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Work to begin on transformers at Lewiston Pump-Generating PlantLewiston Pump-Generating Plant Progress: The replacement of the generator step up (GSU) transformers, transformer transfer cart and containment system work is underway. The pump-turbine field work will begin in December 2012 and will be completed in December 2020 based on working on one unit at a time. Area firms that have been awarded contracts to work on the life extension project include Eaton Corporation of Leroy and Ferguson Electric of Buffalo. Background...

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Upper Mountain Radio Tower: Niagara County wants to use NYPA property just east of our new fishing access parking lot on Moyer Road in the Town of Lewiston (Upper Mountain Fire Company) for the construction of one of its towers to modernize the 911 system. The proposed tower is 180' self-supporting lattice-tower structure surrounded by a fenced compound approximately 40' x 60'. Additional equipment includes a 12' x 16' equipment shelter and a 25 kW diesel generator. A gravel driveway approximately 20' in length would be constructed from the east end of the parking lot to service the structure. The property is also encumbered by an easement to National Grid, and its permission would be necessary. All applicable Town zoning ordinances would be followed. The tower would not be used for any commercial purposes.

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Reservoir Park: Parts of the park will be ready for this year. Softball fields will be ready. The soccer fields will not likely be ready until late this year or next year because the grass needs to grow sufficiently before it can be played on. Background...

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Common tern chicksBuffalo – Common Terns, a threatened species in New York, are seen nesting on NYPA-provided platforms in the Buffalo Harbor. Improvement of the nesting habitat in the harbor and upper Niagara River was undertaken as part of Niagara Power Project relicensing agreements. A survey has revealed that record numbers of common tern nests and chicks were achieved in 2011, the highest numbers ever in the 25 years of recorded common tern nesting activity in Buffalo Harbor. The habitat improvement project was recognized last year by the National Hydropower Association, which honored NYPA with its 2010 Outstanding Stewards of America's Waters Award. (Click on photo for larger image.)

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