The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has begun construction on a $67 million energy efficiency upgrade at the Hunts Point Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility in the south Bronx. The new centrifuges are designed to consume 60% less electricity and process 25% more material
Over the past five years, DEP has achieved savings of nearly 10 million gallons of water each day through our demand management initiatives. This report highlights the success of these and other demand management programs from the past five years and presents a plan that will drive down demand.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is making significant investments to its infrastructure, including the $1 billion project to construct a bypass tunnel for the Delaware Aqueduct under the Hudson River.