ML070120316
| ML070120316 | |
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| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2006 |
| From: | State of NY, Dept of Environmental Conservation |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML070120316 (6) | |
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
[Services ýProgram-s $ubet 1-i~Serh~otc Ulss tim Al E r eiStt EC Newsletter Investigation of Lake Ontario August 2006 Shore Bird and Fish Deaths In this issue:
Continues More than $10 Million in Grants The New York State Department of Environmental Awarded for Conservation (DEC) is still investigating the cause of Brownfield the deaths of birds found along the shores of Lake Projects Across the State Ontario and the Thousand Islands area of the St.
Lawrence River. DEC advised the public to take Innovative precautions in handling birds and wildlife from these Energy Programs areas until the investigation is completed. Gulls and to be Located at terns collected from Little Gallo Island during the Saratoga second week of July tested positive for Type E Technology and Energy Park botulism.
More Than $1.6 Botulism Found in Fish-eating Birds Million Announced for In recent years, Type Parks, Waterfront Revitalization and E botulism Preservation (Clostridium Projects in botulinum) has Central New York affected fish and birds in lakes Huron and Governor Erie, and was first Announces Opening of documented in birds Scaroon Manor near Lake Ontario in Day Use Area 2002. Type E botulism is a specific strain of Terns from Little Gallo Island in The Return to botulism most Lake Ontario have tested positive Glory of commonly affecting for Type E botulism Onondaga Lake fish-eating birds. It DEC Announces causes paralysis in the affected birds and is often fatal.
Record State The disease results from the ingestion of a toxin Natural Gas produced by the botulism bacterium and can be Production in harmful to humans who eat birds or fish that have 2005 been poisoned by this toxin.
http://www.dec. state.ny.us/website/environmentdec/2006b/birdfishdeath072006.html 12/26/2006
Investigation of Lake Ontario Shore Bird and Fish Deaths Continues Page 2 of 3 Virus Found in Fish NOT a Threat to DEC Opens New People Long Island Sound Boat In June of 2006, DEC announced the discovery of viral Launch and Preserves hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) virus in several fish Important Tidal species from Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, Wetlands including round goby, muskellunge, and smallmouth bass. VHS is a pathogen of fish and poses no risk to Erie Canal human health. Swimming in Lake Ontario or St.
Greenway Grant Program Lawrence River waters poses no risk to human health Announced from either botulism or VHS virus.
DEC Announces No Reports of Human Illness Finalized Bay Scallop and An outbreak of Type E botulism first appeared in Oyster Regulations southern Lake Huron in 1998 and spread to Lake Erie in 1999. In the fall of 2000, the botulism had spread to DEC Helps Flood the eastern part of Lake Erie and thousands of water Recovery Effort birds were found washed up on the shoreline. DEC subsequently confirmed Type E botulism in several Ground Broken species of fish and waterfowl from Lake Erie. In July of on Tribeca Segment of 2002 and August of 2005 several gulls were tested Hudson River around the eastern basin of Lake Ontario and many of Park those tested positive. There have been no reports of any human illnesses associated with these outbreaks.
DEC Acquires Chautauqua Lake Waterfront Monitoring Continues Property Type E botulism has not been found in any fish from Comment Period Lake Ontario or the St. Lawrence River. DEC is Continues on continuing to gather sick and dead birds and fish to Revised check for botulism or other diseases. As part of annual Superfund/Brownfield Regulations monitoring for the disease, sweeps of specific stretches of the Great Lakes shorelines occur each fall, and any DEC Rangers, dead birds collected are tested for the disease.
Other Staff and Volunteers, Hunter/Angler Advisories Dispatched to Southern California Hunters and anglers are advised not to harvest waterfowl or fish that are sick or acting abnormally. A Ground Broken sick fish typically will have a hard time remaining for the First upright, in other words, swimming on its side, belly up, Ethanol Refueling or sometimes floundering on the surface trying to swim Pump on the Thruway down, among other potential signs of sickness. See a link to the complete press release that this story was Come Celebrate taken from in "Related Links" below for a list of Smokey Bear's precautions for anglers and hunters when handling fish and game.
http://www.dec. state.ny.us/website/environmentdec/2006b/birdfishdeath072006.html 12/26/2006
Investigation of Lake Ontario Shore Bird and Fish Deaths Continues Page 3 of 3 Reporting Sick or Dead Wildlife 62nd Birthday at Mount Loretto If you must handle dead or dying fish or birds, use rubber or plastic protective gloves or a plastic bag. Any State Agencies discovery of dead or distressed fish or wildlife, such as Announce Effort water birds showing a condition known as "limberneck" to Restore a Rare Plant in Stewart that results from paralysis of the neck muscles, should State Forest be reported to DEC's Division of Fish and Wildlife offices in Buffalo at 716-851-7010, Allegany at 716-DEC Protects Bat 372-0645, Avon at 585-226-2466, Syracuse at 315-Hibernaculum in 426-7400, Cortland at 607-753-3095, Watertown at the Adirondacks 315-785-2261 or Cape Vincent at 315-654-2147. See Report Finds PCB "Related Links" below for links to web information on Damage to the topics in this story.
Navigation in Champlain Canal Related Links Complete Press Release.
DEC Regional Offices Virus Confirmedin Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Fish; -_July 2006 Environment DEC Type E Botulism in Lakes Erie and Ontario - Q & A DEC Investiciatinci Death of Birds on Lake Ontario Shore Return to Environment DEC Back to top of page http://www.dec, state.ny.us/website/environmentdec/2006b/birdfishdeathO72006.html 12/26/2006
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Continues More than $10 Million in Grants The New York State Department of Environmental Awarded for Conservation (DEC) is still investigating the cause of Brownfield the deaths of birds found along the shores of Lake Projects Across Ontario and the Thousand Islands area of the St.
the State Lawrence River. DEC advised the public to take Innovative precautions in handling birds and wildlife from these Energy Programs areas until the investigation is completed. Gulls and to be Located at terns collected from Little Gallo Island during the Saratoga second week of July tested positive for Type E Technology and Energy Park botulism.
More Than $1.6 Botulism Found in Fish-eating Birds Million Announced for In recent years, Type Parks, Waterfront Revitalization and E botulism Preservation (Clostridium Projects in botulinum) has Central New York affected fish and birds in lakes Huron and Governor Erie, and was first Announces Opening of documented in birds Scaroon Manor near Lake Ontario in Day Use Area 2002. Type E botulism is a specific strain of Terns from Little Gallo Island in The Return to botulism most Lake Ontariohave tested positive Glory of commonly affecting for Type E botulism Onondaga Lake fish-eating birds. It DEC Announces causes paralysis in the affected birds and is often fatal.
Record State The disease results from the ingestion of a toxin Natural Gas produced by the botulism bacterium and can be Production in harmful to humans who eat birds or fish that have 2005 been poisoned by this toxin.
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/environmentdec/2006b/birdfishdeath072006.html 12/26/2006
Investigation of Lake Ontario Shore Bird and Fish Deaths Continues Page 2 of 3 Virus Found in Fish NOT a Threat to DEC Opens New People Long Island Sound Boat In June of 2006, DEC announced the discovery of viral Launch and Preserves hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) virus in several fish Important Tidal species from Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, Wetlands including round goby, muskellunge, and smallmouth bass. VHS is a pathogen of fish and poses no risk to Erie Canal human health. Swimming in Lake Ontario or St.
Greenway Grant Lawrence River waters poses no risk to human health Program Announced from either botulism or VHS virus.
DEC Announces No Reports of Human Illness Finalized Bay Scallop and An outbreak of Type E botulism first appeared in Oyster Regulations southern Lake Huron in 1998 and spread to Lake Erie in 1999. In the fall of 2000, the botulism had spread to DEC Helps Flood the eastern part of Lake Erie and thousands of water Recovery Effort birds were found washed up on the shoreline. DEC subsequently confirmed Type E botulism in several Ground Broken species of fish and waterfowl from Lake Erie. In July of on Tribeca Segment of 2002 and August of 2005 several gulls were tested Hudson River around the eastern basin of Lake Ontario and many of Park those tested positive. There have been no reports of any human illnesses associated with these outbreaks.
DEC Acquires Chautauqua Lake Waterfront Monitoring Continues Property Type E botulism has not been found in any fish from Comment Period Lake Ontario or the St. Lawrence River. DEC is Continues on continuing to gather sick and dead birds and fish to Revised check for botulism or other diseases. As part of annual Superfund/Brownfield Regulations monitoring for the disease, sweeps of specific stretches of the Great Lakes shorelines occur each fall, and any DEC Rangers, dead birds collected are tested for the disease.
Other Staff and Volunteers, Hunter/Angler Advisories Dispatched to Southern California Hunters and anglers are advised not to harvest waterfowl or fish that are sick or acting abnormally. A Ground Broken sick fish typically will have a hard time remaining for the First upright, in other words, swimming on its side, belly up, Ethanol Refueling or sometimes floundering on the surface trying to swim Pump on the Thruway down, among other potential signs of sickness. See a link to the complete press release that this story was Come Celebrate taken from in "Related Links" below for a list of Smokey Bear's precautions for anglers and hunters when handling fish and game.
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/environmentdec/2006b/birdfishdeath072006.html 12/26/2006
,Investigation of Lake Ontario Shore Bird and Fish Deaths Continues Page 3 of 3 Reporting Sick or Dead Wildlife 62nd Birthday at Mount Loretto If you must handle dead or dying fish or birds, use rubber or plastic protective gloves or a plastic bag. Any State Agencies discovery of dead or distressed fish or wildlife, such as Announce Effort water birds showing a condition known as "limberneck" to Restore a Rare Plant in Stewart that results from paralysis of the neck muscles, should State Forest be reported to DEC's Division of Fish and Wildlife offices in Buffalo at 716-851-7010, Allegany at 716-DEC Protects Bat 372-0645, Avon at 585-226-2466, Syracuse at 315-Hibernaculum in 426-7400, Cortland at 607-753-3095, Watertown at the Adirondacks 315-785-2261 or Cape Vincent at 315-654-2147. See "Related Links" below for links to web information on Report Finds PCB Damage to the topics in this story.
Navigation in Champlain Canal Related Links Complete Press Release DEC Regional Offices Virus Confirmed in Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Fish; July 2006 Environment DEC TypeEBotulism in Lakes Erie and Ontario- Q &A DEC Investiciatina Death of Birds on Lake Ontario Shore Return to Environment DEC Back to to of page http://www.dec. state.ny.us/website/environmentdec/2006b/birdfishdeathO72006.html 12/26/2006