Seneca Lake Pure Water Association

• Adrian Cowles

• Andrew Graves

• Briahna Henry

• Kelsey Briggs

The Seneca Lake Pure Water Association is against hog farming. Hog farming has many negative effects on the water in Seneca Lake. The world only has a small amount of fresh water available and we need to conserve the water whenever possible. Hog farming is preventing progress from occurring.

Key Points

• pollution-overview

• tourism

• plant and animal environment

• effects on people

Introduction

Pollution-overviewKey Points:

• manure

• antibiotics

• nutrients

• animal population effected

• water quality

Fertilizer and waste pollute the water. As we said before we need to conserve our fresh water, especially our fresh surface water. Seneca Lake is a perfect example of local fresh surface water.

Summary:

TourismKey Points:

• tourist spots

• recreation for tourist

Summary:

Hog farming will cripple Geneva’s economy and the citizens in Geneva.

Plant and Animal EnvironmentKey Points:

• animals dependant on lake

• over grown algae-too much fertilizer

• species threatened

• food chain fish

Summary:

The environment is and will be greatly effected by the hog farms. Many things are in jeopardy including species and every living thing in the water.

Effects on People

Key Points:

• drinking water

• recreation

• resources

• view

Summary:

The key terms above are all affects on people in our region. Hog farms can affect the things we do in Seneca Lake.

Conclusion Our main concern from hog farming is pollution. Everyone of our arguments lead to one thing and that is pollution. Because of pollution we are against the building of hog farms. The negative factors are major because those problems lead into other problems.

There are many negative factors from hog farming that affects our surroundings.

Pictures of Seneca Lake

Name: Probably a European misinterpretation of a Native American term for stone

Age: Formed by glaciers during the Pleistocene epoch (more than 1 million years ago)

Additional claim to fame: Home to some of the largest lake trout (20 pounds and above) in the world; National Lake Trout Derby held Memorial Day

Facts About Seneca Lake

Length: 35 miles

Provides drinking water: 700,000 people

Area: 537 acres

Bibliography

• http://www.senecalake.org/page2.html• http://academic.hws.edu/hogwild/index.html• http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/reg8/lakes/seneca.html • www.paradiseonthelake.us/images/sunset2.jpg• http://people.hws.edu/halfman/nitrates/browserHONORS.PDF• http://www.gflrpc.org/publications/senecalakeWMP/

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