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WELCOME!

Honeoye Lake Symposium Sponsored by the Honeoye Valley Association (HVA) Hugh Turner, President

Symposium: a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, especially a meeting at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic before an audience. Topic: Honeoye Lake

Agenda: *Who Manages the Lake? –Carole Baker, HVA

*Homeowner’s Guide – Amrut Patel, HVA *HVA Membership – Dan Lalonde, HVA *New Town of Richmond Ordinances for Protection of the Lake – David Baker, HVA * Erosion Control for Residents – PJ Emerick,

Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation

*Lake Restoration Project Update - Stevie

Adams, Nature Conservancy

*Clean, Drain and Dry – Intro and Presentation –

Brittney Rogers, NYS Sea Grant

FIX THE LAKE!

Get Rid of the Weir! Stop Harvesting Weeds! Put t GRASS Carp rp in in th the Lake! Pump Fresh Water In!

This wasn’t a problem when I was a child GROWING UP HERE! Property Values are decreasing! Dredge, , ba baby, , Dre redge! Ha Harvest st MORE weeds!

These issues are NOT unique to Honeoye Lake

The shared concerns of the HVA: What can we do as a community? What can we do as residents in the watershed? What can we do for our Lake??

The Nature of Our Lake - What Have We Learned in 2014 and 2015?

 Zebra mussel density declined ~27% between 2002 and 2014  Eurasian water milfoil has declined from 34.9% in 1994 to 7.1% in 2014  Weed line has moved from ~17 feet in 2004 to ~12 feet in 2014  “State of the art” electronic aquatic plant mapping is being used to focus weed harvesting operation on areas in the lake where aquatic plants most impact recreational usage

The Nature of Our Lake - What Have We Learned in 2014 and 2015?

 Water quality in 2014 was the best it’s been in the last 5 years  Water clarity this year has been measured between 14 – 18 feet throughout May– significantly above previous year readings  Water temperature on 6/2/15 was 65.8º F . Water temperature on 6/9/14 was 71.1º F  Blue-green algae blooms are most intense when the surface water temperature is between 77.0-80.6º F

Who Manages/ Has Oversight of the Honeoye Lake Watershed?

Carole Baker, HVA

Who Manages/ Has Oversight of the Honeoye Lake Watershed?

NEW YORK STATE

• Dept. of Environmental

Conservation (DEC): Regulatory oversight. More

• reg. authority than any other

agency

FEDERAL – Army Corps of Engineers – Issues permits related to construction

ONTARIO COUNTY

Ontario County Soil and Water District (OCSWD) – Public Service Agency dedicated to the conservation

• f natural resources in

Ontario County Honeoye Lake Aquatic Vegetation Management Program (HLAVMP) – manages week harvesting program Ontario County Sheriff – Marine Patrol

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Town Boards (Bristol, South Bristol, Canadice, Naples, Richmond, Springwater) Oversight of zoning and planning boards, code enforcement, maintenance of highways, ditches, erosion control

Honeoye Lake Watershed Task Force (HLWTF)

Guidance to the town boards related to watershed- wide issues. Responsible for implementing the Honeoye Lake Watershed Management plan to improve water quality

CITIZEN GROUPS

Honeoye Valley Association (HVA)- involved in various activities related to the watershed; participates in the initiatives of the HLWTF NYSFOLA (NYS Federation of Lake Associations) – a consortium of NY lake associations sharing information and solutions CSLAP: The Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program – volunteer lake monitoring and education program managed by the DEC and NYSFOLA

OTHER

Nature Conservancy – not-for-profit, preserves the forests, lakes streams and wetlands of the Western Finger Lakes. Purchased 2200 acres of Muller land later transferred to NYSDEC Finger Lakes Community College – operates Muller Field Station, conduct surveys and monitors watershed under the direction of Dr. Bruce Gilman. Finger Lakes Institute (Hobart and William Smith College) dedicated to the promotion of environmental research and education.

Additional Information

Please refer to the websites maintained by each agency/group for additional information! Presentations from the Symposium will be posted to the HVA’s website:

http://www.hvaweb.org/

A Guide to Lake-Friendly Living for Watershed Residents – Amrut Patel

Focus on Three Main Areas:

Strategy # 1: Minimize Runoff

• 1. Reduce Impermeable Surfaces
• 2. Limit Lawn Size
• 3. Use Water Wisely

Strategy # 2: Eliminate Pollutants

• 4. Minimize Erosion
• 5. Be Smart About Lawn Care
• 6. Use Phosphorus-Free Fertilizer
• 7. Maintain your Septic System
• 8. Don’t Flush Your Drugs
• 9. Maintain Your Vehicles
• 10. Conserve Water
• 11. Reduce Household Hazardous Wasters

Strategy # 3: Capture & Infiltrate

• 12. Install a Vegetative Buffer
• 13. Plant a Rain Garden
• 14. Go Native

Final Strategy:

• 15. Join the HVA Today!

We hope you find the guide useful! Thank you to the following supporters for making this possible-

HVA Membership- Dan Lalonde HVA

HVA Membership

Membership Drive Underway!

http://www.hvaweb.org/

ONE Lake, ONE Community! Your support is critical…

Complete information requested!

Personal information and Email addresses will not be sold or shared outside of the HVA Members may opt out of receiving emails, emails will be limited (example: closure of lake post-flooding)

What types of memberships do we have?

• 1. Single Individual - $20
• 2. Family - $30

What does the HVA do?

The HVA works on a number of projects to improve the quality of life for residents and lake users of Honeoye Lake. These include:

• Acts as a citizens advocate on lake issues with governmental

agencies

• Performs water quality sampling of the lake contributing to

state-wide data collection

• Conducts surveys of aquatic vegetative growth to detect any

new invasive plants in the lake

• Installed and maintains a lake-level monitoring system
• Coordinates an annual roadside cleanup which has resulted

in the removal of tons of garbage

• Maintains a website and sends out information and alerts via

email

What we don’t do

Create or start any projects that touch the lake

 that is the role of the Honeoye Lake Watershed Task Force  We provide data but do not own any projects

Please help us!

VOLUNTEER to help REACH OUT to your neighbors RENEW your membership on an

• ngoing basis

DONATE online to support the work

• f the HVA

New Town of Richmond Laws for the Protection of the Honeoye Lake Watershed– David Baker, HVA

Local Law # 3 - 2015

Stormwater Management, Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control

Purpose

 Minimize increases in soil erosion caused by stormwater runoff from land development activities which would degrade Honeoye Lake water quality;  Preserve the quality of the natural environment from such adverse effects from pollution to Honeoye lake and watercourses, from silt or other materials from stormwater-related events.

Requirements

Submission and approval of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan prior to land development activities with in the Honeoye Lake Watershed

What is Land Development Activity?

any man-made change of the land surface including removing vegetative cover, excavating, filling and grading; but not including agricultural land uses such as planting, growing, cultivating and harvesting of crops; growing and tending of gardens; harvesting of trees; and landscaping modifications.

Honeoye Lake Watershed

All land, south of US Route 20A, within the Town of Richmond, abutting Honeoye Lake or any tributary, gulley, stream, and watercourses which carry run-off and sedimentation into Honeoye Lake

What does the law apply to?

 Single-family homes, houses, or dwellings  Land development activity between 5,000 square feet and five acres within the boundaries of the Honeoye Lake Watershed  Land development activities within 100 feet of the mean highwater mark of Honeoye Lake, regardless

• f size.

Exempt Activities

Numerous activities including:  Gardening  Farm/Agriculture activities  Emergency actions

Local Law #5 - 2015

Lawn Fertilizer and Pesticide Runoff Prevention Law

Purpose

The intent of the law is to better regulate land use management practices, specifically by limiting water body exposure to nitrates, phosphorus compounds and pesticide-related chemicals, to reduce water body contamination, improve water body ecosystem integrity and assure healthier human, animal and plant habitats.

Prohibitions

 NO application of commercial fertilizer , lawn fertilizer or pesticides within 50 feet

• f Honeoye Lake or its tributaries

 NO application of lawn fertilizer containing phosphorus within 200 feet of Honeoye Lake or its tributaries  NO application to impermeable surfaces that drain to lake or tributaries

Exempt Activities

Numerous activities including:  Newly established turf or lawns  Agricultural use  Demonstrated need (certified testing)  Use of vegetative barriers

Local Law # 8 - 2015

Steep Slopes

Purpose

 Mitigate the potentially adverse effects of sediment-laden stormwater run off resulting from soil disturbance on steep slopes,  protect fragile and environmentally sensitive steep slope areas with grades of 15% or more,  safeguard the water quality of Honeoye Lake as well as its tributaries

Requirement

Any activities involving soil disturbance on slopes having a grade of 15% or greater within the Honeoye Lake Watershed require issuance of a steep slope permit.

Got Questions?

For more information on permit process, enforcement, or general inquiries please contact the Town of Richmond Code Enforcement Officer (Spencer Shumway)

Erosion Control for Residents – PJ Emerick Ontario County Soil and Water Conservation District

Lake Restoration Project Update - Stevie Adams Nature Conservancy

Want to Learn More?

The Annual HVA Meeting will be held July 11 at 9am at the United Church of Christ (UCC) on Main Street

 Dr Bruce Gilman and Terry Gronwall will present some of their scientific findings  Update on the DEC studies of Honeoye lake phosphorous Maximum Daily Load work which was started last fall

Join the HVA and come to the meeting!!!

Clean, Drain and Dry – Intro and Presentation – Brittney Rogers NYS Sea Grant

How can WE all help? What can WE all do?

 The HVA has created, printed and mailed a brochure to over 1700 homes in the

• watershed. The brochure contains some

simple strategies that we can ALL do to help protect our lake  The brochure is also available on the HVA website for download