Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – As the summer temperatures continue to rise in Western New York, Buffalo residents return to Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Woodlawn beach State Park exceeded water safety limits on more days than any other beach in 2024.
“Even as Buffalonians are back to enjoying the fresh breeze and splash of waves at their favorite Lake Erie and Lake Ontario beaches, pollution is still plaguing too many of the places where we swim,” said David Masur, advocate for the Environment New York Research & Policy Center. “Now is the time to fix our water infrastructure and stop the flow of pathogens to our beaches.”
The issues with the water come from sewer problems along with other fecal matter that caused water to be unsafe for people to swim in…