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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer today called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to swiftly issue federal wetland permits so that local officials can begin the critical Owasco Flats Wetlands Restoration project designed to fight back against toxic algae-blooms plaguing Owasco Lake. Schumer said the Owasco Flats Wetland Restoration will reduce the toxins in the lake by filtering the unwanted nutrients and sediment that cause the harmful algae blooms through dug basins and vegetation before the water enters the lake, while also working to restore floodplains to lessen damage from heavy rains. Schumer said the proposed project has already been approved and funded by the state, and that the USACE permit approval is all that is needed for the project to commence. Schumer called on the feds to immediately greenlight the permit so that local officials can continue their work to protect the county’s largest source of drinking water, Owasco Lake.