May 20, 2020
by rob
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The TEA Beach officially opens this weekend under social distancing restrictions. NY State requires all who visit a beach have a mask that can be used in case the beach gets too crowded. Please use common sense, be aware of … Continue reading
April 6, 2020
by rob
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Link to essential local COVID-19 resources. Continue reading
April 5, 2020
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Summary of the egg oiling FWS permitted activity to date from late March and early April 2020. Continue reading
March 26, 2020
by rob
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A new group of residents has recently taken over actively oiling goose eggs on the three big islands of Lake Truesdale for spring 2020. This is done to control the population of Resident Canada Geese on the lake. Egg oiling requires a permit from the Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) which we have obtained. Continue reading
March 1, 2020
by rob
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January 25, 2020 marked the last day of drawdown target depth – where the lake’s level, in its fifth cycle, was three feet below the spillway ramp. The water began to rise after both 12†siphons had shut themselves down. The west siphon shut down early due to an enormous mass of fishing line and a fishing rod around tree limbs wedged against and inside the intake. See photos at the end of this report.
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January 30, 2020
by rob
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These annual notices were sent via US Mail to all riparian (lake-side) homeowners as required by New York State law. They are a continuation of our new lake management program undertaken when we engaged Pond & Lake Connection as our new lake manager. Continue reading
January 14, 2020
by rob
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Today, with all siphons flowing, the lake level is 2.3 feet below the spillway ramp and descending. The lake froze completely on December 20th with ice up to three inches thick and 80% of the lake was melted by January 7th, allowing for a much cleaner fifth and final descent to target depth. If we are lucky, the lake will again freeze in January when the siphons shut down with lake level at three feet below the spillway. Continue reading
December 28, 2019
by rob
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Update to the Report 11 including more rainfall data for December 2019. Continue reading
December 23, 2019
by rob
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Summary: This four-week report involved so many environmental changes that I had to wait to complete it until a break in the weather – the dry spell we’re experiencing – now in its third day. We received so much rain this month that the lake level rose 38 inches after receiving five inches of rain and Snow/Ice Water Equivalent (SWE), even with all siphons flowing much of that time. Continue reading
November 26, 2019
by rob
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The 6†siphon continued flowing during this last two week period and we requested that P&LC restart both 12″ siphons.
On Wednesday 11/20, a Lake Planning Group Meeting was held with John Bergstrom, Robert & Susan Brown, Rob Cummings, Sue Enos, Scot Evans, Lara Gorton, Stephen Macaluso, and Harold Ossher attending. Continue reading