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Warming waters
AREA FARMERS REACT TO FARM BILL
New insurance program welcomed, but overproduction continues to pose problem
Acid rain problem was solvable, but climate change will be harder By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
RAY BROOK | The reversal of damage caused by acid rain, which was devastating to native Adirondack fish populations, is an environmental success story. But looming on the horizon is climate change, which could also be deadly, while at the same time being a harder problem to solve. Daniel Josephson, a Cornell biologist for the Adirondack Fishery Research Program, told a meeting of the Adirondack Park Agency Thursday that by the 1920s, industrialization was beginning to raise acidity levels (which corresponds to a drop in pH) in lakes within the park, and by the 1960s fish populations were in decline. In many lakes, particularly in the Southwestern part of the park, there were virtually no fish, Josephson said.
» Farm bill Cont. on pg. 7
» Warming waters Cont. on pg. 2
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By Pete DeMola EDITOR
Town of Elizabethtown Supervisor Noel Merrihew addresses the crowd at a public informational meeting on a proposed wastewater treatment facility on Dec. 12, 2018. Photo by Pete DeMola
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ELIZABETHTOWN | The Town of Elizabethtown is poised to move forward on a long-delayed project to construct a wastewater treatment system. The first phase of the two-part project has a price tag of $7.3 million and will encompass homes and businesses in the downtown hamlet, according to engineering firm Barton & Loguidice, who briefed stakeholders last week at a public information session. “We’ll be bidding in the spring on this,” said Elizabethtown Supervisor Noel Merrihew.
User fees will be set at $362 annually, said Jason Ballard, a senior managing engineer at Barton & Loguidice. “This $362 has been the target for many, many years, and we’ve been striving to keep (Equivalent Dwelling Units) costs down for this district,” Ballard said. The average EDU statewide is $800, he said. Costs will not increase once a planned second service district is patched in, he said, and the fee includes installation and debt service. The fi rst phase will include the town’s largest institutions, including University of Vermont Health Network Elizabethtown Community Hospital, Essex Center for Health Care and Rehabilitation, the Essex County Government Center, as well as retailers along Court Street. Their rates are being determined by a formula, said Ballard. » Wastewater Cont. on pg. 8
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