Governor Cuomo has announced formation of a commission that will look at the flooding situation along Lake Ontario and decide how New York should respond to it. The Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development initiative…or REDI…is supposed to do two things: plan to harden the lakeshore infrastructure to resist floodwaters, and strengthen local economies […]
The Lake Ontario-Saint Lawrence River Board says Lake Ontario now stands at 248.59 feet. The board has boosted the outflow from Lake Ontario now that downriver flooding is subsiding, now releasing 282,500 cubic feet of water per second. Despite that, the water continues to rise. Buck pond is up to the edge of the pavement […]
Orleans County has joined Monroe and parts of Wayne County in declaring a state of emergency along the Lake Ontario shoreline. The State of Emergency is triggered by rising water and the threat of winds which could drive waves ashore. Orleans County is describing the situation as a Long Term Hazard. They say there’s no […]