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From Community Report to Regulatory Action: How One Cayuga Inlet Observation Triggered a Rapid Scientific Response

By Grascen Shidemantle | Blog, Cayuga Lake Watershed, News, Water Testing | 0 comment | 6 May, 2026 | 0

CSI’s Outreach & Programs Coordinator, Alyssa Johnson, collects a sample from Cliff Brook Park on 4/23/26. On April 23, CSI received an email from a concerned community member who had noticed a cloudy, dark brown discharge flowing into the Cayuga Inlet in the City of Ithaca. Within two hours, our team mobilized. Armed with sampleRead more

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