Mina is a town in Chautauqua County, New York. The population was 1,007 at the 2020 census. It is the Southern Tier Gateway to New York State. The town is best known as a resort area, centered on the hamlet of Findley Lake.
Announcements
Mina Town Board 2025 Meeting Schedule Mina-Findley Lake Community Center 2883 North Road, Findley Lake, NY 14736 Regular, Thursday, May 8, 7 pm Sewer Work Session, Tues., May 27, 9 am Regular, Thursday, June 12, 7 pm Sewer Work Session, Tues., July 1, 9 am Regular, Thursday, July 10, 7 pm Sewer Work Session, Tues., July 29, 9 am Regular, Thursday, August 14, 7 pm Sewer Work Session, Tues., Aug. 26, 9 am Regular, Thursday, September 11, 7 pm Sewer Work Session, Tues., Sept. 30, 9 am Regular, Thursday, October 9, 7 pm Sewer Work Session, Tues., Oct. 28, 9 am Regular, Thursday, November 13, 7 pm Sewer Work Session, Tues., Nov. 25, 9 am Regular, Thursday, December 11, 7 pm Sewer Work Session, Tues., Dec. 30, 9 am ~~~~~~~~ Bicentennial Merchandise Swanee's Sentimental Journey Children's Book by Jennifer Packard ~~~~~~~ History of Steamboats on Findley Lake Book by John Swartz ~~~~~~~ For Sale For Sale at Findley Lake & Mina Historical Society Mina-Findley Lake Community Center 2883 North Road, Findley Lake, NY Saturday Mornings or Call 716-769-7688 
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Lake Studies Being Conducted
Through the support of P.J. Wendel, Chautauqua County Executive, and Dave McCoy, Chautauqua County Watershed Coordinator, the Town of Mina was awarded a Findley Lake Environmental Studies grant from Chautauqua County to conduct two lake studies – a bathymetric assessment and a sediment oxygen demand (SOD) analysis. J.P. Bell, Senior Environmental Scientist, and Jackson Tilves, Staff Scientist, from Princeton Hydro started field work on the bathymetric assessment on Tuesday, April 22nd and they should be finished with the data gathering on Thursday or Friday of this week. The SOD field work by Princeton Hydro will begin on Monday, April 28th and will take approximately one week. Analysis of the data and generation of the reports with findings for each of the studies is expected to be completed by July or August 2025. Both studies are the result of recommendations that came from a 2022 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Non-Agricultural Nonpoint Source Planning grant awarded to the Town of Mina for In-Waterbody Controls for Nutrients (available on the Town of Mina website under Publications). The data from the DEC grant supported the claim that the “internal phosphorous load is contributing to increased algal densities in the surface waters, and managing this internal load should improve water quality in Findley Lake.” The 2022 DEC grant also recommended that before moving forward with an accurate design and cost estimate for a specific oxygenation system to manage the internal phosphorous load for Findley Lake, that a detailed bathymetric assessment and a sediment oxygen demand analysis be conducted. The bathymetric survey is the “mapping of water depth and the amount of accumulated unconsolidated sediment (top of sediment to bottom of sediment) in a waterbody.” “Data from this assessment can be modeled to produce topographic contours of water depth and sediment thickness … it will help quantify the volume of an anoxic zone, which will help to design an efficient system.” The SOD “largely dictates the amount of oxygen that will need to be delivered to the lake via the direct oxygen system to provide sufficient oxygenation throughout the duration of the growing season.” The scientific collection of data pertaining to the SOD of Findley Lake involves the in-situ measurement of SOD utilizing chambers following United States Environmental Protection Agency approved methodology.” The two studies will provide data, findings, and recommendations to support the development of an effective system for oxygenation of Findley Lake that, if implemented, can manage phosphorous loading from in-waterbody nutrients. Exploring a system of oxygenation for Findley Lake is one aspect of a multi-faceted plan to manage the long-term health of the lake. Additional strategies include the implementation of the Findley Lake Sanitary Sewer System that is currently in the design phase and the Buesink’s Creek Stream Restoration Project, not yet underway, that is being funded by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation to stabilize the streambank and reduce sediment loading to the lake from stormwater runoff. The Findley Lake Watershed Foundation has been instrumental in the development and oversight of a comprehensive lake management plan. FLWF’s collaboration with the Town of Mina has been vital to moving these projects forward. Submitted by Rebecca N. Brumagin Mina Town Supervisor April 22, 2025 |