Sunday, January 26, 2014
Phoenicia Water District residents under boil water advisory
Story from Kingston Daily Freeman:
Posted: 01/26/14, 2:33 PM EST
Phoenicia Water District residents are urged to boil their water after bitter cold temperatures resulted in a water shortage that forced the district to turn to a back-up pump system on the Esopus Creek, Water Commissioner Rick Ricciardella said.
He said the system was compromised during Hurricane’s Irene and Lee, prompting the advisory.
“We are chlorinating the water,” he said. “The Ulster County Board of Health just ordered the advisory as a precaution.”
He said approximately 950 residents, along with a senior residence and Phoenicia Elementary School, are impacted.
Ricciardella said he could not offer an estimate of when the boil water advisory would be lifted, but he said a water test would be performed tomorrow.
He added the cold is the worst he’s seen in 50 years.
“The temperatures haven’t been above 30 degrees,” he said. “We’re losing water, and we’re not getting enough water because the springs are freezing up.”
He said the cold causes conditions worse than a summer drought.
“It’s the worst it’s been since 1976, when it froze five or six feet down and the mains froze,” he said.
Posted: 01/26/14, 2:33 PM EST
Phoenicia Water District residents are urged to boil their water after bitter cold temperatures resulted in a water shortage that forced the district to turn to a back-up pump system on the Esopus Creek, Water Commissioner Rick Ricciardella said.
He said the system was compromised during Hurricane’s Irene and Lee, prompting the advisory.
“We are chlorinating the water,” he said. “The Ulster County Board of Health just ordered the advisory as a precaution.”
He said approximately 950 residents, along with a senior residence and Phoenicia Elementary School, are impacted.
Ricciardella said he could not offer an estimate of when the boil water advisory would be lifted, but he said a water test would be performed tomorrow.
He added the cold is the worst he’s seen in 50 years.
“The temperatures haven’t been above 30 degrees,” he said. “We’re losing water, and we’re not getting enough water because the springs are freezing up.”
He said the cold causes conditions worse than a summer drought.
“It’s the worst it’s been since 1976, when it froze five or six feet down and the mains froze,” he said.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Black bear hunting may expand in Catskills, part of Hudson Valley
Daily Freeman story:
Concerned about the growing number of black bears in New York, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has drawn up a plan that includes enhanced hunting opportunities in the Catskills and part of the Hudson Valley to manage the population.
The department’s draft plan for bear management can be viewed online at bit.ly/LxbsAt. The public can comment on the plan until Feb. 21. Comments can be mailed to NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife, Bear Management Plan, 625 Broadway, Albany, N.Y., 12233-4754 or emailed to fwwildlife@gw.dec.state.ny.us with “Bear Plan” in the subject line.
Friday, January 10, 2014
Catskill Mountain News from June 1967.
On its Facebook page, the Phoenicia Library has posted a link to the June 1967 edition of the Catskill Mountain News. It makes for interesting reading.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Holiday hotspots: where to go in 2014
Guardian.co.uk article: Start planning your 2014 travels with the help of our top 40 destination
round-up. Some are hosting major events, others are under-the-radar
places only just starting to attract tourists, but all of them are
inspiring or exciting right now.
1. Cape Town, South Africa
2. Uzès, France
3. Austin, Texas, US
4. Carmarthenshire, UK
23. Catskills, US
Phoenicia Diner, Phoenicia
1. Cape Town, South Africa
2. Uzès, France
3. Austin, Texas, US
4. Carmarthenshire, UK
23. Catskills, US
Phoenicia Diner, Phoenicia
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