TOWN OF GENEVA CONTROLLING RUNOFF INTO SENECA LAKE

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One of the biggest issues affecting water quality in Seneca Lake is stormwater runoff.

Water running into the lake contains nutrients thought to be partly responsible for harmful algal blooms. The town of Geneva is working on two projects to control that runoff. 

One is on property off Armstrong Road, including the former Cobtree vacation rental property. Two property owners have agreed to allow the Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation District to install retention basins, which will reduce flooding on properties to the east and on State Route 14 during high rain events. The total cost is about $20,000. The District is applying for funding from the Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association and the Finger Lakes Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance. The town's share will be $5,000, which is available in the town's Stormwater Control Fund. It would be installed in 2023.

The other is on Carter Road, near the Northside Fire Station. Geneva Town Supervisor Mark Venuti says that project might include a park with a demonstration area highlighting the town's runoff control efforts.

 

The design is expected to cost approximately $90,000, and the town’s share would be $15,000, which could come from both the town’s Parks & Recreation Fund and the Stormwater Control Fund. It would be a 2024 project if the grant application is successful.

 

You can listen to my full Flx Ted Podcast with Mark Venuti below.