May 10, 2025
by rob
Comments Off on Dam Committee Memo April 30, 2025
Memo To: Dam Committee From: Lucille Munz Date: April 30, 2025 RE: Summary & Updates on Site Meeting on March 25, 2025 Attendees: Scot Evans Lucille Munz Joe Cermele, Town Engineer John Winter, Town Superintendent of Highways Jan … Continue reading
February 15, 2024
by rob
Comments Off on Truesdale Dam Overtopping Events Since 1999
“Auxiliary Spillway” events at the Truesdale Lake Dam This is documentation of the five heavy rainfall over-topping events of our dam to inject into the Truesdale Lake website if you wish. I’ve copied Janet as well because her reports are … Continue reading
October 25, 2021
by rob
Comments Off on Weir Board Removal for Winter 2021-22
Announced to the TLPOA email list yesterday. Since this affects all lakefront property owners, we are announcing it here as well: “To prevent flooding from this week’s impending storms, we are removing the weir board from the dam tomorrow, October … Continue reading
September 28, 2021
by rob
Comments Off on Hurricane Ida Post-Storm Report
Ida was the second major hurricane of 2021 that affected the NY Metro area and dumped a lot of rain in South Salem. It was the second hurricane in a 10 day span. This report was compiled by lake resident … Continue reading
September 2, 2021
by rob
Comments Off on Earmark request for the Truesdale Lake Dam and Bridge
This letter was sent August 26, 2021 from Scot Evans (lake resident) to U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney’s office. FROM: SCOT EVANS, TRUESDALE LAKE DAM REPAIR & RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO: ERNEST KLEPEIS, DISTRICT DIRECTOROFFICE OF U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SEAN PATRICK MALONEY … Continue reading
August 29, 2021
by rob
Comments Off on Hurricane Henri Post-Storm Report
by Scot Evans Truesdale Lake received a total rainfall of 2.91″ and Twin Lakes received 3.12″ during the 35 hours of precipitation from Tropical Depression HENRI. Offshore, it was a CAT 1 Hurricane, downgraded to a Tropical Storm as it … Continue reading
June 23, 2020
by rob
Comments Off on 2020 Fishing Survey Report
[Download the report as a pdf file via the link below.] 2020 Spring/Summer Fishing Survey Prepared for: Truesdale Lake Community Prepared by: Robert J. Cummings June 23, 2020 Dates of Survey: May 24, 2020 – June 9, 2020 … Continue reading
September 19, 2019
by rob
Comments Off on Has Lake Truesdale Sprung a Leak?
That was the question we got through email from a local resident. Thankfully there is no leak — just the very quick effects of the planned drawdown project that was successfully re-engineered by volunteers and Pond & Lake Connection after … Continue reading
October 25, 2013
by rob
Comments Off on Lake Level Being Lowered for Winter
Hi all. It is time to begin preparing for winter. Ken will begin the process of lowering the lake and plans to pull the summer board by next weekend (November 2-3.) Please pull boats, docks, etc., to prepare for the … Continue reading
August 11, 2010
by rob
Comments Off on Dam Spillway Vandalized
In response to earlier efforts to saw through the spillway boards, TLPOA volunteers installed metal shielding over the wooden board installation that has been used for over 70 years to regulate the water level in Truesdale Lake. The vandals were … Continue reading