When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
The wells for Rotterdam Junction are UPSTREAM from SI.
The wells for Rotterdam are UPSTREAM from GE.
And yes - Rotterdam has the best drinking water and not just in the county.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
And yes - Rotterdam has the best drinking water and not just in the county.
Your nose is really getting a darker brown, wait to hear what the impartial judges say.
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
The wells for Rotterdam Junction are UPSTREAM from SI.
The wells for Rotterdam are UPSTREAM from GE.
And yes - Rotterdam has the best drinking water and not just in the county.
upstream doesn't mean it's not affected
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Aquifer Location
The Great Flats Aquifer is located in the Mohawk River Valley in Schenectady County, New York. In total, the aquifer comprises approximately 25 square miles in Schenectady County. The municipal boundaries for the City of Schenectady, Village of Scotia, and the Towns of Glenville, Niskayuna, and Rotterdam all rest atop the aquifer system making this a true intermunicipal resource. The map below shows the location of the Great Flats Aquifer. The four colored zones correspond to a series of aquifer protection zones. Zone 1, or the green shaded area, represent that aquifer’s watershed. Zone 3, or the darker blue, corresponds to the approximate boundaries of the actual Great Flats Aquifer system.
Aquifer_Map
Geologic Origin of the Great Flats Aquifer
The Great Flats Aquifer, is a large deposit of saturated (filled with water) coarse sand and gravel that provides drinking water to the residents of Schenectady County. The sand and gravel was deposited approximately 10,000 years ago as continental glaciers were retreating northward out of New York State. Specifically, a large glacial lake referred to as Glacial Lake Iroquois and the precursor to the current-day Lake Ontario drained down the Mohawk Valley from west to east. Some researchers estimate that the flow in the Mohawk Valley was over 100 times greater than the current flow of the Mohawk River. This incredible flow of water provided the energy required to transport and ultimately deposit the large cobbles, coarse gravel, and sand that make up the aquifer system.
Usage
In 1897, the City of Schenectady developed the first municipal well field utilizing the Great Flats Aquifer (shown in image to the right). The well field consisted of three large diameter circular dug wells. The wells were an impressive 47 feet in diameter and 50 feet deep. This first well field was located along the current Rice Road near NYS Canal Lock 8.
Historic_Wellfield2Today, the City of Schenectady, Village of Scotia, and Towns of Glenville, Niskayuna, and Rotterdam operate six well fields and are permitted by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) to withdraw approximately 65 million gallons of water daily from the aquifer. The City has the largest permitted capacity of 35 million gallons of water daily. It is rare that the municipalities approach their capacity. Instead, on an average day, the combined groundwater withdrawal is approximately 25 million gallons.
Occasionally the municipalities will impose lawn-watering restrictions. Typically, these restrictions are commonly activated because of transmission limitations of the large quantities of water and not because the aquifer cannot meet the demands during dry periods.
Aquifer Protection Program – The Schenectady County Intermunicipal Watershed Rules and Regulations Board
The Schenectady County Intermunicipal Watershed Rules and Regulations Board (Watershed Board) formed on the 11th day of July, 1991. The Watershed Board is an intermunicipal agency consisting of the five communities that rely on the aquifer system as a drinking water supply. Together, the five communities and Schenectady County work together to protect the Great Flats Aquifer; one of the County’s most important natural resources.
The chief elected officials for each municipality represent the Watershed Board members. Each Watershed Board member appoints a Technical Committee member. The Technical Committee provides technical support to the Watershed Board. These Technical Committee members represent engineering, planning, and public works department staff members. Schenectady County provides additional technical support through the Groundwater Management Planner position. The table below lists both the current Watershed Board members and the Technical Committee members.
You made the implication that our water is affected by SI and GE -- but you don't offer any proof of that. It is just another of your snarky, negative posts anytime something POSITIVE is said about Rotterdam or Schenectady. (Same Old Nayboob sh*t - Just a Different Day.)
George Amedore & Christian Klueg for NYS Senate 2016 Pete Vroman for State Assembly 2016[/size][/color]
"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
You made the implication that our water is affected by SI and GE -- but you don't offer any proof of that. It is just another of your snarky, negative posts anytime something POSITIVE is said about Rotterdam or Schenectady. (Same Old Nayboob sh*t - Just a Different Day.)
water always goes down.....down down seeking the lowest point....being upstream/downstream above ground DOES NOT guarantee non-contamination.....it may allow for the testing with results called 'acceptable levels'......
don't kid yourself
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
water always goes down.....down down seeking the lowest point....being upstream/downstream above ground DOES NOT guarantee non-contamination.....it may allow for the testing with results called 'acceptable levels'......
don't kid yourself
YOU are the one making the implication that the water is contaminated. YOU need to provide the proof. Otherwise, it is just another base-less allegation ... another example of "Same Old Nayboob sh*t -- Just a Different Day."
George Amedore & Christian Klueg for NYS Senate 2016 Pete Vroman for State Assembly 2016[/size][/color]
"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
The tables presented depict which compounds were detected in your drinking water. As you can see by the tables, our system had no violations. We have learne d through our monitoring and testing that some constituents have been detected; however, these compounds were detected below New York State requirements. Although nitrate was detected below the MCL for Water District #3, it was detected at 6.6 ppm which is greater than one-half of the MCL. Therefore, we are required to present the following information on nitrate in drinking water: Nitrate in drinking water at levels above 10 ppm is a health risk for infants of less than six months of age. High nitrate levels in drinking water can cause blue baby syndrome. Nitrate le vels may rise quickly for short periods of time because of rainfall or agricultural activity. If you are caring for an infant, you should ask for advi ce from your health care provider . MCL’s are set at very stringent levels. To understand the possible health effects described for many regulated constituents, a person would have to drink 2 liters of water every day at the MCL level for a lifetime to have a one-in-a-million chance of having the described health effect. As the State regulations require, we routin ely test your drinking water for numerous contaminants. These groups of contam inants followed by the number of contaminants in each group exist at levels that were NOT DETECTABLE (Water District #5) in your drinking water volatile organic compounds (52) + MTBE, synthetic organic compounds (3, asbestos, co lor, odor, radiological chemicals (2). Inorganic contaminants that were NOT DETECTABLE are: arsenic, barium cadmium, chromium, mercury, manganese, selenium, silver, fluoride, antimony, beryllium, thallium and cyanide http://rotterdamny.org/pdf/RotterdamCCR2008_Final_.pdf
Best suggestion -- drink some good scotch with a just a few drops of Rotterdam tap water -- then you will have the best of all worlds.
George Amedore & Christian Klueg for NYS Senate 2016 Pete Vroman for State Assembly 2016[/size][/color]
"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
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