The International Joint Commission has sent a report to the United States and Canadian governments recommending its Plan 2014 for managing Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River water levels. The two governments have to approve the plan before it can go into effect, and the commission expects to receive responses from the US and Canada in coming months. […]
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Week Ahead: Public safety money up for grabs, filling the inner loop, COMIDA projects, lake levels
Rochester Mayor Tom Richards will hold the first of four Voice of the Citizen — Budgeting for Public Safety forums from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, August 26, at the Edgerton Community Center Stardust Ballroom, 41 Backus Street. The city has set aside $200,000 in its current budget for residents to use for […]
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New lake levels plan proposed
The International Joint Commission is advancing yet another proposal to change how it regulates Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River water levels. But the new proposal projects that shoreline property owners may face some additional costs from water damage, which is an issue that’s driven their successful opposition to past plans. The IJC has used […]
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No hearings set on lake levels plan
This week, the International Joint Commission, which handles issues involving water bodies located in both the United States and Canada, has been holding meetings in Washington, D.C. Previously, environmental groups had publicly urged the commission to move its proposed water levels plan, Bv7, forward by setting public hearings. While not all of the meetings are […]
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Environmental groups push bi-national commission to advance lake levels plan
A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the International Joint Commission to move forward with its proposed Lake Ontario levels management plan. The IJC, a bi-national commission that handles issues involving water bodies with shared US-Canadian borders, is meeting today and tomorrow in Washington, D.C. And the environmental groups are asking the commission to […]
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Lake Ontario water levels still low
Low water levels in Lake Ontario persist, with the water depth measuring approximately 5 inches below average at the end of March, says the International St. Lawrence River Board of Control. The board, a sub-group of the International Joint Commission, oversees and manages water levels in the lake and the St. Lawrence Seaway. Simply put, […]
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News briefs 9.11.02
I get a kick out of you So you’ve punched out your anger management instructor and you can no longer see you feet. You look like a pansy on an exercise bike and slugging walls just leaves you cold. It’s time to don some gloves and come out swingin’ at the MetroCenter YMCA’s kickboxing […]
