Greater Stockport Creek Watershed Alliance

Encompassing the Watersheds of the Kinderhook and Claverack Creeks in the Lower Hudson Valley, New York

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Watershed Links:

  • Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program

  • Kinderhook Creek Swimming Holes

  • Kinderhook Creek Whitewater

  • EPA Watershed Resources

  • NYSDEC Fishing Access Map (Kinderhook Cr.)

  • NYSDEC Fishing Access Map (Taghkanic Cr.)

  • NYSDOH Fish Advisories

  • USGS realtime data: Kinderhook Cr. @ Rossman


    • Hudson Valley Links:

  • Hudson River Watershed Alliance

  • Hudson River Estuary Program

  • Hudson Riverkeeper

  • HRECOS

  • NOAA Tide Tables

  • Hudson Basin River Watch


    • General Links:

  • Columbia County EMC

  • Rensselaer County EMC

  • USGS in New York

  • Columbia-Greene Trout Unlimited Chapter

  • Columbia Land Conservancy

  • Berkshire Natural Resources Council

  • Rensselaer Plateau Alliance

  • Rensselaer Land Trust

  • New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission


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    Logo design by John Reilly

    The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has provided funding through the Hudson River Estuary Program to Hudson Basin River Watch to raise awareness about water resources. This project has also been funded by the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) to follow their work plan for the Hudson River Estuary Program to communicate to the public on issues in the area of estuary management.

    Resources

    2011 Watershed Report Card Now Completed

    The 2011 Watershed Report Card has been completed for the Greater Stockport Creek Watershed. Hudson Basin River Watch, Inc. and the Greater Stockport Creek Watershed Alliance selected locations to assess water quality impacts at ten stream locations.

    We included some of the previous sites that were studied in the last Report Card of 2006, and added some of sites that were tested for the presence of Enterococci in the summer of 2011. Enterococci is a bacteria found in the intestinal tract of humans and some animals (Click to view Entero Results from 8/21/11 and 7/14/11).

    Overall findings show improvement in water quality compared to the 2006 assessment. Site K8 on the Kinderhook Creek in the Town of Lebanon exhibited the highest score of this assessment (Hanky Mull Hill Road bridge).

    The lowest score in 2006 was at the Stony Kill just below High Bridge Road (Station 19091), one-half mile below the Chatham waste water treatment facility. Improvement was shown in this assessment, but still registered in the “slightly impacted” category.

    The lowest score in 2011 was on the Claverack Creek (Station 19095) located approximately 400 meters above the County Route 22 bridge (West Ghent Road) in Stockport.

    In general, sites with a Biological Assessment Profile (BAP) score below 7.5 usually warrant further investigation. Click here to view 2011 Watershed Report Card.  For a copy of the complete Field Data Summary, or for questions about data interpretation, please contact Fran Martino at (518) 828-1330, or by e-mail at fran@stockportwatershed.org.

    Safe Drinking Water Q&A

    Concerned about your Well Water?
    How to take precautions to ensure your well water is safe
    http://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/2011-08-31_water_safety.htm

    Water Filters;  What they can or cannot remove
    A comparison of brands and what contaminants they claim to remove
    http://www.waterfiltercomparisons.com/water_filter_comparison.php

    Boil Water Advisory in New York State
    What conditions warrant a boil water notice?
    http://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/water/drinking/boilwater/boil_water_fact_sheet.htm#q3

    FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN FLOODED
    CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OF GREENE COUNTY (CCEGreene) is distributing water test kits from both Bender Laboratory in Albany and Meyer Lab in Hunter. If you are concerned about the integrity of your well water after the floods, you can stop by CCEGreene office at 6055 Route 23 in Acra M-F 8:30 to 4:30 (reception desk closed from 12 to 1 pm) to pick up a test kit. You must then follow instructions and return the sample to the lab with payment ($35 to Bender and $25 to Meyer). The test will indicate presence of Total Coliform bacteria in the water. If Total Coliform is present, Bender Lab will then test for the presence of fecal coliform
    Greene County Cornell Cooperative Ext. Agroforestry Resource Center Fact Sheets on flood recovery efforts:
    ·    Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Home After the Flood
    ·    A Flood of Emotions
    ·    Drying Out the House
    ·    Restoring Water Wells
    ·    Food Safety after a Flood
    ·    Septic Systems – What to do After a Flood
    ·    Cleaning Your Flooded or Water-Damaged Home
    ·    Flooded Gardens
    ·    First Entry of a Flooded Home – What to Do
    ·    Mold Removal Guidelines for Your Flooded Home
    ·    Chainsaw Safety for Homeowners
    ·    Food Safety Advice to Commercial Growers Regarding Flooded Crops
    ·    Flood and Storm Damaged Crops
    ·    Handling Flood Damaged Crops
    ·    Woodland Owner and Maple Producer Response to Hurricane Irene
    ·    Guidelines for Handling Water-Damaged Electrical Equipment
    http://www.agroforestrycenter.org/, 518-622-9820

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