FRANKLINVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Department of Health (DOH) announced that the recreational use advisory for Ischua Creek in Cattaraugus County has been lifted.

According to officials, water quality sampling and data collection show conditions have improved, allowing for a return to normal fishing/fish consumption, boating, and swimming.

In August, the DEC issued the advisory and launched an investigation into a fish kill along the creek , a popular recreational waterway in Cattaraugus County. DEC officials were on site collecting samples and surveying the affected area in hopes of pinpointing the source.

Shortly after, the DEC directed the Great Lakes Cheese facility in Franklinville to take immediate a

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