Collecting solids at Syracuse's Inner Harbor
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Cleaning the Inner Harbor
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If streams were avenues, Onondaga Creek would be the
Main Street of Syracuse. It flows through dense
neighborhoods and downtown's Armory Square and
Franklin Square, ending at the Inner Harbor. It picks
up and deposits trash that is blown in and that flows
in from sewersat the estimated rate of nearly
two tons each month.
The trash that Onondaga Creek carries to the Inner Harbor
contributes pollution to Onondaga Lake, and it is unsightly.
It can also be harmful to watercraft and affect fish,
birds, and other wildlife in the creek.
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Efficient collection of floatables
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For nearly two decades, the Syracuse Inner Harbor has
been the focus of interest for intense commercial and
residential development. Onondaga County's objective is to
keep a substantial volume of the floatables carried to
the Inner Harbor by Onondaga Creek from entering Onondaga Lake and
to improve the aesthetics of the harbor area.
Onondaga County has undertaken the following:
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It has implemented an education program to
communicate to residents the importance of keeping
debris out of storm sewers so that the debris won't
reach Onondaga Creek,
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It has commissioned a specially equipped boat
that is collecting floatables from the Inner Harbor
for proper disposal.
The Inner Harbor of Syracuse is now cleaner and more
welcoming for the thousands of people who use the
areahelping to promote future development. And, the
pollution load on Onondaga Lake has been visibly reduced.
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