The 30th annual Water Resources Art and Poetry Contest, held at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, hosted a record-breaking 1,800 participants from schools in New York City and Watershed communities. New York City bans the use of hands-free phones for all operators of city vehicles apart from emergency personnel. The Gilboa Dam rehabilitation project has earned its third major award, for engineering excellence from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).
A workshop will be held on May 25th at Civic Hall in Manhattan on the Department of Environmental Protection's Grant Program, which offers the chance for private property owners to obtain funding for green infrastructure improvements on their properties. The DEP and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation led students on an annual eel count at the Richmond Creek Bluebelt in Staten Island. DEP Police are performing boater safety workshops on watershed reservoirs.