Online Resources
Otisco Lake Drinking Water Source Protection Plan (DWSP2) This plan was developed to protect the local source water by CNY Regional Planning & Development Board. Read more
NY Governmennt Programs: Funding will go towards climate change mitigation, flood risk reduction, water quality improvement, and open space land conservation. https://www.ny.gov/programs/clean-water-clean-air-and-green-jobs-environmental-bond-act
Mechanically Controlling Aquatic Weeds, Which Aquatic Weeds can you remove mechanically?https://www.solitudelakemanagement.com/which-aquatic-weeds-can-you-remove-mechanically/
Cayuga County Health Department Hydrilla Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Harpoon Granular https://www.cayugacounty.us/DocumentCenter/View/10590/Hydrilla-harpoon-granular-FAQ-PDF
SPDES Permit Fact Sheet - City of Syracuse Department of Water - Skaneateles Lake
https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/permits_ej_operations_pdf/factsheetny0300004.pdf
City of Syracuse Department of Water Application for SPDES Permit to Discharge a Pesticide Labeled for Aquatic Use
https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/permits_ej_operations_pdf/spdesappny0300004.pdf
NYS DEC Response Summary & Final SPDES Permit Approval for the City of Syracuse Department of Water to Discharge a Pesticide Labeled for Aquatic Use in Skaneateles Lake https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/permits_ej_operations_pdf/respsummny0300004.pdf
Public Information Session for EarthTec Treatment of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS) in Skaneateles Lake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93LpxPXkQ80
Cayuga Lake Hydrilla Management Plan 2021 - 2026
https://www.cayugalake.org/wp-content/uploads/Cayuga-Lake-Hydrilla-Management-Plan-2021-FINAL.pdf
2018 Hydrilla Management Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dep/downloads/pdf/environment/science-research/hydrilla-faqs.pdf
City of Watervliet-Normanskill Relicensing
Water Chestnut Control Study October 2018 Final Report
Weston & Sampson, PE,LS,LA,PC
Chemical Management of Hydrilla for Drinking Water in Utilities
NYS Environmental Protection Water Research Foundation
Case Study: Managing Invasive Watermilfoil in Reservoir
Noel Browning, Aquatic Biologist Solitude Lake Management
Monitoring & Water Quality Impacts of an Herbicide Treatment on an Aquatic Invasive Plant in a Drinking Water ReservoirNational Library of Medicine
National Center for Biotechnology Information
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33823450/
ProcellaCor Pilot Treatment Lake George Park Commission
https://lgpc.ny.gov/procellacor-pilot-treatment
Aquatic Invasive Plants Department of Environmental Management
State of Rhodesia Island https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/water-resources/research-monitoring/aquatic-invasive-species-plants
NYS Invasive Species (IS) Information
Hydrilla - https://nyis.info/invasive_species/hydrilla/
Water Chestnut - https://nyis.info/invasive_species/water-chestnut/
Eurasian Milfoil - https://nyis.info/invasive_species/eurasian-watermilfoil/
Spread the Word Not the Weed
US Department of Agriculture
Posted by Matt Burke, USDA Forest Service
https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2021/02/22/spread-word-not-weeds
Managing Aquatic Invasive Species
A Resource Guide for Vermont Lake Managers
https://dec.vermont.gov/sites/dec/files/wsm/lakes/ans/docs/Managing Aquatic Invasive Species 2018.pdf
Lake George Milfoil Project Annual Report 2022
Assessment of Economic Value of Clean Water in Lake George - December 2020
https://public.warrencountyny.gov/gis/lakeprojects/C1000532/Assessment of the Economic Value of Clean Water in Lake George_ December 2020.pdf
Invasive Properties and Ecological Impact of Eurasian Watermilfoil, Myriophyllum Spicatum Michigan Tech Institute - https://www.mtu.edu/mtri/research/project-areas/environmental/water/eurasian-watermilfoil/impacts/
NYS DEC Bureau of Fisheries Technical Brief #tb722006
Otisco Lake Trap Net Survey
James Everard Region 7 Fisheries
https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/tb7otiscobpi.pdf
Spafford Creek Otisco Lake Watershed Case Study 7 August 2007
David Walowsky Civil Engineer Technician
US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
https://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/OpenNonWebContent.aspx?content=17804.wba
Diet for a Small Lake The Expanded Guide to New York State Lake and Watershed Management Second Edition Prepared by the NYS Federation of Lake Associations , Inc. in cooperation with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/dietlake09.pdf