Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo says water levels on Irondequoit Bay and Lake Ontario have risen 15 inches in the last month…and are 11 inches higher than at this time last year. Army Corps of Engineers forecasts say the water could rise another nine to 11 inches by the end of May. At Meyer’s […]
The International Joint Commission, the U.S. and Canadian body that regulates the Great Lakes, says a stunning amount of water has flowed into them over just the first 12 days of April. The IJC says today that Lake Ontario has risen nearly 10 inches since April first, which is about 1.6 trillion gallons of water. […]
The International Joint Commission that regulates the Great Lakes is moving forward with the controversial Plan 2014. Commissioners of the joint U.S. and Canadian panel signed an updated order of approval for regulation of water levels and flows in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Plan 2014 is intended to provide a more natural […]