The International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board has announced that as of July 31, the Canadian Drought Monitor shows the Lake Ontario and upper St. Lawrence River regions are experiencing a moderate drought and the lower St. Lawrence River is experiencing abnormally dry conditions.

For the period of August 6 through 12, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows moderate drought conditions in western Lake Ontario and abnormally dry conditions throughout the central and eastern portions of Lake Ontario through the upper St. Lawrence River.

The certificates from the Annual Workshop have been mailed, please watch your mail for these important documents. Thank you all for your patience.

Thank you to all who attended, exhibited and presented at our 46th Annual Workshop & Exhibition at The Turning Stone Resort! A great time was had by all. 

Save the dates for 2026.
Monday, May 18, 2026 - Wednesday, May 20, 2026

More Details to follow later this year.

The office is closed for our Annual Technical Training Workshop at The Turning Stone

If you have not yet registered to attend our 46th Annual Technical Training Workshop & Exhibition please download and complete the registration form on the Annual Conference link.

Don't miss out......The deadline for pre-registration is Thursday, May 1, 2025!!

The New York Rural Water Association’s Pat Scalera Scholarship Golf Outing in Verona, NY on May 19th is full.

Thank You to all who signed up to participate.

By Amanda Morris

Good news for tea lovers: That daily brew might be purifying the water, too.

In a new study, Northwestern University researchers demonstrated that brewing tea naturally adsorbs heavy metals like lead and cadmium, effectively filtering dangerous contaminants out of drinks. Heavy metal ions stick to, or adsorb to, the surface of the tea leaves, where they stay trapped.

Many industry and water officials argue plastic pipes pose no health risks, while some advocacy groups are raising the alarm.

By Amudalat Ajasa

Updated November 20, 2024 at 11:07 a.m. EST | Published November 20, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. EST

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN
Fri November 15, 2024

(CNN) - Major retailers are failing to protect consumers from hazardous chemicals and plastics in the products they sell, according to the 2024 Retailer Report Card released Thursday by Toxic Free Future, a nonprofit consumer product safety organization.