Dock Removal Marks End of Boating Season on St. Lawrence

Contact:
Dan Parker
315-764-0226, ext. 219
dan.parker@nypa.gov

Karen White
315-764-0226, ext. 304
karen.white@nypa.gov

October 4, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MASSENA—The New York Power Authority today announced its intention to remove the docks and buoys along the St. Lawrence River in the vicinity of its St.Lawrence-FDR Project, marking the official end to the boating season in the Towns of Waddington, Massena  and Louisville.

Beginning the week of October 15th, docks and buoys will be removed from:

The Town and Village of Waddington

• Howard Park Docks

• Whitaker Park Docks

• Old Milk Factory Buoys

Town of Massena

• Massena Intake Docks

• Hawkins Point Dock & Buoy

• South Channel Buoy

• Massena Country Club

Town of Louisville

•  Sand Island

This action is taken to ensure the safety of workers and to avert damage to boats, docks and buoys during spells of sub-freezing temperatures.  NYPA officials will notify the public when the docks and buoys are to be reinstalled, sometime in the spring of 2008.

 About NYPA:

■    NYPA uses no tax money or state credit.  It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity.  ■    NYPA is a leader in promoting energy-efficiency, new energy technologies and electric transportation initiatives.  ■    It is the nation’s largest state-owned electric utility, with 18 generating facilities in various parts of the state and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines.

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