Lake cleanup plan stalled as models rejected
Onondaga Lake will not be cleaned under the negotiated plan as officials dismiss computer models used to guide the cleanup. County figures face fines of 189000 for pollution, while critics argue the models were a costly stall tactic and should be used to test outcomes.
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Mulvey criticizes water cleanup costs and models debate
The discussion centers on Onondaga Lake cleanup and state regulator views on Upstate Freshwater Institute models. Regulators favor small plant upgrades to curb 80 million gallons daily discharge, while Coburn and others defend models as interpretive tools for better planning.
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Onondaga Lake Pollution History and Cleanup Plans
Onondaga Lake near Syracuse is a highly polluted body with prior fishing bans in the 1940s and 1970s health advisories for fish. Congress created the Doonened Lake Management Conference in 1996 to direct cleanup, with costs estimated between 800 million and 1.5 billion dollars.
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