoration Working Group
Project Source: Chautauqua Lake Macrophyte Management Strategy
❖ Focus:
In-lake measures needed to ensure that Chautauqua Lake remains a healthyecosystem and vibrant community asset.
❖ http://www.planningchautauqua.com/?q=content/chautauqua-lake%0B-macrophyte-management-%0Bstrategy%0B
Zones
Excess Plant Growth
Human Uses
Environmental Sensitivities
Priority Conflict Management
Areas
Evaluation of Macrophyte Management Techniques
❖ Physical Techniques: Benthic Barriers, Hand Pulling, Hand Cutting
❖ Mechanical Techniques: Mechanical Harvesting, Diver Harvesting, Diver-Operated Suction Harvesting
❖ Chemical Management Options: AquaKleen®, Navigate®, Rodeo®
❖ Biological Management Options: Herbivorous Insects
❖ Behavioral Management Techniques (Focus on Prevention): Public Education and Outreach, Boat Launch Stewards
Project Source: Additional Guidance Documents
❖ Chautauqua Lake Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP)
❖ Chautauqua 20/20 – County Comprehensive Plan❖ Chautauqua Lake Total Maximum Daily Load❖ Engineering Studies❖ 2% Occupancy Tax –Lakes & Waterways❖ Identified Best Management Practices (BMPs) utilized by
other NY waterbodies
Project Source: Our Members!
❖ Cross section of our Community:❖ Lake-related organizations and fellow nonprofits❖ Area Sewer Districts❖ County wide organizations❖ Business Member organizations❖ Towns & Villages❖ County Government
❖ 31 Founding Members
Founding Members of an Alliance
❖ Chautauqua - Cattaraugus Board of Realtors
❖ Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce
❖ Chautauqua County Government❖ Chautauqua County Soil & Water
Conservation District❖ Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau❖ Chautauqua Institution❖ Chautauqua Lake Association❖ Chautauqua Lake Fishing Association❖ Chautauqua Lake Partnership❖ Chautauqua Property Owners
Association❖ Chautauqua Utility District ❖ Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy❖ Cummins Foundation❖ Holmberg Foundation❖ Jamestown Audubon Society❖ Jamestown Board of Public Utilities
❖ The Lenna Foundation❖ Mayville - Chautauqua Community
Chamber of Commerce❖ NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and
Historic Preservation – Allegany Region❖ North Chautauqua Lake Sewer District❖ Roger Tory Peterson Institute❖ South & Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer
District❖ Town of Busti❖ Town of Chautauqua❖ Town of Ellery❖ Town of Ellicott❖ Town of North Harmony❖ Village of Bemus Point❖ Village of Celoron❖ Village of Lakewood❖ Village of Mayville
Founding Members
❖ Towns of:❖ Busti❖ Chautauqua❖ Ellery❖ Ellicott❖ North
Harmony
❖ Villages of:❖ Bemus Point❖ Celoron❖ Lakewood❖ Mayville
❖ Chautauqua County Government
2015 Timeline
❖ After years of volunteer time, effort and passion by many, the Chautauqua Lake Management Commission (CLMC) evolves into an Alliance….
❖ January 2015: ❖ IRS grants 501c3 designation
❖ February 2015: ❖ Executive Director is hired
❖ April 2015: ❖ Interim Board approves Membership Dues & Structure
2015 Timeline
❖ May – June 2015: ❖ Inaugural Membership Drive
❖ June - July 2015: ❖ Submission of our first seven grant applications
❖ August – September 2015: ❖ Establishment of a permanent Board of Directors
❖ November 2015: ❖ Establish Scientific Review & Advisory Committee
❖ December 2015: ❖ NYS WQIP Grant announcement – secured over $1 million in state funding by leveraging ~$350k locally.
2015 WQIP Grants
Water Quality Improvement Program Grant Awards
Tributary Name Total Project Cost NYSDEC-WQIP Funding Awarded
County Commitment of Local Matching Funds
Other Sources of Local Match (In-Kind)
Dutch Hollow Creek $642,905 $482,179 $125,614 $35,112
West Dutch Hollow Creek
$367,850 $275,888 $56,850 $35,112
Goose Creek $52,920 $39,690 $13,230
Ball Creek $88,231 $66,174 $22,058
Bemus Creek $201,600 $151,200 $50,400
Prendergast Creek $77,386 $58,039 $19,346
Totals $1,430,892 $1,073,170 $287,498 $70,224
2015 WQIP Grants
❖ Implementing Member Partners:
❖ Chautauqua County ❖ Applicant and recipient, advisory capacity
❖ Alliance❖ Contract establishment and grant administration
❖ Soil & Water Conservation District ❖ Design, permitting, construction oversight, site inspection
❖ Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy❖ Education and outreach
2015 WQIP Grants
2015 WQIP Grants
● Goose Creek
2016 Timeline
❖ March 2016: ❖ Match Fund efforts via area Foundations
❖ May 2016: ❖ 1st Annual Member Meeting & Annual Report
❖ June – August 2016: ❖ 2nd Annual Membership Drive
❖ June 2016: ❖ Project Manager hired
❖ May – July 2016: ❖ Development and submission of local and state CFA grant
applications
2016 Applications
Project Grant Source Partners Total Project Costs Grant Amount Requested
Lucille Ball Memorial Park - Seawall Replacement, Boardwalk, Kayak Launch
CFA - Local Waterfront Revitalization Program
Village of Celoron $708,439 $354,219
Lucille Ball Memorial Park - New Amenities Building
CFA - Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation - Environmental Protection Fund Municipal Grant Program
Village of Celoron $306,240 $229,680
Stormwater Engineering Study
CFA - DEC/EFC Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grant
County, Village of Lakewood & Town of Busti
$136,500 $100,000
Project Grant Source Partners Total Project Costs Grant Amount Requested
Lucille Ball Memorial Park - Low Impact Development Improvements
2% Lakes & Waterways Village of Celoron & Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy
$43,884 $39,384
Streambank Stabilization on Mudd Creek
2% Lakes & Waterways Homeowner & Soil and Water
$34,169 $18,025
Streambank Stabilization on Dutch Hollow Creek
2% Lakes & Waterways Homeowner & Soil and Water
$33,225 $29,875
Overarching Services
❖ Identify and develop member projects related to balanced management of the watershed and water quality.
❖ Coordination services amongst project participants and partners.
❖ Identify corresponding grant opportunities. Grant writing services and application submission.
❖ Assistance with grant local match funding requirements.
❖ Grant administration services on awarded projects.
WWW.CHAUTAUQUAALLIANCE.ORG
BY WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH AS MANY STAKEHOLDERS AS POSSIBLE, WE DEEPEN OUR COLLECTIVE FOCUS, STRENGTH, AND LEVERAGING CAPABILITIES, FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHAUTAUQUA
LAKE, ITS WATERSHED, AND ULTIMATELY OUR COMMUNITY.
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