Onondaga County Soil and Water Conservation District

Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District and other local water agencies are bringing you a Virtual Water Festival! Each day this week, we’ll be post...ing about a water related topic in order to quench your thirst for knowledge! Questions and Answers about Groundwater Kathy McGrath and Matt Wethje https://youtu.be/Tvvsba9utFw Kathy McGrath, Water Quality Specialist with the Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District, and Matt Wethje, Chief Water Systems Operator for the City of Cortland, talk about water quality of our Cortland-Homer-Preble aquifer. This aquifer has been designated by the US Environmental Protection Agency as a Sole Source Aquifer, which means that in the Cortland area, we have no other source of drinking water. What would we do if it got contaminated?! They explain what and where groundwater is, how the City delivers high quality water to your home, how the aquifer can get contaminated, and how we know that it’s clean. Tune in tomorrow as we continue our Virtual Water Festival Celebration!

Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District and other local water agencies are bringing you a Virtual Water Festival! Each day this week, we’ll be post...ing about a water related topic in order to quench your thirst for knowledge! Freddie the Fish and Water Pollution Mark Burger https://youtu.be/xSR_9ctJUPw Mark Burger, District Manager of the Onondaga County Soil and Water Conservation District, talks about how water pollution hurts aquatic resources, including Freddie the Fish. Many different kinds of pollution degrade habitat for New York native organisms that are part of our natural heritage. Pollution also interferes with our ability to enjoy fishing, swimming and other water-based recreation. Learn from Mark and Freddie why we have to keep our streams and lakes healthy and clean. Tune in tomorrow as we continue our Virtual Water Festival Celebration!

Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District and other local water agencies are bringing you a Virtual Water Festival! Each day this week, we’ll be post...ing about a water related topic in order to quench your thirst for knowledge! Aquatic Invasive Species are Pollution Too! - Colleen Zawadzki and Tarki Heath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xrKV9xceZM Representatives of COFOKLA, the Cortland Onondaga Federation of Kettle Lake Associations, talk about aquatic invasive species, how they disrupt aquatic ecosystems, interfere with our use of those waterbodies, and how we can help stop aquatic invaders from hurting our lakes. Once a new aquatic invasive species has entered a lake it’s very difficult to remove or even manage it. Prevention is the key! Learn more about these species and why and how it’s critical that we keep them OUT! Tune in tomorrow as we continue our Virtual Water Festival Celebration!

Let's grow agriculture! Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon is excited to announce the project launch of the update to the County Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan! Check out agriculture.ongov.net to find out more and join the mailing list to stay engaged.