Contributed by: Laura Briel

Excerpt below from: The Post-Standard – syracuse.com

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“Thanks to research by Cornell University personnel and studies done at a Homer farm, Syracuse’s water source — Skaneateles Lake — has maintained its clean and healthy quality for the past decade.

That is due in large part to the feed eaten by dairy cattle and the amount of manure spread on the land for crops. The work done through the Skaneateles Lake Watershed Agricultural Program involves more than 50 farmers voluntarily helping to keep the lake water quality high.

Other Central New York counties are following similar practices to keep their water pure.”