Media Advisory: Lock 24 (Baldwinsville)

ALBANY, NY (07/19/2011)(readMedia)-- The Canal Corporation continues to monitor lower than normal water levels upstream of Erie Canal Lock 24 in Baldwinsville. These water levels are not related to downstream Canal System needs for navigation or any other Canal operations.

Canal Corporation gates at the Baldwinsville Dam, which the Canal Corporation uses to control levels upstream of Lock 24 (including Cross Lake), have been closed since July 3, 2011.

The lower than normal levels are due to inoperable gates at the privately owned Wave Hydro hydroelectric facility at the Baldwinsville Dam. The company is unable to close its gates and is actively attempting to stop the outflow.

Wave Hydro has been in contact with the Canal Corporation and is under the regulation of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to address the issue. Should you have any further questions or comments regarding this situation, please contact Wave Hydro at 315-413-2766 or Mary O'Driscoll, director of media relations, FERC at 202-502-8680.