NYPA Schedules Seasonal Removal of Docks and Buoys

For Immediate Release: 10/9/19

Contact:  Karen White | Karen.white@nypa.gov | (315) 764-6863

MASSENA—New York Power Authority crews are scheduled to remove the docks and buoys along the St. Lawrence River in the vicinity of the St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project beginning the week of Oct. 21. The work is expected to take about one week, but is weather dependent.

Beginning the week of Oct.21, 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 Louisville:

• Sand Island

Town of Massena:

• Massena Intake Docks
• Hawkins Point Dock & Buoy
• South Channel Buoy

The docks and buoys are removed 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 2020.

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.