Watershed SymposiumBlack Creek and Oatka Creek

28 October 2010

Joseph Makarewicz

Department of Environmental Science and Biology State University of New York

The College at BrockportUSA

The Genesee River Watershed Remediation Study

Cause ?

Coastal Public Issues

Algae blooms, algae washing up on waterfrontErosion, sedimentation, turbid water, navigation impairments, Property lossBeach closings - Ontario Beach in Rochester, NY, was closed 155 days in 2004. Invasive speciesHabitat destructionNutrient enrichmentFish consumption advisories due to toxicants Six Areas of Concern

(Eighteenmile Creek, Oswego River, Niagara River, Hamilton Harbor, Toronto and Region, and the Bay of Quinte)

South Shoreline of Lake Ontario is impaired. Officially place on the 303D list as of May 2010.

Genesee River

Genesee River delivers 662,277 tons of soil 368 tons of phosphorus

Where is it coming from?

Oatka Creek

Black Creek Watershed

Mill Creek 2 & 3TP/SRP/Coli

Mill Creek 2 & 3TP/SRP/Coli

NE Trib 5TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate

TSS/Coli

NE Trib 5TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate

TSS/Coli

Headwaters 3TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate

TSS/Coli

Headwaters 3TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate

TSS/Coli

Headwaters 5TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate

TSS/Coli

Headwaters 5TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate

TSS/Coli

Byron STPTP/SRP/TN/Nitrate/TSS

Byron STPTP/SRP/TN/Nitrate/TSS

Mill Creek 5TSS

Mill Creek 5TSS

Spring CreekTP/SRP/TN/Nitrate

Spring CreekTP/SRP/TN/Nitrate

Robins Brook 5 &6TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate/TSS/Coli

Robins Brook 5 &6TP/SRP/TN/Nitrate/TSS/Coli

RB 1TN/Nitrate

RB 1TN/Nitrate

Bergen STPTP/SRP/TN/Nitrate/Coli

Bergen STPTP/SRP/TN/Nitrate/Coli

NET1TSS/TPNET1

TSS/TP

Black Creek Watershed

The overall goal is to reduce the load of nutrients and soil into Lake Ontario

1. First systematic assessment of the Genesee River watershed

2. Identification and prioritization of nutrient sources of various sub-watersheds: Oatka Creek, Black Creek, Canaseraga Creek, Honeoye Creek, Upper Genesee, etc,

3. Development of Soil and Water Assessment Tool model: Oatka, Black, Canaseraga, Genesee

4. These data are available to assist in the planning process.