locally released norepinephrine binds to alpha 1 receptors in arterioles to restrict blood flow and generally to increase blood pressure.
Friday (9/9). Spillway gates will be opened at 10 a.m. Monday (9/12) to release 1,000 cubic feet per second through the spillway, which runs from the lake to the Lackawaxen River. The release rate will be increased gradually to 2,000 cubic feet per second, and held at that level.
I then contacted both the North and South water treatment plants (WTP) to obtain daily water quality data from the previous 30 days, which indicated the only changing trend was the increasing turbidity readings from the south water treatment plant, yet were within federal limits.