Thursday, August 23, 2007

West Canada Creek--Letter

August xx, 2007


Assemblymember RoAnn M. Destito - 116th AD
Room 621 Room 401
Legislative Office Building State Office Building
Albany, NY 12248 207 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13501

Opposition to A 03381-A West Canada Creek Riparian Rights Act


Dear Assemblymember Destito:

I live in XXXXX, and I depend on West Canada Creek’s water for day-to-day living needs and also for recreation. I’m very concerned about the water quality and quantity in the West Canada Creek/Hinckley system, especially in light of all the current debate going on presently. I think the legislation you are proposing will make a bad situation worse.

I oppose the “West Canada Creek Riparian Rights Act” and urge you to reconsider your support for the measure. If this bill is passed, it will be harmful to the ecology now and in the long-term.

What is needed is to conduct a thorough scientific study of this entire system. Before any major changes that could adversely affect the entire system are implemented, we must clearly understand all the problems, identify all the system’s users, and evaluate the different scenarios for environmental impacts.

We also need to enforce the regulations already on the books. Those existing regulations mandate that scientific information be collected and reviewed before any action can be taken for increased water withdrawals. This has not been done yet.


Thank you very much for your interst in this issue.

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