Local Law 48 of 2015 requires all catch basins within the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) jurisdiction to be inspected annually and unclogged or repaired within nine days of inspection or receipt of a complaint.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) marks the beginning of the tunneling phase of the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel program, a $1 billion repair project to address two areas of leakage within the 85-mile long Delaware Aqueduct. The tunnel will be driven by an advanced boring machine dedicated in honor of Nora Stanton Blatch Deforest Barney, the first woman in the United States to earn a college degree in civil engineering and a contributor to the city's Catskill water system. The Downtown Far Rockaway Redevelopment Project, which aims to revitalize the area as part of the neighborhood's first rezoning since 1961, has been approved by the New York City Council.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has accomplished many significant milestones since the first issue of its Weekly Pipeline Newsletter in 2010, including the activation of the Croton Water Filtration Plant and the Manhattan portion of City Tunnel 3, and the initiation of a major repair to the Delaware Aqueduct. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, New York City employees are able to directly donate a portion of their paychecks to hurricane relief efforts. DEP has announced a number of new initiatives and updated rules and regulations aimed at improving air quality. A $15 million project to upgrade sewer infrastructure and water mains along Bloomingdale Road in Staten Island has been completed three months ahead of schedule.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.
Reports on the development, progress and achievements of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's source water protection programs established to maintain the Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD) for the Catskill/Delaware portion of the New York City water supply.