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As NY mulls hydrofracking regulations, gas companies lease land in CNY watersheds
You can't dump trash, sewage or pesticides into Skaneateles Lake.
It's illegal to boat, swim or fish near water intake pipes in the pristine water.
Even throwing snow and ice into the lake is prohibited.
The rules are designed to keep Skaneateles Lake clean, because it provides drinking water to more than 200,000 Central New Yorkers.
But while the city of Syracuse spends about $750,000 a year to protect the lake and its water, the state is poised to allow oil and gas companies to use chemicals, sand and large amounts of water to drill for natural gas within the Skaneateles Lake watershed.