watershed symposium black creek and oatka creek 28 october 2010 joseph makarewicz department of...
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Watershed SymposiumBlack Creek and Oatka Creek
28 October 2010
Joseph Makarewicz
Department of Environmental Science and Biology State University of New York
The College at BrockportUSA
The Genesee River Watershed Remediation Study
Coastal Public Issues
Algae blooms, algae washing up on waterfrontErosion, sedimentation, turbid water, navigation impairments, Property lossBeach closings - Ontario Beach in Rochester, NY, was closed 155 days in 2004. Invasive speciesHabitat destructionNutrient enrichmentFish consumption advisories due to toxicants Six Areas of Concern
(Eighteenmile Creek, Oswego River, Niagara River, Hamilton Harbor, Toronto and Region, and the Bay of Quinte)
South Shoreline of Lake Ontario is impaired. Officially place on the 303D list as of May 2010.
Mill Creek 2 & 3TP/SRP/Coli
Mill Creek 2 & 3TP/SRP/Coli
NE Trib 5TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate
TSS/Coli
NE Trib 5TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate
TSS/Coli
Headwaters 3TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate
TSS/Coli
Headwaters 3TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate
TSS/Coli
Headwaters 5TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate
TSS/Coli
Headwaters 5TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate
TSS/Coli
Byron STPTP/SRP/TN/Nitrate/TSS
Byron STPTP/SRP/TN/Nitrate/TSS
Mill Creek 5TSS
Mill Creek 5TSS
Spring CreekTP/SRP/TN/Nitrate
Spring CreekTP/SRP/TN/Nitrate
Robins Brook 5 &6TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate/TSS/Coli
Robins Brook 5 &6TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate/TSS/Coli
RB 1TN/Nitrate
RB 1TN/Nitrate
Bergen STPTP/SRP/TN/Nitrate/Coli
Bergen STPTP/SRP/TN/Nitrate/Coli
NET1TSS/TPNET1
TSS/TP
Black Creek Watershed
The overall goal is to reduce the load of nutrients and soil into Lake Ontario
1. First systematic assessment of the Genesee River watershed
2. Identification and prioritization of nutrient sources of various sub-watersheds: Oatka Creek, Black Creek, Canaseraga Creek, Honeoye Creek, Upper Genesee, etc,
3. Development of Soil and Water Assessment Tool model: Oatka, Black, Canaseraga, Genesee
4. These data are available to assist in the planning process.