Beginning in 2025, NYS will require all boaters to get a boating safety certificateto operate a boat in NYS

50% of all deaths could have been avoided in NY if the victims had been wearing proper life jackets.

HABS are harmful in warm weather. Watch this short video clip from Channel 9 news on CNY HAB issues prevelant to our area. To get a better understand of HABS and see a visual on what to look for, check out the presentation provided by Lewis McCaffrey.

To find out where these blooms are residing, follow this interactive map

OCWA tap water is locally sourced, treated and tested each day and only costs one cent per gallon, making it safe and cost effective to drink. Tap water also is the most environmentally friendly water to drink as it uses less energy and produces less waste than bottled water. On top of that, OCWA water was recently judged the “Best Tasting Drinking Water” in New York State, recognition the Authority has received for two consecutive years. This year, water from OCWA’s Otisco Lake Water Treatment Plant (WTP) took the first-place prize.