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Owasco Lake Groups Ready to Take Algal Bloom Project Requests
The Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council unveiled the five priority projects they and other lake advocacy groups have decided on out of numerous actions recommended in a state-developed plan.
Owasco Lake was one of 12 lakes across the state last summer to receive a Harmful Algal Bloom Action Plan. Each plan detailed a variety of possible projects for their respective lakes, with funding coming from an accompanying $65 million fund.
The second biggest request, $340,000 from the state with a $60,000 match, would purchase a weed harvester for the Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District to use to remove aquatic weeds in the lake, which can provide nutrients to HABs when decaying.
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