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Welcome to CSI's Water Quality Database

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This public archive contains water quality data from Central New York stream and lake samples collected by local volunteer partners, embodying Community Science Institute's (CSI, NYSDOH-ELAP #11790) mission to empower communities to safeguard water resources. These partnerships generate reliable, long-term data, supplement state monitoring efforts, and inform water resource management strategies while cultivating scientific literacy.

Stream and Lake Monitoring

2002 - Ongoing

Sunday July 27, 2025
Red Flag event conducted on monitoring set Catatonk Creek
Tuesday July 22, 2025
Synoptic event conducted on monitoring set Cayuga Lake West Shore
Tuesday July 15, 2025
Synoptic event conducted on monitoring set West Branch Delaware River
Tuesday July 15, 2025
Synoptic event conducted on monitoring set Beaver Kill

Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Monitoring

2018 - Ongoing

Monday October 27, 2025
Harmful Algal Bloom at Lakeshore Segment Northeast 3: Harris Park to Frontenac Park
Sunday October 26, 2025
Harmful Algal Bloom at Lakeshore Segment Southwest 10: Lively Run to Sheldrake Point
Saturday October 25, 2025
Harmful Algal Bloom at Lakeshore Segment Northeast 5: Frontenac Park to Ellis Point
Saturday October 25, 2025
Harmful Algal Bloom at Lakeshore Segment Northeast 6: Ellis Point to Wells College Boathouse

Private Groundwater Well Baselines

2009 - 2014

Wednesday November 13, 2013
Testing event conducted on grid square 58732
Wednesday November 13, 2013
Testing event conducted on grid square 59144
Wednesday November 13, 2013
Testing event conducted on grid square 57097
Wednesday November 13, 2013
Testing event conducted on grid square 56691
CSI has not conducted testing of private groundwater wells since 2014 when the Cuomo Administration decided against permitting high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing in New York State.