Ambient monitoring program
The latest:
2006 Annual Report: Onondaga Lake Ambient Monitoring Program (10 MB, issued Nov 2007)
Appendices (26 MB)
Data sets referenced
Through its Ambient Monitoring Program (AMP), WEP is
capturing data that is indispensable to answering
critical questions about the chemical, physical, and
biological nature of Onondaga Lake and its tributaries (Onondaga
Creek, Nine Mile Creek, Harbor Brook, Ley Creek,
Tributary 5A) as well as the Seneca River system.
What is the Ambient Monitoring Program about?
Onondaga Lake Ambient Monitoring Program 1998-2012, Program Summary
This document describes the program
and how the results are used to evaluate the
effectiveness of Onondaga County's improvements to wastewater collection and treatment (Dec 2006).
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WEP's AMP team releases a buoy to collect data about Onondaga Lake.
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 Live data from Onondaga Lake.
WEP personnel are constantly checking the state of the
water quality in the lake, the streams flowing into
it, and the Seneca River to assess the health of the
lake's ecosystem.
Required by state and federal regulations, the AMP
also measures the effectiveness of a 15-year WEP plan
to improve to the collection and treatment of sewage.
Engineers, scientists, and regulators will use the
data gathered to see if these efforts are restoring
the water's quality and the surrounding habitat. They
use the data, too, to see if further improvements are
needed to meet water quality standards and community
goals for this resource.
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Susan Miller, Project Deputy Director
Onondaga County Dept of Water Environment Protection