Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program: CSLAP
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Long-time CSLAP volunteer Cathy LaBombard monitors the water in the north end of the Lake near Huletts Landing every summer. |
Since 2004, the LGA has participated in the Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program (CSLAP), coordinated by the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) and the NYS Federation of Lake Associations (NYSFOLA).
Each year, LGA volunteers monitor several sites in both the north and south basins of the Lake. Water samples must be collected every week for eight weeks, from the same location, from June through October. Samples are then shipped to a laboratory in Syracuse for analysis. This program provides the NYS DEC with invaluable data for the long-term management of lakes throughout the state.
New volunteers are trained in the spring as needed and supplied with all the equipment and materials necessary to sample. Monitoring can be done by kayak, but typically having a motor boat with easy access to the Lake works best. We are fortunate to receive grant funding from the Helen V. Froehlich Foundation to cover the costs of this program. To find out more about this program, call the LGA or contact us via email.
CSLAP Reports
The NYS DEC analyzes the data and provides us with a report for each year.
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Scott Kishbaugh, NYS DEC CSLAP coordinator, shows volunteers how to use the sampling equipment during a training session on the Lake. |
For reports for other waterbodies visit the NYSFOLA website here.
2011 Reports -pdf
| Summary | Gull Bay Scorecard | Huletts Landing Scorecard |
| Basin Bay Scorecard | Harris Bay Scorecard | |
| Diamond Island Scorecard | Hearts Bay Scorecard |
2010 Reports - pdf
| Summary | Basin Bay Scorecard | Gull Bay Scorecard |
| Huletts Landing Scorecard | Diamond Island Scorecard | Harris Bay Scorecard |
| Hearts Bay Scorecard | Scorecard Criteria |
2009 Report - pdf
In June of 2009, Scott Kishbaugh, NYS DEC CSLAP program coordinator, gave a presentation on what we learned to date about Lake George water quality. A copy of Scott's presentation is available for download here. (It is a 4.3 mb pdf file).
2008 Reports (Reports broken down by sampling location):
2007 Report (Report includes all sampling locations)
For more information about the Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program in New York, please visit the NYS Federation of Lake Associations.
