State Senator Joe Robach of Rochester is the latest New York State lawmaker joining the chorus that’s calling on the International Joint Commission to lower the water level on Lake Ontario. Strong northeast winds over the weekend sent waves crashing over breakwaters and flooded yards and homes ankle-deep across Greece, Parma, Hamlin and Hilton. Hundreds […]
There was local flooding around the Rochester area as heavy thunderstorms swept through late Monday afternoon, and the heavy rain forced a discharge of untreated sewage from the Rochester area sewer system. The weather station at the Rochester Airport reported .41 of an inch of rain. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says 3,300,000 […]
The International Joint Commission’s newsletter says extremely high water levels are likely to remain through the summer on all the Great Lakes, but none are expected to reach the record high water levels set in 1980s or the 1950s. Lake Ontario at Rochester stood at just over 247.5 feet this morning. According to the Army […]