Commercial Development as a Threat

Concerns involving the proposed Courtyard Marriott:

http://poststar.com/news/local/concerns-linger-approval-delayed-on-lake-george-hotel/article_7cc2dabe-9368-11e3-a079-0019bb2963f4.html

Video Support

The Jefferson Project: "The Smartest Lake in the World"

Westbrook Conservation Initiative: Restoring Wetlands
http://www.fundforlakegeorge.org/index.asp?lg=1&w=pages&r=12&pid=38

News Articles and Sources

1.  Construction efforts to reduce and filter stormwater:
http://poststar.com/news/local/million-from-state-to-aid-route-project-in-lake-george/article_03e119d6-8223-11e3-ada6-0019bb2963f4.html

2. Residential efforts to reduce and filter stormwater:
http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/To-understand-the-future-of-the-lake-4629007.php

3. The world's smartest lake:
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/making-nys-lake-george-worlds-smartest

4. Restoring wetlands:
http://poststar.com/news/local/in-lake-george-working-to-control-the-water-and-clean/article_cced0c96-081b-11e2-99ba-001a4bcf887a.html

5. The Lake George Association:
http://www.lakegeorgeassociation.org/What-We-Do/Lake-friendly-Living/Stormwater-Runoff-is-the-Biggest-Threat-to-Lake-George.htm

6.IBM joins the cause:
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/41387.wss#release

7.RPI devotes research:
http://news.rpi.edu/content/2013/06/27/new-project-aims-make-new-york%E2%80%99s-lake-george-%E2%80%9Csmartest-lake%E2%80%9D-world

8. State level involvement:
http://www.lgpc.state.ny.us/stormwater.html

Media Platforms (Lake George Water Management)

The Jefferson Project (IBM Blog site)
1. http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2013/06/creating-a-global-model.html

Warren County Soil and Water Conservation
2. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Warren-County-Soil-and-Water-Conservation-District/300484853328896

 The Jefferson Project (RPI Blog site)
 3. http://approach.rpi.edu/2013/06/28/the-jefferson-project/

Fund For Lake George Youtube Chanel
4. http://www.youtube.com/user/FUNDlg

Lake George : Questions

Topic: Protecting Lake George from storm water pollution/runoff and invasive species

• Has enough measure been taken to prevent the use of fertilizers on properties surrounding the lake?
• Is limiting access to the lake by mandating fee's, boat inspections, licensing/permitting, etc. fair to the general public or does it solely benefit wealthier upper class citizens?
• Is attempting to manage storm water by cleaning, filtering, and routing, the runoff economically feasible and/or sensible? Or is it to expensive and will it prove to not matter when powerful storms such as Irene hit the Lake George region? 
• Where should the funding come from for projects that will aim to address these issues?