31 recent graduates of a mandatory five-week orientation program have been inducted as sewage treatment workers at the Department of Environmental Protection. Three coworkers from the Bureau of Water Supply summitted Mount Adams and attempted an ascent of Mount Rainier in Washington. Geological borings are being conducted at Schoharie Reservoir to prepare for the release works being constructed there.
Vincent Sapienza has been appointed Acting Commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection following Commissioner Emily Lloyd's retirement. Over 40 educators participated in a watershed tour to learn about the community forestry, agricultural, and stream programs connected to the water supply system. A $22 million sewer upgrade project will break ground in Middle Village, Queens, this month. 842 stormwater-intercepting rain gardens have been constructed in Ocean Hill and Brownsville, Brooklyn.
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