Members of the Watershed
The Watershed Council consists of the fourteen watershed and water purveying municipalities (Towns of Canandaigua, Bristol, South Bristol, Potter, Naples, Gorham, Italy, Middlesex and Hopewell, Villages of Newark, Palmyra, Naples and Rushville and the City of Canandaigua), with each municipality typically sending their chief elected official or other elected municipal board member to Watershed Council meetings. The Watershed Manager, who is overseen by the Council, is responsible for implementing management decisions, coordinating with the various partners, and implementing the comprehensive watershed protection program.
Municipal Representatives of the Canandaigua Lake Watershed Council
(2026)
​Dale Stell, Co-Chair, Supervisor, Town of Gorham
Bill Namestnik, Co-Chair, Supervisor, Town of Hopewell
Thomas Lyon, Treasurer, Mayor, City of Canandaigua
Laura Abplanalp, Supervisor, Town of Bristol
Dave Adam, Supervisor, Town of Middlesex
Marty Aman, Wayne County Water and Sewer Authority Executive Director, Village of Palmyra
Nick Baranowski, Councilmember, Town of Italy
Don Cotter, Supervisor, Town of Canandaigua
John Cowley, Town/Village of Naples
Mike Gonzalez, Water Treatment Plant Chief Operator, Village of Newark
Lisa Moore, Supervisor, Town of South Bristol
Art Rilands, Mayor, Village of Rushville
