Byram Lake Committee Gives 2010 Report
Highlights the state of Mount Kisco's water supply.
The Byram Lake Committee gave its 2010 Report to Mount Kisco's officials, briefing them on the state of the body of water that supplies the village.
Bryan Parker, who is chairman, gave a presentation of the report at the June 14 meeting for the Village Board of Trustees.
Among the main points Parker raised were about cracks in a 2,000-foot diversion channel that runs south from the lake. It has a leak in the bed, the report reads, and should be given "a high priority."
Mayor Michael Cindrich at the meeting recommended having the masonry looked at.
Repairs are being done on the masonry spillway for a nearby dam, the reported stated.
One issue of concern that Parker raised was the dumping of sedimentary materials into the lake as a result of maintenance and grading being done to the dirt road portion on the lake's northern boundary, which sits in Bedford. Solutions discussed at the trustees' meeting included looking into the possibility of having a vegetive buffer, as Trustee Anthony Markus called it, or other materials.
In good news for the village, the committee concluded that water quality is acceptable, although they have to keep a look out for slightly higher sodium levels, as well as high phosphorus levels and low dissolved oxygen at the lake's bottom. This information, the committee report reads, was collected by the Chazen Companies for its 2009 report.
In February the trustees voted to give funding to Chazen to be more testing for the next year.