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Sodus Point's Flood Resilience: A Case Study In Community Strength

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Fair Haven Beach State Park, Fair Haven, NY

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Completion of Phase 1 of Resiliency Project at Fair Haven Beach State Park

North Sandy Pond , Sandy Creek, NY

Sandy Pond residents already taking a hit from Lake Ontario's high watersWaterfront communities along Lake Ontario are flooded out. The crisis that has been quietly creeping in for weeks is urgent. Wrecking the start off the summer season. Tom McChesney's home sits right on the water. He said between the flooding in 2017 and now again this season, everyone is going to be feeling the impact. "The protective land between the lack and the pond is almost breached in some places," said McChesney. "When that breaches it's going to change the lives of many people. "

North Sandy Pond - IssuuPlacing dredged sand to repair barrier bar breaches. The northern barrier bar in North Sandy Pond was severely eroded by very high lake levels and storms in spring 2017. Washovers were common, and the barrier was in danger of being breached. A breach would have exposed wetlands and properties to strong waves and increased the risk of floods and erosion. Additional breaches would have threatened to dissolve the barrier bar itself, endangering public and private lands on shore and in the pond. A similar process occurred throughout the 1970s and was expected to recur without intervention. Changes in the shape and nearshore dynamics of the barrier bar had caused sand from the eroded beach to accumulate in a 611,644-cubic-meter shoal adjacent to the channel connecting North Sandy Pond to Lake Ontario. Further expansion of the shoal threatened to close the channel, blocking the exchange of water between the pond and the lake and degrading water quality in the pond. This project used local natural materials to replenish a barrier bar sheltering businesses, homes, and wetlands from the full force of Lake Ontario. It is a partnership involving the Town of Sandy Creek, local businesses, Oswego County, a state park, and a conservation organization.

Evans Town Park & Muddy Creek: Flooding

Woodlawn Beach State Park

One reason Woodlawn Beach closes you may not have thought ofThe vast sanitary sewer network run by Erie County continues to spend a lot of money to make sure it takes in as little water as possible in water from…

In effort to improve water quality, state to revamp wetlands at Woodlawn Beach.pdf

In effort to improve water quality, state to revamp wetlands at Woodlawn Beach

The $1.6 million project will restore and increase wetlands at Woodlawn Beach State Park with new trees, shrubs and plants as part of a project to improve water quality in Lake Erie.

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