Assembly Point Water Quality

Coalition
Co-Executive Directors
Dr. Carol Collins
Lisa Adamson
Secretary/Treasurer
Beverly Pozzi
Board of Directors
Dr. Rolf Ahlers
Robert Ervien
Kathryn Hull
Arlene Lotters
Mary Helen OKeeffe
Dr. Lorraine Ruffing,chair
Robert Tully

2014 Year End Report

Milestones in 2014
The Coalition officers and board members would like to thank our members,
friends and associates who participated in the activities listed below. Without their
enthusiasm and commitment we could not have accomplished the following:
Received our 501c3 tax free status
Received a start-up grant of $2000 from the Lake Champlain Basin Program
and submitted quarterly financial reports
Received $500 in donations (not including $400 in donated start-up costs)
Sent out 2 newsletters to all Assembly Point residents
Completed the website (www.assemblypt.com)
Held an annual meeting for all members and friends
Organized an annual underwater swim to check hot spots for algal blooms
off Assembly Point
Submitted algal and water samples for testing to Darrin Fresh Water
Institute, the Fund for Lake George and JB3
Assisted residents in planting buffers
Were featured in a Post Star article for rain garden installations and
driveway retrofits
Carol Collins led a walk around the Point to show storm water runoff hot
spots
Organized site visit of town and state experts to discuss storm water runoff
on Sunset Lane
Lisa Adamson reviewed Town septic records for Assembly Point and found
them incomplete and discussed updating with Town officials
Adirondack Lawn signs designed by the Hague water quality group were
posted by AP residents who do not use fertilizers or pesticides
Supported the re-instatement of Dave Wick, CEO, LGPC
Applied for funding to the Solomon Foundation and the Lake Champlain
Basin Program for driveway retrofits and watershed mapping on Assembly
Point
Held a holiday social get-together for members, friends and support
organizations

We would like to give special thanks to

Blu Lake George for organizing our underwater swim
Dunhams Bay Association for spearheading a waste water management district
Fund for Lake George for testing our algal and water samples
Lake George Association and Helen Froehlich Foundation for installing new catchment basins on
Sunset Lane
Town of Queensbury John Strough and George Hilton for support on water quality issues

Focus for 2015

During 2015 we intend to integrate our work more closely with that of other water quality groups and
search for innovative and cooperative approaches to solve Basin-wide water quality problems. We will
engage in the following activities and possibly additional ones if funding allows.
Increase active membership
Work with the Town of Queensbury to design solutions for containing storm water runoff from
Sunset Lane and Assembly Point Road and for containing runoff from Otyokwa property
Encourage and assist residents to plant buffers and to retrofit their driveways that funnel storm
water directly to the lake
Encourage residents to voluntarily end their use of fertilizers and pesticides
Support a lake-wide effort to harmonize fertilizer and pesticide regulations
Continue to monitor algal blooms and invasive species and test
algae and water and systematically record the results
Support the Lake George Park Commission efforts to establish stream corridor and tree removal
regulations as well as strengthen its Aquatic Invasive Species program