Onondaga Lake

(ŏnəndä`gə, –dô`–), brackish lake, 5 mi (8 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, central N.Y., NW of Syracuse. In 1654, Father LeMoyne, a missionary, was taken to salt springs along the lake shore by the Onondagas. He showed them how to obtain salt from the water by boiling it. In 1795 the lake was purchased from the Native Americans by New York state for its salt resources. The Salt Museum on the lakeshore near Liverpool contains relics of the early salt industry, which thrived in the mid-19th cent.

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"While progress has been made in cleaning up Onondaga Lake, there are still serious pollution problems.

EPA official: Onondaga Lake, NY still not safe for swimming; others disagree

For more information on “Beneath the Surface” check out the video trailer at http://ottomediaco.com/beneaththesurface or the project's Facebook page which can be found under Beneath the Surface The Storied History of Onondaga Lake. To make a tax deductible donation to the Onondaga Historical Association to support this project please contact Lynne Pascale at (315) 428-1864 ex.

Otto Media Takes a Different Look "Beneath the Surface" of Onondaga Lake

However, because the waste beds have yet to be closed to current environmental standards, the chlorides have affected the surrounding groundwater and surface water, including Nine Mile Creek (which drains to Onondaga Lake), "necessitating a modern closure plan," the department said.

NYSDEC signs pact with Honeywell International

Initially, laboratory studies used sediments from Onondaga Lake, which is a freshwater superfund site in Syracuse, New York; Pile's Creek, a polluted tributary of the Arthur Kill; and Blue Mountain Lake, a nearly pristine lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.

Metabolic biomarkers for monitoring in situ anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation

Llegue a la periferia de la ciudad y tome el freeway 690 con direccion a Onondaga Lake. La nieve se habia congelado.

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The Metropolitan plant is located adjacent to Onondaga Lake, and the length of pilings required to reach bedrock dictated that the new facilities be as small in size as possible, explained USFilter's Terry Mah.

SYRACUSE WASTEWATER TREAMENT TO GET $11.9 MILLION UPGRADE

Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney said, "Governor Cuomo's leadership and investment is transforming the Western shore of Onondaga Lake. Concertgoers and fairgoers alike will benefit from the improved traffic flow in the Orange Lot the same as we have benefited from the millions of dollars invested in the Fairgrounds, Bridge Street, Village of Solvay and all around Onondaga Lake."

United States : Governor Cuomo Announces Phase I Construction of the State Fair's Orange Lot to Begin This Fall

The regional administrator for the EPA said that Onondaga Lake is getting cleaner, but still has "a very long way to go."

EPA official: Onondaga Lake still has "a long way to go"

I've often wondered what the Great White Pine tree must have looked like along the shores of Onondaga Lake more than a thousand years ago.

Great tree of peace: the White Pine

Aside from the annual Wisdom Keeper awarding ceremony, the organization has other projects that include Citizens Academy, an open forum on “Civil Discourse,” and Re-imagining Onondaga Lake.

Syracuse NY Realtors Congratulate Judith Mower for Winning the 2012 Wisdom Keeper Award

The EPA has finalized its plan to clean up contaminated soil and sediment at the Lower Ley Creek area of the Onondaga Lake Superfund Site located in the City of Syracuse and Town of Salina, Onondaga County, New York.

Cleanup finalized for lower Ley Creek portion of Onondaga Lake site

Honeywell International is scheduled to begin dredging contaminated sediment from the bottom of Onondaga Lake this summer.