Coalition Actions
Summer 2025: Participation in Bay to Bay project with the LGA.
Spring 2024: Introduction to the Queensbury Town Board of the need for Critical Environmental Area educational program on storm water management retrofitting.
2024-2026: on-going petitioning for relief on the crumbling infrastructure of Assembly Point Road and consideration of site change for the road.
2024-2026:A Japanese knotweed non chemical management experiment on southern Lake Parkway east side.
2023-ongoing Signage Walking Trail.
2022-2024: Completion of the Books "Stewards of the Water" (2022) and "Climate Change in the Land of Magic" 2024.
2019-2020: Work with the Lake George Park Commission to update regulations.
2018-2023: Septic Inspections.
2018-2019: Site Plan Review Committee with Councilwoman Atherden to strengthen Town of Queensbury Site Plan Review Regulations.
2018: Snorkel Swim and test project to complete a Lake Champlain Basin Program grant,
2016: Golub grant: Buffer tree project, planting of a "communis juniper" at 167 Assembly Point Road on the shoreline.
2015: Installation of rain garden at 167 Assembly Point Road..
2014-2019 Algal Monitoring.
2014-2015 Sunset Lane dry well installations.
201_: installation of Town of Queensbury fertilizer signs throughout Queensbury Critical Environmental areas.
Past Actions and showcases:
SHOWCASE PROJECTS 2014-2015
Above is an example of a Lake George business parking lot which has retrofitted with a pervious strip insert to manage its run off.
APWQCoalition is working with several Assembly Point Road residents, with Blulakegeorge consultants and with an environmentally conscious contractor to create a showcase project (see our blog on the need for lakewide showcasing projects) to retrofit 3-4 driveways.The goal will be to manage run off coming from properties down impervious drives so that nutrient loaded run off is taken up at the juncture of drive and road and infiltrated on the property. This will keep water from flowing across the road and into the lake.
Bob Tully formerly on the APWQC board of 167 Assembly Point Road is showcasing his own property with several retrofits to manage his own run off. He is installing in mid August 2014 an experimental section of pervious pavers in his upper drive to evaluate percolation rates and efficacy for water take up. He is also trying to bring the cost in at an affordable rate hoping for affordability to all.
The larger showcase project as of August 2014 is in its planning stages; the hope is for the Coalition to obtain some funds to support property owners who are willing to insert pervious strips, flex pave and or swales and diverters. We will be writing grants and using any contributions toward this showcase project.
Above is an example of a Lake George business parking lot which has retrofitted with a pervious strip insert to manage its run off.
APWQCoalition is working with several Assembly Point Road residents, with Blulakegeorge consultants and with an environmentally conscious contractor to create a showcase project (see our blog on the need for lakewide showcasing projects) to retrofit 3-4 driveways.The goal will be to manage run off coming from properties down impervious drives so that nutrient loaded run off is taken up at the juncture of drive and road and infiltrated on the property. This will keep water from flowing across the road and into the lake.
Bob Tully formerly on the APWQC board of 167 Assembly Point Road is showcasing his own property with several retrofits to manage his own run off. He is installing in mid August 2014 an experimental section of pervious pavers in his upper drive to evaluate percolation rates and efficacy for water take up. He is also trying to bring the cost in at an affordable rate hoping for affordability to all.
The larger showcase project as of August 2014 is in its planning stages; the hope is for the Coalition to obtain some funds to support property owners who are willing to insert pervious strips, flex pave and or swales and diverters. We will be writing grants and using any contributions toward this showcase project.
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files to the left are pages from a publication by APWQC and Town of Queensbury about retrofit options for homeowners
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