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Gates Lifted at Iroquois Dam Contact: April 14, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MASSENA—The New York Power Authority (NYPA) today said that the International St. Lawrence River Board of Control ordered the lifting of the gates at Iroquois Dam near Waddington. The gates have been lifted and returned to their normal operating positions. The order was issued to NYPA and Ontario Power Generation, which jointly operate the international Robert Moses-Robert H. Saunders Power Dam. Iroquois Dam is located upstream of the power dam and regulates the outflow from Lake Ontario and the level of Lake St. Lawrence. Last week the Board of Control had ordered the gates lowered at Iroquois Dam to help prevent water levels in Lake St. Lawrence from rising too high. About NYPA: ■ 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. ■ NYPA is a leader in promoting energy-efficiency, new energy technologies and electric transportation initiatives. ■ It is the nation’s largest state-owned electric utility, with 18 generating facilities in various parts of the state and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. For more information, www.nypa.gov. |
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