Adirondack communities within the Lake Champlain Basin are invited to join a new Clean Water, Safe Roads Partnership to reduce road salt use by adopting improved winter road maintenance techniques. The Clean Water, Safe Roads Partnership will address the threat to aquatic and … [Read more...] about “Clean Water, Safe Roads Partnership” Launched to Reduce Road Salt Contamination in the Lake Champlain Basin
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“Clean Water, Safe Roads Partnership” Awarded Funding for Road Salt Reduction in Champlain Basin
AdkAction has been awarded $50,000 by the Lake Champlain Basin Program for a new “Clean Water, Safe Roads'' partnership to reduce salt polluting the 125-mile-long lake between New York and Vermont. Together with partners from Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute … [Read more...] about “Clean Water, Safe Roads Partnership” Awarded Funding for Road Salt Reduction in Champlain Basin
Local Governments Urge Governor Cuomo to Sign Road Salt Bill
Local Government leaders are calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign into law a bi-partisan bill that would establish an Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force and Pilot Program. The Randy Preston Road Salt Reduction Act (S.8663a/ A.8767a) passed the NYS Assembly unanimously and … [Read more...] about Local Governments Urge Governor Cuomo to Sign Road Salt Bill
Road Salt Reduction Act Passes Both Houses
Bill Named in Honor of Late Wilmington Supervisor The bi-partisan Randy Preston Road Salt Reduction Act passed in both houses this week. If signed by Governor Cuomo, it will create a pilot program that will implement strategies to reduce road salt affecting Adirondack waters, … [Read more...] about Road Salt Reduction Act Passes Both Houses
New Report Shows Mirror Lake Continues to be Negatively Affected by Road Salt
The Ausable River Association (AsRA) and Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) released their 2019 Water Quality Report for Mirror Lake. The report shows that Mirror Lake continues to be negatively affected by road salt. The lack of mixing in the spring, first … [Read more...] about New Report Shows Mirror Lake Continues to be Negatively Affected by Road Salt