Notes from a Watershed - The Mohawk River

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Increased summer rainfall in the Mohawk watershed
Water quality, flooding, and ecosystems are affected by more warm-month rain in the Mohawk Watershed
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John Garver

October 2023

Invasive Water Chestnut is choking the lower Mohawk
Explosive growth driven by sediment blocked by the Crescent dam
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John Garver

April 2023

Salinization in the Mohawk Watershed
Road salt contamination in the Great Flats Aquifer threatens public health
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John Garver

September 2022

Aquatic pathway between the Mohawk and Lake Champlain
Aquatic invaders are using the Erie Canal to get into Lake Champlain
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John Garver
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August 2022

Assisted passage for Forage Fish in the Mohawk watershed
Waterford flight is a fish ladder: April opening would benefit fish and boaters
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John Garver
The NY-NJ Watershed Protection Act S./H.R. 4677
New funding could address water quality, flooding, and invasive species in the Mohawk Watershed
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John Garver

February 2022

Breaking ice
Thick ice on the Mohawk may result in ice jam flooding when spring arrives
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John Garver

January 2022

Termination of License by implied surrender: Herkimer Dam
Move by FERC may result in removal of the Herkimer dam on the West Canada Creek
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John Garver

October 2021

Extreme Rainfall in the Northeast
It's raining a lot and our wastewater system is bursting at the seams. The resulting sewage overflows are impairing our waterways.
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John Garver

August 2021

Stop the invasion: barriers needed between the Mohawk and the Great Lakes
Recent capture of the Round goby in the Hudson River highlights the need to address invasive species in the Erie Canal Corridor
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John Garver
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May 2021

Sale of the Stony Creek Reservoir
Liquidation of this water asset will force reliance on the Mohawk River for the Town of Colonie
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John Garver

April 2021

Early drinking water in Schenectady
In 1897 groundwater replaced "abominable death-dealing water supply" from the Mohawk
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John Garver
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