New York Power Authority to Begin Installation of Docks and Buoys

For Immediate Release: 04/18/19
Contact:  Karen White | Karen.white@nypa.gov | (315) 764-6863

MASSENA –The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will begin the installation of docks and buoys along the St. Lawrence River in the vicinity of its St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Hydroelectric Power Plant during the week of April 22. The process is expected to take approximately two weeks, but is dependent on the weather and river conditions.

The dock installation will begin in Massena at Hawkins Point and will be completed at Howard Park docks in the Town of Waddington.

The docks and buoys will be installed in the following locations:

In the Town of Massena:

Hawkins Point
Massena Intake docks

• South Channel buoys

• Massena Country Club docks

In the Town and Village of Waddington:

• Whitaker Park docks

• Old Milk Factory buoys

• Howard Park docks

All the docks and buoys are scheduled to be removed in the fall, depending on weather and river conditions. The fall removal is timed so they are taken out before heavy frost or ice form on the surface of the docks, creating unsafe conditions for workers and the boating public. NYPA will notify the media and the general public in advance of the work.

About NYPA:

NYPA is the nation's largest state public power organization, through the operation of its 16 generating facilities and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. 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. More than 70 percent of the electricity NYPA produces is clean renewable hydropower. For more information visit www.nypa.gov and follow us on Twitter @NYPAenergy, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, and LinkedIn.