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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 June 24, 2025
Synoptic event conducted on monitoring set Cayuga Lake West Shore
Wednesday June 04, 2025
Partial event conducted on monitoring set Reeder Creek

Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Monitoring

2018 - Ongoing

Tuesday September 02, 2025
Harmful Algal Bloom at Lakeshore Segment Northeast 3: Harris Park to Frontenac Park
Monday September 01, 2025
Harmful Algal Bloom at Lakeshore Segment Northeast 4: Frontenac Park
Monday September 01, 2025
Harmful Algal Bloom at Lakeshore Segment Northeast 1: Northern Marshes to Harris Park
Monday September 01, 2025
Harmful Algal Bloom at Lakeshore Segment Southeast 6: East Shore Park

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.