Upland Water Retention at Kashong Conservation Area

The Ontario County SWCD and Ontario County Department of Public Works assisted the Town of Geneva with the Kashong Conservation Area Upland Water Retention Project. District staff helped to design two basins that, during a rain event, will hold back water and slowly release it through a 6 inch outlet pipe. This will slow down water and allow for sediment to be deposited upslope in the basins. By collecting and slowing down stormwater in upland areas such as the Kashong Conservation Area we are able to reduce the amount of sediment entering Seneca Lake during major storm events.