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Local water-quality groups outline Owasco Lake "9-element" plan projects and funding strategy
Summary
Presenters from the county Water Quality Management Agency and the Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council described an approved 9‑element phosphorus‑reduction plan, current grant projects and coordination with local partners to pursue funding and protect streams feeding Owasco Lake.
Seth Jensen, vice chair of the Cayuga County Water Quality Management Agency (WQMA), and Adam Hepler, executive director of the Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council, told the County Legislature on July 22 that a state‑approved 9‑element clean water plan will be used to prioritize grant applications and on‑the‑ground projects to reduce phosphorus and protect Owasco Lake.
Jensen said WQMA was created by the county legislature in 1990 to provide technical guidance to the legislature and to be a public forum for water‑quality issues in Cayuga County. He described the agency’s regular membership—local municipal staff, soil and water conservation district personnel,…
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