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More topics for Ambient monitoring program
Fish monitoring—you can participate
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This report describes recent findings of the County's comprehensive fish community monitoring program (September 2008).
Each year, Onondaga County Department of Water Environment Protection (OCDWEP) monitors Onondaga Lake to measure how the lake is changing as pollution levels decline. The 2008 OCDWEP Ambient Monitoring Program (AMP) represents the 39th consecutive year of Onondaga County's lake monitoring effort. The County monitoring program measures physical, chemical, and biological conditions and compares the results to state and federal standards. By law, all waters are to support recreational use and a balanced biological community. This national requirement is often referred to as ensuring that all waters are "fishable and swimmable".
In 1998, the County's historical water quality monitoring program was modified and expanded to include biological components. Results of the monitoring program are used to evaluate how the lake is changing in response to clean-up efforts.
Onondaga Lake Fishery: 2007-2008 Fact Sheet
In 1998, the County's historical water quality monitoring program was modified and expanded to include biological components. Results of the monitoring program are used to evaluate how the lake is changing in response to clean-up efforts.
Onondaga County's monitoring program is designed to help answer two important questions:
• Does Onondaga Lake support recreational
uses?
• Does Onondaga Lake support a balanced
community of plants and animals?"
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Angler diary program
You can help WEP in its efforts to assess the success
of Onondaga Lake as a popular catch-and-release fishery.
If you fish the lake, Seneca River, or Oneida River
frequently, you could participate in the Angler Diary
Program. The program requires careful
recordkeeping of time spent fishing, numbers and
species caught, fish kept, and area fished.
The following links are currently not functioning due to system maintenance. We appreciate your patience. Please contact Dave Snyder at (315)435-2260 to request an Angler diary or submit Angler Diary tallies."
- Request an Angler Diary.
- Submit your Angler Diary tallies online.
- Follow your fish—data on tagging and recapture.
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These issues are not limited to Onondaga Lake; all
regional lakes face these challenges. Despite these
issues, it appears that Onondaga Lake and its fish
community will continue to improve.
For additional information on fish in Onondaga Lake, please contact Dave Snyder, 315-435-2260.
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Fish monitoring—you can participate
