Welcome to CSI's Water Quality Database

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 October 05, 2025

Red Flag event conducted on monitoring set Catatonk Creek

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 22, 2025

Synoptic event conducted on monitoring set Yawger Creek

Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Monitoring

2018 - Ongoing

Friday November 07, 2025

Harmful Algal Bloom at Lakeshore Segment Southwest 7: Taughannock Falls State Park

Wednesday November 05, 2025

Harmful Algal Bloom at Lakeshore Segment Southwest 7: Taughannock Falls State Park

Friday October 31, 2025

Harmful Algal Bloom at Lakeshore Segment Southwest 7: Taughannock Falls State Park

Wednesday October 29, 2025

Harmful Algal Bloom at Lakeshore Segment Northeast 5: Frontenac Park to Ellis Point

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.