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DEC Announces “Create A Watershed Superhero” Poster Contest Winner

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos and the New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA) are pleased to announce the 2023 winner of the annual “Create a Watershed Superhero” poster contest for middle school students, Mudanvit Goyal, from Mildred E. Strang Middle School in Yorktown Heights.

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Senator Mannion And Assemblymember Magnarelli Introduce Legislation To Study And Identify Solutions To Eliminate Low Bridge Strikes On The Onondaga Lake Parkway

Senator John W. Mannion and Assemblymember William Magnarelli today announced legislation (S6644) requiring the State Department of Transportation to conduct a study to compile bridge strike data and identify solutions and associated costs to eliminate the ongoing vehicle strikes on the CSX bridge over the Onondaga Lake Parkway.

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Deputy And Civilian Staff from Oswego County Complete Statewide Training Program

Fifty-three deputy sheriffs and civilian staff from Sheriff’s offices around the state attended the New York State Sheriffs’ Institute civil school held recently in Albany, New York, including Deputy Jamie Darling and civil staff Jordan Somers, Kate Davis, and Sierra Palmer.   This was the first week in a two week-long day training program offered each year by the Sheriffs’ Institute. 

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Update: Water Levels And Current Conditions In The Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River System

A wet weather system has remained over the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River basin for several days.  The jet stream is expected to finally move the weather system east by late Friday. The persistent rain and runoff from the system continues to cause water levels in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River to rise. Lake levels are largely dependent on inflows received from Mother Nature, namely precipitation, which is very unpredictable more than a few days in advance.

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