A county organization is working on plans to monitor the lake and to teach local homeowners how to safeguard the water. And the four towns surrounding the lake are considering zoning rules that more effectively shape development. People down there don't want to be overwhelmed. Advance of amenities Empty detergent and milk jugs bob just off the shore of Honeoye Lake. Anchored to water pipes that run into nearby houses, the jugs are a warning to passing boaters.
Many residents use lake water for everything from washing clothes to making ice cubes to drinking.
That might change with plans to provide lakeside residents with waterlines that would carry Hemlock Lake water from the city of Rochester's water treatment plant. Town residents will probably have a chance to vote on the proposal later this year. If approved, construction of the waterlines would start in a year or so, Jackson said, perhaps simultaneously with the installation of natural gas lines. Natural gas is available at the lake's northern end. National Fuel is considering running lines the length of East Lake Road and along West Lake Road to the Canadice town line.