The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is working to improve the water quality of New York's waterbodies through planning, investment, innovative technologies, and stakeholder participation focused on controlling "combined sewer overflow" or CSO.
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.
In accordance with New York City Administrative Code § 18-131 (as amended by Local Law No. 29 of 2005), this annual report summarizes the 2017 Beach Surveillance and Monitoring Program for permitted beaches, including the dates and results of all inspections of these beaches, and the dates and reasons for any warning or closure.